Ya gotta love it. PC has so permeated the world that now we take offense for people before they even tell us that they’re offended. Check this one out:

SHANGHAI — 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.”

“China is a multiethnic country,” the network said in a notice. “To show respect for Islam, and upon guidance from higher levels of the government, CCTV will keep any pig images off the screen.”

So Muslims can’t even look at pork? Since when? I don’t understand the problem here. Seriously.

I know Muslims can’t eat pork, but since when can’t they gaze upon its eyes and snout?

This is what happens with PC. Very little logic, pre-emptive offense, and a whole lot of interest in “not offending” combine and you end up with a big mushy mess.

Oh, and interestingly enough, take a look at this screenshot from the page (click it to embiggen):

Heh… Forget the big suckling pig. Take a look at the WaMu ad

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