When I was young, I turned my nose up at lots of things, to my mother's annoyance. Stew, parsnips, celery, pumpkin, amongst other things ... I
don't recall my kindy turning anyone into the local council because we
said "yuk!" to something.
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Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'
By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent
Last Updated: 10:15AM BST 07/07/2008
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 [UKP]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".
============================================================================ Full article on the "British Disease" at "The Telegraph"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2261307/ Toddlers-who-dislike-spicy-food-racist,-say-report.html
Cheers, Steve..
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