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.
LOL
**Whoa! Wait a minute. I am deeply offended by the frivolous depiction of squirrels.***
Winslow or Mountainburg, Ark High school used to have the "Squirrels".
In a later report, I read that an imam said that the ban was silly - Muslims weren't offended. There's too much of this "ban XYZ because the Muslims MIGHT be offended" business. These liberals are SO eager to surrender they make fools of themselves.
And don't forget to equip the kid with a shaker-jar of those little bacon bits for salad, for self-defense -- just shake it in the direction of any Muslim kid who displays any aggression whatsoever or any disrespect for any other religion.
Islam offends me, please remove it from America. Thank you. Time to make my pork chops.
You are indeed a cultured lady !
My mamma knew Al Capp. And Walt Kelly.
-PJ
You are right. A lot of this is probably started by eager/appeasing lefties for whatever reason. A liberal could hear a report that Muslims are offended by Piglet and then they jump on the PC bandwagon for their business, office, school, etc.
So no REDSKINS (NFL) stuff in my cube??? Ok, I'll do it for whats his name...
People should start leaving containers of lard at strategic locations. Or would that be a hate crime?
I would personally buy three...
You have no hint of the problem here?,br>In some venues, saying, "I have no problem with... ", is the sign of submission, intended or not!
I've never used a lunchbox, but I would use that one!
The political correctness cops should speak out about the Muslims discrimination and bigotry against pigs.
Anyone who was not comfortable with that would certainly make the rest of the passengers feel safer if they stayed behind.
I have problems with all of it and anything like it that may come along. I couldn't care less that Muslims are "offended". They can always return to their native country--the sooner the better. I trust none of them. None.
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