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07-07-2008, 10:40 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | So now kids who turn their noses up @ foreign foods could be racist
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LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says.
The London-based National Children's Bureau released a 366-page guide counseling adults on recognizing racist behavior in young children, The Telegraph reported Monday.
The guide, titled Young Children and Racial Justice, warns adults that babies must also be included in the effort to eliminate racism because they have the ability to "recognize different people in their lives."
The bureau says to be aware of children who "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying "yuck."
"Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships," the guide says.
Staff members are advised not to ignore racist actions and to condemn them when they occur.
I guess if my kid doesn't find escargot appetizing then I should take him in for counseling in order to nip racism in the bud. |
07-07-2008, 10:42 PM
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That is absolutely ridiculous.
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07-07-2008, 10:47 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glendale & La Jolla, CA | | | Please tell me this is actually the best article The Onion has ever done? |
07-07-2008, 10:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iowa | | | It's ridiculous, but true as far as I know. We would probably all do the same when first introduced to spicy or 'acquired taste' foods. Oh well... |
07-07-2008, 10:51 PM
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PC has hit a new high. I guess if the kid says yum that could be considered as reverse racism. |
07-07-2008, 10:54 PM
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07-07-2008, 10:55 PM
| | | | The newspapers have gone to town on this, but that's not what the paper actually said. |
07-07-2008, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | come on, they tell us we are racist but if we go in their country, if we do 1 thing different than what they do, we get killed. And now, they come in our countries and we shall live like they do. If a kid hates Indonesian food, well he hates it, end of the story. It's not because he's racist, I'm sure the same kid would love fried chicken and waffles....
Anyway, we have to accept them and THEY ALSO HAVE TO ACCEPT US!
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07-07-2008, 11:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | | Who are you reffering to with "they"? |
07-07-2008, 11:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | Well this England... You know, the land of "Cops Without Guns" and other wrist slappers.
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07-07-2008, 11:05 PM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | The quote from the paper in the article does not link children's distaste for certain foods and racism--it says "name-calling, thoughtless comments and peer-group relationships."
This paper is 366 pages, I'm sure it covers a ton of different things. There's a decent chance the newspaper could be mushing two or three very different things together to try and make something out of nothing. Oh, and it's a British paper, which makes this far more likely. 
I'll take this bit of sensationalism with a big bag of salt, please.
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07-07-2008, 11:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | Wow... amazing. 
What if you don't like a food from your own culture? I mean I'm from Australia where we have some of the best beef in the world, and I HATE steak.
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07-07-2008, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by flipper_gv come on, they tell us we are racist but if we go in their country, if we do 1 thing different than what they do, we get killed. And now, they come in our countries and we shall live like they do. If a kid hates Indonesian food, well he hates it, end of the story. It's not because he's racist, I'm sure the same kid would love fried chicken and waffles....
Anyway, we have to accept them and THEY ALSO HAVE TO ACCEPT US! | speaking of fried chicken and waffles I still haven't made the trip to Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles. Thanks for motivation/reminder. Quote:
Originally Posted by ROON Wow... amazing.
What if you don't like a food from your own culture? I mean I'm from Australia where we have some of the best beef in the world, and I HATE steak. | Who cares about culture, hating steak just makes you weird. 
(just playing, of course, lest I get tagged as too mean to those who don't like steak or vegetarians)
And, yeah... I'm Armenian but some of the foods my people have are buck nasty. Give me sushi over that. |
07-07-2008, 11:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX | | | i could care less about sushi (back before i was vegetarian) in fact i absolutely hated it and hated that nasty soy sauce you dip it in any more... but i love agadashi tofu, ramen, etamami, and miso soup... what does that say?
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07-07-2008, 11:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by flipper_gv come on, they tell us we are racist but if we go in their country, if we do 1 thing different than what they do, we get killed. And now, they come in our countries and we shall live like they do. If a kid hates Indonesian food, well he hates it, end of the story. It's not because he's racist, I'm sure the same kid would love fried chicken and waffles....
Anyway, we have to accept them and THEY ALSO HAVE TO ACCEPT US! | Umm... wow... I hope this isn't serious. Please tell me, what countries have you been visiting that would have you killed for not doing things the same as them? I was in Oman (thats in Arabia) last January where everyone covers their arms, wrists, legs, ankles, and the women cover everything but their eyes. My family and I were walking around in shorts and t-shirts. We never got one dirty look from anyone.
I think you're overreacting a bit. You must respect other peoples cultures when traveling overseas, but you're certainly not going to get killed for doing things differently, unless you're in a very dangerous part of the world. If you travel lots you'll find many countries you visit are just as accepting of your ways as you are theirs.
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07-07-2008, 11:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minocqua area, Wisconsin | | | My heritage is 100% German. I don't like sauerkraut.
Does that make me racist... against myself?
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07-07-2008, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimbow My heritage is 100% German. I don't like sauerkraut.
Does that make me racist... against myself? | No, it makes you sane. |
07-07-2008, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by funkalicious101 No, it makes you sane. | lmao i don't like sauerkraut either...
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07-07-2008, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by funkalicious101 No, it makes you sane. | Sauerkraut on a hot dog = deliciousness.
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07-07-2008, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GregC Sauerkraut on a hot dog = deliciousness. |
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