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Oxford University Press reportedly barred pigs and ‘anything pork-related’ from children’s book | National Post
Oxford University Press has reportedly cautioned against references to pigs, sausages and “anything that could be perceived as pork-related” in an apparent attempt to avoid offending its Muslim and Jewish readers.
BBC Radio 4 host Jim Naughtie read a letter that the publisher allegedly sent to a children’s author, listing “the things prohibited in the text.”
Oxford University Press reportedly barred pigs and ‘anything pork-related’ from children’s book | National Post
Oxford University Press has reportedly cautioned against references to pigs, sausages and “anything that could be perceived as pork-related” in an apparent attempt to avoid offending its Muslim and Jewish readers.
BBC Radio 4 host Jim Naughtie read a letter that the publisher allegedly sent to a children’s author, listing “the things prohibited in the text.”