Posted on 02/20/2008 1:30:16 PM PST by knighthawk
AMSTERDAM, 21/02/08 - Fortis Bank will no longer give children a piggy-bank if they open an account. The company apparently is afraid of offending Muslims.
Fortis clients that open a EuroKids account for their children are given a present of a piggy-bank called Knorbert. But the bank is stopping this because "Knorbert does not meet the requirements that the multicultural society imposes on us," yesterday's De Telegraaf quoted a spokesman as saying.
Pigs are considered unclean animals by Jews and Muslims. An Internet campaign in which Knorbert played a leading role has also been halted by Fortis.
According to a spokeswoman, there have been "a number of reactions to the pig" and a new present is being worked on that is "fun for children of any persuasion whatever." As an interim solution, the bank is currently offering a children's encyclopaedia.
Later yesterday, Fortis tried to quash the suggestion that it was influenced by Islam. "The real story is a bit more balanced. "The Knorbert product has reached the end of its life-cycle," was spokeswoman Marianne Honkoop's attempt.
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If they try to take Porky Pig off the air, that’s where I’m drawing the line.
Oh good GOD.
fools.
Didn’t the name piggy bank come from the name for the clay it was made out of, not the shape?
Did you ever wonder why its called a piggy bank?
Dogs bury bones. Squirrels gather nuts to last through the winter. Camels store food and water so they can travel many days across deserts. But do pigs save anything? No! Pigs save nothing. They bury nothing. They store nothing.
So why do we save our coins in a piggy bank? Because someone made a mistake. During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dishes and pots were made of an economical clay called pygg. Whenever housewives could save an extra coin, they dropped it into one of their clay jars.They called this their pygg bank or their piggy bank.
Over the next two hundred to three hundred years, people forgot that “pygg” referred to the earthenware material. In the nineteenth century when English potters received requests for piggy banks, they produced banks shaped like a pig. Of course, the pigs appealed to the customers and delighted the children.
I was born during the Year of the Pig, so there.
I think all of those are already off the air. Thankfully there are DVDs chock-full of Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Shouldn't the requirements of a multicultural society impose Knorbert on us? Sorry, I must be thinking clearly.
If only we could ban Muslims to avoid offending humans....
Does this bank charge interest on loans? Because that will offend Muslims.
fools
That is nice of them.
But the muslims are still going to cut off their heads.
Perhaps the thinking goes that if we please them they will use a sharp knife.
Sharia is inevitable. Accept it!
Stupid move to drag Jews into this. Vegetarians do not eat pork either, but they aren't going to riot at the sight of a pig. Neither will Jews.
As a hereditary Jew, I find it highly offensive to assume Jews would be offended by a piggy bank.
Why not give them a choice - a piggybank or a replica bomb ?
are there any Jews anywhere offended by a piggy bank?
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