China cancels the Year of the Pig to avoid offending muslims

[Parzival]

http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/004509.html

SHANGHAI -- Next month, China will ring in the Year of the Pig. Nestlé SA planned to celebrate with TV ads featuring a smiling cartoon pig. "Happy new pig year," the ads said.

This week, China Central Television, the national state-run TV network, banned Nestlé's ad -- and all images and spoken references to the animal in commercials, including those tied to the Lunar New Year, China's biggest holiday.

The intent: to avoid offending Muslims, who consider pigs unclean. "China is a multiethnic country," the network's ad department said in a notice sent to ad agencies late Tuesday. "To show respect to Islam, and upon guidance from higher levels of the government, CCTV will keep any 'pig' images off the TV screen."

[silverwhisper]

but they sure as hell won't do it for yom kippur, rosh hoshanah, etc.

who the hell are they kidding? pork is AFAICT the single most popular meat in chinese cuisine!

[carmachu]

Please tell me that was an Onion article. Please?

Thats just fucking stupid.

[Parzival]

Wall Street Journal

[Mouser]

but they sure as hell won't do it for yom kippur, rosh hoshanah, etc.

who the hell are they kidding? pork is AFAICT the single most popular meat in chinese cuisine!


In the world.

Over 80% of the meat consumed in the world is pig meat.

[silverwhisper]

it's a gorrammed culinary minefield for you, isn't it? i wasn't aware just how prevalent it was.

[Cranky Dog]

China being politically correct?!? And in a stupid way too?!?

I hope they won't call this "respecting human rights" cause it doesn't even register a blip on my beef with chinese human rights.

Hmm, I was born in the year of the pig. This means I must *never* mention my birthday to a muslim person or else he will be offended. :banghead:


Cranky Dog
"I have a pork filled opinion, international!"

[Origen]

In my opinion, you're all missing the point. China just made a symbolic gesture to Muslims all around the world. It cost them nothing, and yet, put them in a different place than we are.

China is not stupid, and they do not do anything because they are afraid.

[carmachu]

I see your point Origen.....doesnt make it right. But might score them points later on...

[silverwhisper]

...for future arms sales...

[carmachu]

What do you mean future? I'd say now....

[Mouser]

it's a gorrammed culinary minefield for you, isn't it? i wasn't aware just how prevalent it was.

Chicken, lamb, goat...

All kosher.


Cow, btw, is at the bottom of the list.

[StarkDaddy]

Did you know that if the fans in the pig pins stop pumping out the methane, the pigs will start to die in 10 minutes?

[silverwhisper]

i didn't, but that doesn't change the fact that bacon is mighty gorrammed tasty.

[LagomorphPrime]

No, I just don't dig on swine. Pig's a filthy animal.

[nermal2097]

Bacon tastes goood
Pork Chops taste goood

[LagomorphPrime]

Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie but I'd never know 'cuz I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker.

[silverwhisper]

it isn't my favorite animal to eat, but it ain't bad.

beef, OTOH...mm...

[LagomorphPrime]

ed loves the tube steak...

[happykat]

I hear bunny tastes good.

[silverwhisper]

lampy: man, ain't nobody loves tube steak like YM. hell, she pays us.

[LagomorphPrime]

I hear bunny tastes good.

I'll give you as much rabbit meat as you can handle.