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



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

[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 ****