http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Pig-Early-Learning-Centre-Shop-Criticised-After-Removing-Toy-From-Farm-Set-To-Avoid-Offence/Article/201011315810300?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15810300_Pig%2C_Early_Learning_Centre%3A_Shop_Criticised_After_Removing_Toy_From_Farm_Set_To_Avoid_Offence
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But why isn't it 'the farmer and her husband'??? :-)
What a load of bollocks some stupid 20 something product manager has been all PC, some one in ELC should have had the common sense to leave things be and told him / her not to be so bloody stupid.
Having said that was the farmer wearing a poppy?
FFS, it's a kids toy with a plastic pig in it.
Unless the pig is oinking "We hate Muslims and/or Jews" to the tune of "We hate Palace" every time you press a button, there is no problem. Agree with Kap10.
I'm hungry now. Bacon and pork sarnie with a side of crackling methinks.
Personally I say “Bring back the Burch”!
Some wooly headed 'right-on' arsewit takes offence on behalf of those who aren't remotely bothered (and get blamed in the resultant shitstorm). Muslims and Jews never complain about this kind of crap; they simply are not bothered...it's only the kind of people who work as diversity and equality officers that give a shit, and such people generally have the IQ of a small pebble. Ours is so thick and patronising it's a miracle she can tie her own bloody shoelaces, yet it is compulsory by law that I listen to her witless bleatings for 2 hours every 2 years. What a f**king great idea that law was.....
ELC is an international company and if you read the story carefully, it's obvious that the pig was removed INTERNATIONALLY not just in Britain.
As it happens, I used to work the company that ran the franchises for ELC in the Middle East. These are increasingly important markets for companies like the ELC (and Mothercare which we also ran) as there's a lot of disposable income, people like to spend money on their kids, and there's little competition from supermarkets offering knock down priced toys.
So a company removed a pig from a toy set to ensure that there was a standardised product which would appeal globally. A purely commercial decision reflecting that fact we live in a globalised world. As far as I can tell it has noting to do with political correctness, and nothing to do with Britain really.
Shame on Sky for even running it as a story.
Customer: ''Er, hello I would like to buy that farm set over there please''.
Sales assistant: ''Yes no problem, would you like a look in the box?''
Customer: ''Oh, yes please''.
Sales assistant: opens box and shows contents to customer.
Customer: ''Oh no, oh no! there, there is a pig in this farm set, that totally offends my delicate nature and my religious beliefs. GET IT OUT!''
Sales assistant: ''Ok, no problem. I'll remove it and put it in this other farm set box.''
Customer: ''And then what will you do with it?''
Sales assistant: ''Oh, it's no problem, I'll sell it to someone who is tolerent of other peoples beliefs and who feels that they don't have the right to try and impose what they don't find acceptable on everyone else, would you like it wrapped sir?''