Some Like It Hot. The Rest Need Re-Education.

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"Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be
branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency," reports London's
Daily Telegraph:

The National Children's Bureau, which receives £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 notion that one's taste in food has anything to do with one's
attitude toward groups of people is far-fetched to begin with. Scott
Bieser, a commenter on the Telegraph's Web site, comments: "This is
hilarious. The American Sotuhwest [sic] is filled with racist rednecks
who love spicy Mexican food but hate Mexicans."

The idea that a 3-year-old child's aversion to unfamiliar food reflects
racism is more preposterous still. Furthermore, scolding such a child
for "racism" is likely to make him MORE conscious of race and therefore
more prone to prejudice. But maybe that's the idea. After all, the more
race-conscious we are, the more "need" there is for outfits like the
National Children's Bureau.

Could something like this happen in America? The New York Times reports
on a disturbing feature of the planning for next month's Democratic
National Convention:

A 28-page contract requested by Denver organizers that
caterers provide food in "at least three of the following
five colors: red, green, yellow, blue/purple and white."
Garnishes could not be counted toward the colors. No
fried foods would be allowed. Organic and locally grown
foods were mandated, and each plate had to be 50 percent
fruits and vegetables. As a result, caterers are shying
away.

Critics of racial quotas have long derided them as "bean counting." Now
the Democrats are embracing literal bean counting.

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It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.