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British Banks Ban Offensive ‘Piggy’ Banks
British banks are prohibiting piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims. The United Kingdom's Halifax and NatWest banks have banned the ubiquitous time-honored symbol of saving from being given to children or used in their advertising, the British paper Daily Express reports. Muslims do not eat pork, as Islamic culture views the pig to be an impure animal. Salim Mulla, secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, endorsed the bank initiative.
Story Continues Below "This is a sensitive issue and I think the banks are simply being courteous to their customers,” he said. This latest from the world of the politically correct follows the recent banning of novelty pig calendars from a U.K. council office — in case they offend Muslim staff. Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, reportedly were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box featuring Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet. Officials acted after a Muslim complained about pig-shaped stress relievers delivered to the council in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Councilor Mahbubur Rahman, a practicing Muslim, backed the ban, saying "It’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”
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