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mises
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 Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist' |
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Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency.
The National Children's Bureau, which receives �12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist incidents among youngsters in their care.
This could include a child of as young as three who says "yuk" in response to being served unfamiliar foreign food.
The guidance by the NCB is designed to draw attention to potentially-racist attitudes in youngsters from a young age.
It alerts playgroup leaders that even babies can not be ignored in the drive to root out prejudice as they can "recognise different people in their lives".
The 366-page guide for staff in charge of pre-school children, called Young Children and Racial Justice, warns: "Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships."
It advises nursery teachers to be on the alert for childish abuse such as: "blackie", "Pakis", "those people" or "they smell".
The guide goes on to warn that children might also "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying 'yuk'".
Staff are told: "No racist incident should be ignored. When there is a clear racist incident, it is necessary to be specific in condemning the action."
Warning that failing to pick children up on their racist attitudes could instil prejudice, the NCB adds that if children "reveal negative attitudes, the lack of censure may indicate to the child that there is nothing unacceptable about such attitudes".
Nurseries are encouraged to report as many incidents as possible to their local council. The guide added: "Some people think that if a large number of racist incidents are reported, this will reflect badly on the institution. In fact, the opposite is the case."
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How badly do the British hate themselves? |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm skeptical. |
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Beeyee
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Police State UK just gets better and better huh.
England, Sparkling! |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow. Just wow. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Beeyee wrote: |
Police State UK just gets better and better huh.
England, Sparkling! |
You don't know what you are talking about!
England is pure!
England has four seasons!
England beef is best in the world!
England women are most beautiful!
No hookers in England, only next to American air bases!
Vinegar on your chips stops AIDS! |
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mises
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I knew this would be in the UK before opening the topic.  |
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mises
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I had moro for dinner. It wasn't prepared well and I didn't much like it. I guess I'm now an anti-Cuban racist. |
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manlyboy
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Those little spiceophobics should be force-fed spaghetti and bean pies. That way Britain can create a hybrid race of Pastafarians. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:52 am Post subject: |
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My point is the articles are taking a 300+ page document and selectively quoting 3 sentences. Anytime the media does that, you should be skeptical. Thank you for the link to the full document. I'll give it a look when time permits. |
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Beej
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Somebody just nuke Britain now. |
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Ilsanman
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:49 am Post subject: |
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I like pork. I guess I am racist against Jews and Arabs.
I also like beef. I guess I am racist against Indians.
I hate seafood. Am I racist against Japanese?
I guess we no longer have the right to like and dislike certain foods anymore. |
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greedy_bones
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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I haven't read the book, but this seems like it could be true. While a child who dislikes Mexican food wouldn't dislike Mexicans, a kid with an unwillingness to try foods based on the food's nationality may in fact dislike those cultures. I think it depends on the context.
If I give a kid Chinese food, and he hates it after I tell him it's Chinese it could be indicative that he dislikes Chinese people.
It would be interesting to see the full study.
If the document is indeed saying that individual preschoolers should be reported for perceived racism, I'd say that's completely insane. However, if the report is suggesting that schools should report high levels of racism, I don't see that as a bad thing. If there are two black kids at a school and all the kids are yelling epithets at them, picking on them, and/or fighting them, this should be dealt with.
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dirty_scraps83
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| If my kids didn't screw their faces up at kimchi first off I'd assume the lil buggers were braindead. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: |
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Come on that story can't be rule. Where did you get that from?
Was that from a tabloid? |
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