Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

[jrh2002]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2261307/Toddlers-who-dislike-spicy-food-racist,-say-report.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2261307/Toddlers-who-dislike-spicy-food-racist,-say-report.html)



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."

[today]

Oh how childish has this world got.

[jrh2002]

Oh how childish has this world got.

people doing stupid stuff like this will cause more racism than stop it and these idiots who are meant to be educated people cant see that. :eusa_wall

[Leetzgirl]

LOl at this.

has anyone notice over the past 2 weeks, the world been getting stupid?

[Paulio]

They need to get a life.

[ideabox]

Then my brother is a Super-Racist...
Do you think these toddlers want to join the White-supremacy group?

[Technologic]

That makes me the most racist person there is... i can't tand spicy food of any kinds :l

[Hazza]

This is getting pathetic - People are now racist for not liking spicy foods?
So if a indian doesn't like Fish & Chips - They're racist? No. I didn't think so - These things never swing both ways. Yet, its our country.

[Hitman]

That's just stupid... I don't like spicey food, and if I taste something I dislike I may very well say "yuk", so that makes me racist?!

[Niall!]

Wow, britains government is ****

[VPSwow]

Well then i have been racist all my life because i only like english foods.

[N-Dubz]

I'm sorry I have to say this, however rude its going to sound.

Why are we still all up black peoples *Removed*? Seem's to me the goverment are trying to repay them for being slaves, like what 500 years ago? Seriously, it never swings both ways and eventhough there racist towards us we're trying to continously prove white people are not racist anymore!

It annoy's me.

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[Moh]

The reason some people don't like spicy food is because well, its spicy. To some people it feels like its burnings there mouth.
Not because there racist.

[HotelUser]

I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food, does that mean I'm racist:rolleyes:?

[Virgin Mary]

I hate most foreign food too, especially indian it all looks like diarrhoea ewww

[le harry]

yuck scottish crap

[Swearwolf]

what next? illegal to be white?

[Roboevil]

Why do you even read the Telegraph? It's junk.

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[Inseriousity.]

pfft, it's racist making up all these rules. For the seven hundredth time, they aren't offended by it yet stupid rules like ' policedogs must wear muslim hats when in muslim synagogues to avoid offence' is causing a scene out of nothing.

Yes, I'm against racism but they seem to use 'racism' as a rule for everything these days...

[Janet Snakehole]

Ahaha, how pathetic is the world these days.

[ideabox]

I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food, does that mean I'm racist:rolleyes:?

Yes it does >=(
You should gorge yourself on ethnic foods to prove to them that you're NOT racist!
Racist! :rolleyes:

[GommeInc]

You can be labeled a racist for saying 'yuk' to foreign food? Right o, nice to know the person behind this decision has less brain cells than these children. Food is something everyone should like, it's sooo obvious it's stupid talking about it. If a child doesn't like the food they're given, they are allowed to say "YUCK!" Surely it depends if the child says, "Ooo Indian food? Served by Indians?! Ewww, yuck!" That'll make them racist, but not "Ewww, Indian food. I don't like spicy food/food with spices." Indian food is usually what children label curries and spicy dishes, it doesn't mean they're directly insulting another race :/ Stupid.

[Leetzgirl]

You can be labeled a racist for saying 'yuk' to foreign food? Right o, nice to know the person behind this decision has less brain cells than these children. Food is something everyone should like, it's sooo obvious it's stupid talking about it. If a child doesn't like the food they're given, they are allowed to say "YUCK!" Surely it depends if the child says, "Ooo Indian food? Served by Indians?! Ewww, yuck!" That'll make them racist, but not "Ewww, Indian food. I don't like spicy food/food with spices." Indian food is usually what children label curries and spicy dishes, it doesn't mean they're directly insulting another race :/ Stupid.


This guy knows what he talking about :P:eusa_clap.

[jrh2002]

Why do you even read the Telegraph? It's junk.

I read this story in a totally different paper but when googled for it the telegrapgh version came up so used that :S I dont read the telegraph but if i did i dont see any issue with it :S

[Ajthedragon]

OMG What next!? :@

First you cant sing "bah-bah black sheep".
Then they ban the gods pray.
Now your racist because you dont like spicey food!?

It makes me laugh! :P

[Niall!]

OMG What next!? :@

First you cant sing "bah-bah black sheep".
Then they ban the gods pray.
Now your racist because you dont like spicey food!?

It makes me laugh! :P

Bah bah multicoloured sheep will eventually be taught to replace bah-bah black sheep.

[cocaine]

THATS NOT ******* RASICM

if they want real racism i know a few people who would be happy to show them

[Axel]

This is just completely stupid... what's more worrying is it would have been a group of people who agreed on this rule.

[N-Dubz]

They might aswell just throw white people off planet earth.

[AndrewByrne]

How stupid can people get.
Just because kids don't want to eat un-firmilliar food does'nt mean there racist!

[AndrewByrne]

*Fimillair or how ever its spelt ;)

[Joshuae]

I refuse to eat Curry, as I hate it.

I'M RACIST.



GO MEEEEEEEEE! :rolleyes:

[:Liam]

I actually find this quite funny because socially small children are the least racist of all ages because they dont judge people on the colour of their skin because they see everyone as equal. Racism is usually devoloped when someone gets older and starts getting their own opinions/absorbing their parents opinions.

[GoldenMerc]

tbh thats mad!
---MAD---

[Joshuae]

Ross, you fail.
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But :Liam you're right there, it's as if they want us to be racist.

[cocaine]

its like saying "if you dont like wearing black shoes then you're racist"

[Hushie]

Right I'm actually shocked at the way everyone is behaving about this. First of all they didn't say it's racist to say 'Yuk' at indian food they basicly said that they should be taught to be more respectful to other culinary traditions. You know what the media is like trying to pick out on tiny things meaning everybody else ignores the important problems this rule is addressing. So you all basicly think it's alright for 3 year olds to be walking around saying the word pakis?

[jrh2002]

Right I'm actually shocked at the way everyone is behaving about this. First of all they didn't say it's racist to say 'Yuk' at indian food they basicly said that they should be taught to be more respectful to other culinary traditions. You know what the media is like trying to pick out on tiny things meaning everybody else ignores the important problems this rule is addressing. So you all basicly think it's alright for 3 year olds to be walking around saying the word pakis?

If they spat food out and said the p word then its racist but yuk is not.
They have been told to report children as young as 3 for being potentially racist in any way but one o those ways is spiting out or disliking foreign food they try :s the department here would not answer questions on the report :o they just tried to shift all the blame to the report writer. they are all fools :eusa_wall

[GoldenMerc]

Ross, you fail.
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But :Liam you're right there, it's as if they want us to be racist.
and who the **** are you to say i fail?
your a nobody fnx.

[Joshuae]

and who the **** are you to say i fail?
your a nobody fnx.

Yes, because you know everybody in the e-world of design & development don't you. :rolleyes:

[flatface]

How pathetic is that, seriously.

[Virgin Mary]

What if it's Liizziiee's curry?

[Hushie]

If they spat food out and said the p word then its racist but yuk is not.
They have been told to report children as young as 3 for being potentially racist in any way but one o those ways is spiting out or disliking foreign food they try :s the department here would not answer questions on the report :o they just tried to shift all the blame to the report writer. they are all fools :eusa_wall

Thanks for backing my idea up on the fact your all ignoring the important parts. They never said it was being raicst saying 'Yuk' they said that the toddlers should be taught to respect other cultures at a young age, and that's a bad thing? The main part of the report is that children shouldn't be allowed to shout racist abuse at other people but everybody is ignoring that and picking out on something that they haven't even said!

[jrh2002]

Thanks for backing my idea up on the fact your all ignoring the important parts. They never said it was being raicst saying 'Yuk' they said that the toddlers should be taught to respect other cultures at a young age, and that's a bad thing? The main part of the report is that children shouldn't be allowed to shout racist abuse at other people but everybody is ignoring that and picking out on something that they haven't even said!

I have not read the full story that i linked to i read it elsewhere and i also listened to a radio show on it and quite clearly teachers, childminders etc have been or will be asked to report children not liking foreign food to the local authoity as a potential racist incident.
We all know you shouldnt shout racist things at people and if the people who put this report together have just realised this they are total ******s.

[Joshuae]

Oh dear someone -repped me without leaving their name.
Ross :rolleyes:

[Loser]

First, look at the non-existing quotes.

[FlyingJesus]

What if it's Liizziiee's curry?

Oh god haha.

"Potentially racist" is an excellent term, anyone has the potential to be racist lol so it gives them a reason to discipline anyone they want. It's like saying if you look at an item in a shop window you could be arrested as a potential thief haha.

[GoldenMerc]

erm want to get your facts right ask a admin i didnt -rep you.
never the less want to quote me where i said that?

[Virgin Mary]

*Removed*


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[stickwitu]

"i don't like chinese food therefore i don't like chinese people"

lol.......... so that's basically what the UK government think people are like?

[iJoe]

I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food, does that mean I'm racist:rolleyes:?

yes, very racist!


I hate most foreign food too, especially indian it all looks like diarrhoea ewww

Racist :rolleyes:


what next? illegal to be white?

Yes, under therace relations act 2008


I refuse to eat Curry, as I hate it.

I'M RACIST.



GO MEEEEEEEEE! :rolleyes:

Yep, but chuck norris approves ;)

(I was joking to all above by the way)

Lol, this is the biggest pile of crap ever lmao, eat that food or your racist.

[stickwitu]

Lol, this is the biggest pile of crap ever lmao, eat that food or your racist.

i think they should be more interested in the fact that people CANT AFFORD to eat that food :rolleyes: