ABSURD: Complete Ban On Using The Word ‘Pork’ To Avoid Offending Muslims

US Herald ^ | 3/26/15

[Impala64ssa]

When an institution sets out to ban something, more often than not the thing they choose to ban simply reflects back on that institution’s way of thinking.

So what does it tell us about the Oxford University Press that they are banning authors from using words that refer to pigs?

Yes, you read that correctly. Oxford UP is prohibiting authors from using the words pig, pork, sausage, or other pig-related words because they are afraid of offending Jewish or Muslim readers who consider pigs and pork to be off-limits for religious reasons.

Now, I can understand how Oxford UP would perhaps consider editing out a photo of someone stuffing their face with bacon in a manuscript where another photo could equally serve a purpose, but to eliminate all references to pigs is absurd.

Cutting out references to an entire species of animal isn’t an example of careful editorializing to avoid offending a particular group of people who don’t believe in eating that animal. What it is, however, is an example of removing language, information, and accuracy from a book to cater to the beliefs of another.

While freedom of press and speech may be a uniquely American ideal, it is absolutely wrong to impose a ban on a subset of information. No matter how hard Muslims or Jews try to imagine it, pigs are a species that exist on planet Earth. Not talking or writing about them isn’t going to make them disappear.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

ABSURD: Complete Ban On Using The Word ‘Pork’ To Avoid Offending Muslims

NOT ABSURD: Complete Push On Using The Word "Pork" To Offend Muslims

[Cicero]

[dfwgator]

What’s green and smells like Miss Piggy?

[Leep]

muslim holiday = a pork bar-b-q with cold beer.

[Joe Boucher]

Try to avoid offending moosie mookabookers?
Hey moosie turd,
Up yours with a pound of very cheep bacon.

[sergeantdave]

Now I have to hope that one day I meet an Oxford PC ape and I’m holding a kielbasa in my hand so I can shove it up his nose. So many things to do, and so little time.

[MaxMax]

Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork

Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork Pork

[Will88]

because they are afraid of offending Jewish or Muslim readers who consider pigs and pork to be off-limits for religious reasons.

A total lie. Jews have lived in Britain for centuries, so they are not afraid of offending Jews.

[Cicero]

[dayglored]

> This is the sort of article where I always ask: did they look on Snopes?

Snopes doesn't have any mention of it one way or the other (that I could find).

Nor does the Oxford University Press site have any mention of it (that I could find).

[1_Rain_Drop]

I wonder if they eat Jello.
I hear pork is the ingredient for gelatine.

[biff]

Pork skins

[hapnHal]

Ok, Ok I got your message.....

OINK, Oink, Oink

[1_Rain_Drop]

Will we have to rename the PORCUPINE?!!!!!!!!!!!

[Baltimore ken]

I’m offended by the word Muslim.

[dayglored]

I'm calling BS.

Rabble rousing BS.

And judging by the reaction here, successful rabble rousing BS. :)

[bobby.223]

Ask Huma......

[SkyDancer]

To a pseudo religion with a fake god: PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~

[Rocky]

OK, I won’t say PORK.

HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM, HAM

[SkyDancer]

To a pseudo religion with a fake god that killed 3000 on 9/11 I say: PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~ PORK~