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Britain
Muslims Prevail in Battle Over Winne-the-Poos' Piglet
2005-10-01
NOVELTY pig calendars and toys have been banned from a council office — in case they offend Muslim staff. Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Bosses acted after a Muslim complained about pig-shaped stress relievers delivered to the council in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Councillor Mahbubur Rahman, a practising Muslim, backed the ban. He said: “It’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”
Posted by:Captain America

#18  next animal to be banned, White Doves?
Posted by: Flinelet Sherong3513   2005-10-01 21:35  

#17  Better to cover up or ban or ban all pictures of Al Aqsa Mosque, outlaw Moslem garb, and remove all art associated with Koranic themes from employee's spaces in public offices. Piglet, at least, is actually British. As is Bacon and eggs.
Posted by: imoyaro   2005-10-01 20:15  

#16  Workers . . . were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including patentently offensive attacks on Islam, such as:

toys

porcelain figures

calendars

and even a tissue box

featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet."

All such items were replaced with mugs, calendars and wall posters featuring Osama Bin Laden and various Taliban military leaders.

Islamic neighborhoods all over Britain were celebrating another public relations victory over the gullible and weak-willed Brits in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan.

You know what the problem is over there? The Brits are so (culturally) convinced of their own superiority, and yet so insecure about it at the same time, all any Moslem has to do is say "boo" and they jump, rather, bend over.

BTW: believe it or not, this is probably one of the more significant "Islam is taking over the world" stories we've seen to date. Think about it. When people allow their culture to be controlled by hostile foreign interests and subvert their traditions and religion(s) to it, the end is not far.

Nice answer, Steve S. Would the Moslems be as "tolerant" as they are demanding others be toward them? No.
Posted by: ex-lib   2005-10-01 19:33  

#15  Time for puppy calendars in the council office cubicles.....
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-10-01 14:31  

#14  "damn shame that bacon showed up all over your workplace, Achmed. Hey! Are those Pork Rinds? Mmmmmmm"
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-01 13:10  

#13  From Disney World Site: "Visit all your friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood for a "hunny" of an adventure. It's the ride in which you get put in the middle of Pooh's blustery day. You'll bounce along with Tigger. Float through a floody place with Piglet..."
Posted by: Darrell   2005-10-01 12:02  

#12  I understand Disney World's Magic Kingdom has a new play area based on Winnie the Pooh. I wonder if Piglet's featured there, and whether that will offend anyone.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-10-01 11:54  

#11  â€œIt’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”
And if I find Muslims to be offensive, will they be removed or covered up?
Posted by: Winnie-the-Poo   2005-10-01 11:48  

#10  You've never ever heard a jew say this.
Posted by: Penguin   2005-10-01 10:57  

#9  Women's ankle's are offensive to muslims. Time to invest in the fall burkha collection. Better yet Brit women, stay home 24/7 lest ye offend your muslim masters.
Posted by: ed   2005-10-01 10:19  

#8  Depends on whether or not you threaten to blow up anyone who disagrees with you - or slaughter them on the streets with a butcher knife.
Posted by: lotp   2005-10-01 10:13  

#7  Just for the sake of a snarky argument, let's imagine a hypothetical Homeric religion - Homer as in The Simpsons, not the greek guy - that worships the Pig as a wonderful and magical animal. Think Hinduism, but with pigs instead of cows. If I wore my sacred pigskin necktie to work, would it be regarded with the same multicultural consideration as a headscarf or yarmulke?
Posted by: SteveS   2005-10-01 09:59  

#6  â€œIt’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”

no. it's INtolerance of others' lifestyles. unless, of course, there is a danger of the pig jumping off the table into a muslim's mouth.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2005-10-01 08:34  

#5  What next Postman Pat and Bob the Builder as it offends people on the dole?
Posted by: Wayne Bin Rooney   2005-10-01 03:28  

#4  If they ban Piglet, Britain is doomed, doomed I tell ya. I am joking, but I am not.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-10-01 01:57  

#3  Just remember, not every Brit has pigs, but a lot of people have dogs. And while the Prophet (piss be upon him) never told people not to eat dogs, they're just about as unclean as pigs. Maybe more so, because they disturb prayer with their barking.

So long, British hounds.
Posted by: Omolusing Glurong4284   2005-10-01 01:26  

#2  banning winnie the poo and piglet. :(
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-01 01:01  

#1  No, it's empowering the intolerance of others. And it has to stop, soon, or there won't be a Britain any more.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-10-01 00:42  

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