Muslims Ban Gay Books And Other Fairy Tales
SAYS the Mail: “Muslims’ fury forces schools to shelve anti-homophobia storybooks for 5-year-olds.”
The Muslims are censoring the books at Easton Primary School and Bannerman Road Community School, both in Bristol.
There have been “Objections from Muslim parents”. The King & King, a fairytale about a prince who turns down three princesses before marrying one of their brothers, is no longer on the bookshelves.
And Tango Makes Three, the story of two male penguins who fall in love at a New York zoo, is purged.
Bristol City Council said the two schools had been using the books to ensure they complied with gay rights laws which came into force last April. They were intended to help prevent homophobic bullying, it said.
But the books have gone. And the Mail says it is because of the Muslims. Only, it isn’t. Not really.
Farooq Siddique, community development officer for the Bristol Muslim Cultural Society and a governor at Bannerman Road, says: “The main issue was there was a total lack of consultation with parents…
“The agenda was to reduce homophobic bullying and all the parents said they were not against that side of it, but families were saying to us ‘our child is coming home and talking about same-sex relationships, when we haven’t even talked about heterosexual relationships with them yet’.
“They don’t do sex education until Year Six and at least there you have got the option of withdrawing the children.
“But here you don’t have that option apparently. You can’t withdraw because it is no particular lesson they are used in.”
So much for the Mail’s Muslim “fury”.
Posted: 2nd, April 2008 | In: Tabloids, War On Terror Comments (4) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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April 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
The work done by No Outsiders fits the requirements and the aims of the National Curriculum. There is no requirement to consult parents before you deliver the National Curriculum, and the law of the land requires state schools to deliver the National Curriculum. End of.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I think people are getting confused here.
These books are not about sexual education. They are not telling the reader about what goes where and what the result is. They are about love between two individuals, about valid modes of human interactions. As stated in the first comment, kids are being taught about heterosexual love and relationship from the start, so why the double standard?
They are also supposed to teach the reader about tolerance, something which seems much needed considering the parents’ reactions or your reaction. Schools are supposed to teach children about the world they are going to live in, not show them only a skewed view of it.
I always find it odd how one minority group always like to attack other groups, when they should come together with those other groups and fight for respect together.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 am
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. My personal solution to the problem? Throw your hands in the air, and just before exiting through the door, shout, ” FUCK IT, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. I AM OUT OF HERE YOU BASTARDS”.
Administrator: Going on the evidence of your two previous posts this morning-both of which were actionable and spammed- I’m afraid you probably are. Out of it, that is; at least for the time being. -agw
April 2nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
But we teach about hetrosexual relationships as soon as children enter school - eg Cinderella. I don’t think the schools are teaching about gay sex but they are giving a reaistic view of the world we live in. There are all kinds of families and it is right that thye should be reflected in schools. Some children will ive in these familes and other will be gay - it isn’t a choice - you either are or you aren’t. Tolerance, understanding and respect seem to be good aspects to foster in our young people if the world is going to improve rather than continue it’s decline.