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Your Toddler's Not Picky.....He's RACIST! (Really...)
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. I guess it's okay to not like fish and chips or shepherd's pie. Unless someone slips in some curry powder... 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'. Errrr....you kind of want them to be able to distinguish between different people. Otherwise you have a severe developmental problem brewing. 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'. 'Teach them to use 'infidel', 'limey git', etc. Those terms don't offend anyone. 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.' Well I think they should strap them in a chair, pin their eyes open, fire up the strobes, crank up the Wagner and show them the million frames a second slide show. That'll teach the little bastids... Warning that failing to pick children up on their racist attitudes could instill 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.' Homeschooling the Tsarevich is looking better and better every day.... Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-07-08 |
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