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    Racist Toddlers

    Another for the "It's Political Correctness Gone Mad!" brigade to blow a fuse over. Whilst I'm sure the journalist has cherry-picked from the report, it's still pretty hilarious IMO.

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    My God, what a load of old pants...!

    One of my kids said to me once "I don't like sitting next to him, he smells of curry". The fact that his skin was brown was completely irrelevant.

    That's not racist, he just doesn't like sitting next to someone who stinks, in the same way as I wouldn't want to sit next to Gav when he farts. Is that Gavist? Fartist?

    I've got the hump now.

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    My God, what a load of old pants...!
    Indeed, if saying "yuck" is racist, then I'm a racist and the PC brigade can Fcuk right off.

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    One of my kids said to me once "I don't like sitting next to him, he smells of curry". The fact that his skin was brown was completely irrelevant.
    I was with my uncle's toddler a few years back when he saw 'a brown skinned person' and pointed and shouted loudly "look! he looks like a monkey". I nearly died of embarrassment, but I didn't consider it racist. The fact is that this particular person did look like a monkey.

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    That's not racist, he just doesn't like sitting next to someone who stinks, in the same way as I wouldn't want to sit next to Gav when he farts. Is that Gavist? Fartist?
    I've just had a shower, my stomach is settled and I've got the kettle on

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart M View Post
    Another for the "It's Political Correctness Gone Mad!" brigade to blow a fuse over. Whilst I'm sure the journalist has cherry-picked from the report, it's still pretty hilarious IMO.

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    Yes, very funny. with a tinge of sadness when you realise they're serious

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    That may indicate a lack of familiarity with that particular food, or "more seriously a reaction to a food associated with people from a particular ethnic or cultural community".
    So criticism of food, from a toddler, may be a serious reaction to cultural food associations. A toddler? Hmm, they couldn't come out with that themselves and a toddler would not just say "yuck" they would say "nasty foreign food" or whatever (stronger version) they had heard at home. If so, what do you do - thats how the parents are bringing them up? tell them "your parents are wrong"?
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    It also warned: "Racist incidents among children in early-years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships."
    These are NEVER racist incidents - "name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships" are what the kids are going to grow up with, social structure/human nature/peer review etc..are the reasons - just because the target of an incident happens to be a different skin colour does not make it a racist incident. It's coincidental, and should be treated as such to avoid escalation in their formative years to the point where it becomes a racist incident due to contantly reinforcing the childrens belief in differences based on something as arbitrary as skin colour.

    To labour the point slightly - if a child had a big nose and anytime another child commented on it they were taken aside and told "you must NEVER say anything about people with big noses" and they read books like "big nose people are like you"; eventually the idea that people with big noses are fundamentally different is firmly entrenched. As adults, assuming they avoid the bigoted "no big noses" path, they'll probably try to embrace the differences by listening to "big nose radio" and celebrating "big nose culture" week...

    ..ok perhaps i took that too far

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    For political correctness gone mad beat this

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    For political correctness gone mad beat this

    BBC NEWS | England | Bristol | Concern over scrub clearance work
    Yep, I think that one truely takes the biscuit. They don't want to offend people who are committing illegal acts? Just because a minority group are involved, its taken too far. If this was a place where straight couples went, I doubt it would be an issue. When I read this article this morning, I didn't know whether to laugh or hang my head in shame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    if a child had a big nose and anytime another child commented on it they were taken aside and told "you must NEVER say anything about people with big noses"

    I'm having a "Life of Brian-Blessed are the cheese makers" moment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    For political correctness gone mad beat this

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    All they need are some warning signs

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    if a child had a big nose and anytime another child commented on it they were taken aside and told "you must NEVER say anything about people with big noses"
    I'm having a "Life of Brian-Blessed are the cheese makers" moment.

    DT's lovely daughter has often told me I have a big nose, I'm not offended by that as I do have a big nose. If she called me a big nosed b4sta4rd, I might be offended.

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart M View Post
    Another for the "It's Political Correctness Gone Mad!" brigade to blow a fuse over. Whilst I'm sure the journalist has cherry-picked from the report, it's still pretty hilarious IMO.

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    Well, as always, it's a bit more complex than that.

    Firstly, it's not a government-funded report, it's a book. The book publication has been funded by sales, which has been published by a specialist government-funded body.

    Secondly, that's one - admittedly dumb - tiny section of the book. Well, I wish to God I could read stuff with only one dumb section in.

    And from here, it's not 336 pages, it's 384 pages. So if the reporter couldn't even be bothered to get the page count right, how likely is it that the rest of the story is credible?

    Frankly, I'm disappointed in the shoddiness of the reporting, I'd expect better standards from the BBC.

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    Boring facts
    Since when do we let the truth get in the way of a good rant?

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    DT's lovely daughter has often told me I have a big nose, I'm not offended by that as I do have a big nose. If she called me a big nosed b4sta4rd, I might be offended.
    Indeed - but its the last word thats offensive not the first two. To get back, and compare, to kids and "racist name-calling" even if the first word is seen as racist e.g."black", its the swear words that are causing the offense e.g."b4stard"- but for some reason, saying this is automatically racist ? it only happens with race, if it was "Ging3r B4stard" the kids would be picked up for the 2nd word, NOT the first.

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Actually, I'm thinking about this "racism in food choices" concept a little further, and have come to the unfortunate conclusion that if I dislike pretty much any staple foods, I must be racist. Potatos? South American tuber. Cous cous? North African pasta. Rice? Well, half the planet, but certainly not native to the British Isles. Bulgar wheat? There's a clue in the name.

    So, what is a card carrying BNP member* to eat alongside his/her roast beef? Turnip probably originates from the Finnish region, whilst carrots are probably from Afghanistan originally.

    Tricky this racial purity business, innit?

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
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    OK, yes, fair enough, that one truly is a dumbo situation...

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Based on this nonsense, I wonder what 'some people' would make of what my 5 years old niece said this weekend...

    Georgia, talking about a girl in her class...

    Mummy, I love Bethany soo much, I want to sleep with her!

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    ohh.. when I read "RACIST TODDLERS" I immediately thought of this




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    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    OK, yes, fair enough, that one truly is a dumbo situation...

    I hope your not being racist about our Bristol Parkies are you

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    I hope your not being racist about our Bristol Parkies are you
    Now now, 'Parkies' is a derogatory remark and will not be tollerated.

    Actually, what is the proper PC remark for such a group of people?

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    Re: Racist Toddlers

    Recent media coverage referring to the NCB publication, Young Children and Racial Justice: Taking action for racial equality in the early years, has misrepresented the content and purpose of this valuable tool designed to support early years professionals in their work.

    A spokesperson from NCB said: ‘It is an excellent resource which has been specially designed to help teachers and nursery leaders recognise what is, and just as importantly, what is NOT potentially racist behaviour and attitudes in youngsters in their care.

    References to use of the word ‘yuk’, ‘spicy foods’ and reporting young children to local authorities, in this 366-page book, have been misrepresented and misunderstood as a consequence of that.’ (Read the specific passage.)
    ‘This book is being funded by NCB from book sales alone – and not from government funding or from any grants, as has also been reported. The sales have been excellent so far which goes to show there is an acknowledged need for books like it. ’
    Jane Lane, the author, who is not a member of NCB staff, but an advocate worker for racial equality in the early years sector, said: ‘Children are like sponges and the early years of their lives are critical for helping them understand and learn to respect the opinions, differences, similarities and needs of others.’

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