Early Learning Centre bans toy pig from farmyard set for fear of offending Muslims (but keeps sty and oink noise) By Louise Eccles
Last updated at 10:21 AM on 16th November 2010
A children's shop has removed toy pigs from farmyard sets in case they offend Muslims and Jews.
The Early Learning Centre ditched the pig from its HappyLand Goosefeather Farm toy set after it upset some customers.
One mother realised the pig was missing from the set she bought for her daughter’s birthday when she found a pig sty and a button that made oinking noises, but no pig.
Complaints: The toy pig was removed from the farm set after customers complained on religious grounds
Gone: The Early Learning Centre ad for the same farm shows the sty being patrolled by a hen... but no pig
The interactive set, which also has a chicken, a horse, a cow and a sheep, makes the animal noises when buttons are pressed.
When the mother complained, she was told in an email: ‘Previously the pig was part of the Goosefeather Farm. However due to customer feedback and religious reasons this is no longer part of the farm.’
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In some religions, pigs are seen as unclean.
Last night, the retailer did a U-turn and agreed to bring back the pigs after disappointed families complained at such a move driven by political correctness.
The angry mother, named only as Caroline, told The *** newspaper: ‘This is political correctness gone loopy. Surely if someone has an issue with a toy they don’t agree with then they don’t buy it.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329897/Early-Learning-Centre-remove-toy-pig-farm-set-avoid-offending-Muslims.html#ixzz15SIhdj7k
Last updated at 10:21 AM on 16th November 2010
A children's shop has removed toy pigs from farmyard sets in case they offend Muslims and Jews.
The Early Learning Centre ditched the pig from its HappyLand Goosefeather Farm toy set after it upset some customers.
One mother realised the pig was missing from the set she bought for her daughter’s birthday when she found a pig sty and a button that made oinking noises, but no pig.
Complaints: The toy pig was removed from the farm set after customers complained on religious grounds
Gone: The Early Learning Centre ad for the same farm shows the sty being patrolled by a hen... but no pig
The interactive set, which also has a chicken, a horse, a cow and a sheep, makes the animal noises when buttons are pressed.
When the mother complained, she was told in an email: ‘Previously the pig was part of the Goosefeather Farm. However due to customer feedback and religious reasons this is no longer part of the farm.’
More...Blind student saves for three years to buy a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unclean
In some religions, pigs are seen as unclean.
Last night, the retailer did a U-turn and agreed to bring back the pigs after disappointed families complained at such a move driven by political correctness.
The angry mother, named only as Caroline, told The *** newspaper: ‘This is political correctness gone loopy. Surely if someone has an issue with a toy they don’t agree with then they don’t buy it.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329897/Early-Learning-Centre-remove-toy-pig-farm-set-avoid-offending-Muslims.html#ixzz15SIhdj7k
