Swordfish, is this true??

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NEW DELHI (AP) - A textbook used in western India compares housewives to donkeys - and concludes that the pack animals make more loyal companions, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

"A donkey is like a housewife," declares the Hindi language primer approved by the state of Rajasthan, according to The Times of India newspaper. "It has to toil all day and, like her, may even have to give up food and water."

"In fact, the donkey is a shade better," continues the text meant for 14-year-olds, "for while the housewife may sometimes complain and walk off to her parents' home, you'll never catch the donkey being disloyal to his master."

The book, reportedly used in Rajasthani schools, has sparked protests from the women's wing of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which controls the state government and approved the text, the Times reported.

Rajasthan is known to be one of India's most traditional states, where conservative attitudes toward women predominate, and state education officials said the comparison was meant to be funny, nothing more.

"The comparison was made in good humor," state education official A.R. Khan was quoted as saying.

He added, however, that "protests have been taken note of and the board is in the process of removing" the reference.
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Is this a hoax?
 
What.... didn't you know this Bulldogg? Everybody knows that they prefer donkeys over women; that is why they have so much facial hair :)
 
Hi,

"The comparison was made in good humor," state education official A.R. Khan was quoted as saying."

Maybe while India is exporting products and services to the US, They can try to make up for the trade deficit by exporting the concept of
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political correctness to us?

I have read that Thingy Myself and that was Supposed to be a Joke taken very seriously by the Routers .......... Not all countries are as "advanced" as the US, in terms of political correctness. ;) ... needless to say it was a Unessary Hype made by the US media similar to the Incident When AP Published a Article which Said Indian textbooks Praised Hitler

And After Router Published it The Matter was Discussed in the State Assemble and the Chapter taken Out ..


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I wish we could joke like that In the US of A sometimes. Polictical Correctness just gets in the way.
 
It seems that they can joke about some things without getting the nose out of joint, whereas in the US, political correctness ruins some jokes.
 
Hi,


Pfffft The Chapter was Titled Donkeys , Politicians and Women :p ...... It made Fun About Politicians and Donkeys

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