Here we go again: A story based on the Three Little Pigs has been turned down from a government agency's annual awards because the subject matter could offend Muslims.
The digital book, re-telling the classic fairy tale, was rejected by judges who warned that "the use of pigs raises cultural issues". Wait. There's more:The judges also attacked Three Little Cowboy Builders for offending builders
...The feedback from the judges explaining why they had rejected the CD-Rom highlighted that they "could not recommend this product to the Muslim community".
They also warned that the story might "alienate parts of the workforce (building trade)".
The judges criticised the stereotyping in the story of the unfortunate pigs: "Is it true that all builders are cowboys, builders get their work blown down, and builders are like pigs?" Who are these judges, who don't realise that children's stories are not the same as investigative journalism? The chairman is someone called Ray Barker, Director of the British Educational Suppliers Association. Is it any wonder one in five British adults is functionally illiterate when the director of the educational suppliers' association is an idiot?
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