Israeli Official: Swine Flu Name Offensive
I really don’t know what to say about this….apparently “Mexican Flu” is less offensive than “Swine Flu” according to the Israeli Health Minister
The outbreak of swine flu should be renamed “Mexican” influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork, said an Israeli health official Monday.
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and “we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu,” he told a news conference at a hospital in central Israel.
Both Judaism and Islam consider pigs unclean and forbid the eating of pork products…. (more @ AP News)
