Posted on 02/15/2006 2:29:49 PM PST by beaversmom
During his second hour today, Medved was discussing the Danish cartoons with a columnist. A caller toward the end of the hour, said that his daughter was told not to bring her Piglet lunchbox to school because it might offend Muslims. I had heard about this Piglet ban in Britain but didn't think it had reached our shores yet (if this man's account is true). Didn't catch where he was from--maybe some other listener did.
If this account is true and it were my son/daughter I would send them back to school with the offending lunch box filled with a ham sandwich and pork rinds, a Charlotte's Web book in the backpack, and have the child sporting a T-shirt of Babe the pig then I would remove them from the school.
Also, if Muslims are so offended by a cartoon pig, why aren't they offended when grocery stores sell pig products. Will these be removed from the shelves one day? I bet this will be happening in Europe soon if it hasn't already.
Worldwide Islam needs to learn two words very well:
1. F**k.
2. Off.
Claim that any ban on Piglet will offend your religion.
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Hearing that, I'd have made the Piglet lunchbox blink with lights, and when my little one opened it, I'd have had a loud oinking sound as well.
This is why the cartoons should have been published over here, IMO. Bring this dhimmitude crap out in the open. If we have a lot of riots, we can order them to disperse, and if they do not, we open fire (Napoleon's "whiff of grapeshot" comes to mind).
American businesses have asked their employees not to bring in any little pig statues or calendars or things like that, regardless of their use. Also, a lot of banks have stopped offering piggy banks because of the fear of alienatinf Muslims customers. I have no problem with the latter, but the former example is ridiculous.
Not beyond belief. I recall recently reading that there are no more piggy banks for kids in English banks and like nonsense...
Why don't the PETA kooks protest in front of mosques in support of pigs?
Do you have any links about the banks or is this just something you have heard/noticed?
As if getting rid of piggy banks would solve anything. Banks that charge interest are a violation of Sharia law.
There is no 'Piglet ban' in Britain. There was some news coverage over a particularly wacky decision by one manager in one department of one local council. This decision has now I believe been reversed after the widespread derision it attracted.
Remember, people can come on talk shows and say anything.
LOL! I agree. Pigs are cute and I hate to say it, taste really good. If I had a big place in the country and lots of money I'd have one as a pet. Don't know if I could eat bacon anymore after that though.
How long until they start pressuring the University of Arkansas to change their mascot?
Danes will be forced to put their money in cow banks instead of piggy banks.
Yes, that's why I was wondering but if it is in a place somewhere like Michigan where there are lots of Muslims, it could be true.
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