When I was young, I turned my nose up at lots of things, to my mother's
annoyance. Stew, parsnips, celery, pumpkin, amongst other things ... I 
don't recall my kindy turning anyone into the local council because we 
said "yuk!" to something.

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Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'
By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent
Last Updated: 10:15AM BST 07/07/2008

Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be 
branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency.

The National Children's Bureau, which receives [UKP]12 million a year, 
mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to 
play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist 
incidents among youngsters in their care.
 
This could include a child of as young as three who says "yuk" in response 
to being served unfamiliar foreign food.
 
The guidance by the NCB is designed to draw attention to potentially-racist
attitudes in youngsters from a young age. It alerts playgroup leaders that 
even babies can not be ignored in the drive to root out prejudice as they 
can "recognise different people in their lives".

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Full article on the "British Disease" at "The Telegraph"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2261307/
Toddlers-who-dislike-spicy-food-racist,-say-report.html

Cheers, Steve..

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