Oxford University Press made itself a laughingstock recently by issuing guidelines directing writers to avoid mentioning anything pork, sausage, or bacon related so that Muslims and Jews are not offended by their books. Really? Maybe back off on the political correctness just a touch. According to International Business Times the guidelines were deemed ludicrous by some Muslims and Jews.
They got a good going over from Twitter as well.
Oxford University warns authors not to write about #bacon, pork to avoid offending #Muslims – http://t.co/63vg5DNKt2 pic.twitter.com/oDl77F3vZT
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 14, 2015
So, guess you can't write about this bacon pig sculpture at Oxford anymore
via @charlescwcookehttp://t.co/CGaGRdYJSn pic.twitter.com/HsSLbllMMD— National Review (@NRO) January 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/555438691708334080
@Cameron_Gray @OUPAcademic @charlescwcooke How can we teach kosher and halal law about "the meat that dare not speak its name?"
— Engineer with an MD (@johannalapp) January 14, 2015
not afraid to offend muslims. RT @MotherJones: 3 medical conditions that bacon can cure http://t.co/uP9UegXOV6 pic.twitter.com/2qcDVVkQxV
— Sarah (@mamaswati) January 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/555437358972411905
https://twitter.com/MikeWelborn/status/555400443791413248
That does it. I'm going to start writing a comic about an anthropomorphic superhero pig that fights religious… http://t.co/GyF4jP5rD0
— Kilgore (Human Scum) is here. (@miketheartist42) January 14, 2015
You’ll just need to find a different publisher.
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