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Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
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RE: Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
January 15, 2015 at 12:52 pm
We need to stand up for our own values, not kowtow to theirs.

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RE: Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
January 15, 2015 at 12:54 pm
And if there's anything that represents my values, it's fuckin' bacon and ham.
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RE: Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
January 15, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Hmmm... how are the muslim kids learning english ever going to learn the english word for
[portuguese] || [english]
Porco..... || pig
Salsicha.. || sausage
Porco..... || pork (how is pork different from pig?)
Chouriço || chorizo
mortadela || mortadella
Presunto || smoked ham
Fiambre || cooked ham
Fiambre com mel || honey roasted ham
bacon..... || bacon
Costeleta || pork chop
Febra...... || pork steak


All that rich, juicy vocabulary that those guys are missing out on, for the sakes of their sensitivity...

Imagine showing the Lord of the Rings to an audience that couldn't handle mentioning rabbit?

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RE: Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
January 15, 2015 at 1:04 pm (This post was last modified: January 15, 2015 at 1:08 pm by Alex K.)
(January 15, 2015 at 12:54 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: And if there's anything that represents my values, it's fuckin' bacon and ham.

As a vegetarian, I'm deeply offended. I shall consider blowing up a pig stall in protest.
Not even a snicker for my Carolyn Porco joke? Noone? Philistines!
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Oxford U. Press bans use of pork-related words to avoid offending Muslims
January 15, 2015 at 1:11 pm
(January 15, 2015 at 12:54 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: And if there's anything that represents my values, it's fuckin' bacon and ham.

... and pork chops, and breakfast sausage ...

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