OUP authors told not to write about sausages or pigs in children's books to 'avoid offence' [View all]

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I think this is going a bit far.



OUP authors told not to write about sausages or pigs in children's books to 'avoid offence' http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/authors-of-school-books-advised-not-to-write-about-pork-9976620.html …




OUP authors told not to write about sausages or pigs in children's books to 'avoid offence'

Publisher aims to maximise book sales in Muslim countries by catering to local sensibilities and cultural differences
Jon Stone

Wednesday 14 January 2015



http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/authors-of-school-books-advised-not-to-write-about-pork-9976620.html


Authors of UK-published school books have been asked to take other cultures into account when writing in order to allow their texts to be exported to foreign countries.

Suggested guidelines for authors published by Oxford University Press (OUP) include not portraying the consumption of pork or bacon, which is not eaten in the Muslim world.

A spokesperson for Oxford University Press explained that books needed to be applicable to other cultures in order for them to be exported.

“Many of the educational materials we publish in the UK are sold in more than 150 countries, and as such they need to consider a range of cultural differences and sensitivities,” the spokesperson said.....