January 25, 2007

Pigs, Stars Wars, and Chinese Muslims

Here is a present to our friends in Xiajang province, who the Chinese government seems to fear so much that they have banned pigs from TV. Youtube is TV, right? Besides, it's the perfect video: pigs and Star Wars.

Fox:

Companies looking to reach China's consumer market with pig images during Year of the Pig celebrations next month will have to adjust after a national television network adopted a policy to be sensitive to the country's small Muslim population, according to published reports.

China Central Television said it would ban all verbal and visual pork references from advertisements during Lunar New Year celebrations next month, the Wall Street Journal reported. This week, the network banned a TV ad from Nestle SA featuring a smiling cartoon pig and the message, "Happy new pig year."

UPDATE: Allah has related snarky thoughts.


By Dr. Rusty Shackleford at January 25, 2007 10:47 AM | | l digg this