Dress witches in pink and avoid white paper to prevent racism in nuseries, UK expert says

[The Northerner]

From the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz to Meg, the good witch from the Meg and Mog children's books, witches have always dressed in black.

But their traditional attire has now come in for criticism from equality experts who claim it could send a negative message to toddlers in nursery and lead to racism.

Instead, teachers should censor the toy box and replace the pointy black hat with a pink one, while dressing fairies, generally resplendent in pale pastels, in darker shades.

Another staple of the classroom - white paper - has also been questioned by Anne O'Connor, an early years consultant who advises local authorities on equality and diversity.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8786641/Dress-witches-in-pink-and-avoid-white-paper-to-prevent-racism-in-nuseries-expert-says.html

[virgogal]

1. Words fail me.

[catabryna]

2. As a mom...

this is right up there as one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. In fact, it seems a bit warped. lol!

:eyes:

[Nye Bevan]

3. Harry Potter is racist because Severus Snape wore black.

And Dumbledore had a white beard.

Oh wait, Snape turned out to be a good guy. Never mind.

BTW please *don't* call this "political correctness gone mad". A more sensitive phrase is "political correctness gone mentally challenged".

[sharp_stick]

4. Now I understand the term

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

5. I swear I've landed in an alternate universe. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

6. thus proving that insular, out-of-touch academic ideologues

are not a strictly US phenomenon.

[Broderick]

7. Can't make this stuff up

:argh:

[saras]

8. As long as I can sacrifice the goat I'll wear any color hat you want

It will have to have different symbols on and in it. A pink hat needs, I think, a live snake, bird claws, and a plant growing in dirt.

There's a reason the people, of all sorts, who do secret work at midnight wear black. For them, a pink hat just isn't going to cut it unless they're working in a rhododendron forest.