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Lyle’s golden syrup tin to have lion logo removed

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Primrose53 Tue 20-Feb-24 09:19:05

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1868440/lyles-golden-syrum-victim-wokeism

Just saw this on TV. I have a tin in my cupboard and will keep it for ever now.

I can vividly remember the day our teacher at primary school told us the story of Samson and the dead lion on the tin with bees buzzing around him.

Our little school had just 3 classrooms. I was in the middle room so it must have been about 1961/62. It was a sunny day and our teacher stood with his back to the window. The sun shone in over his head and I could see trees in the background. He held up a tin of the syrup which he had borrowed from our school kitchen and pointed out the lion. He then told us the story and I remember telling my Mum about it when I went home.

Now it’s going because it may offend some snowflakes and we are having just a lion’s face that looks like a cartoon instead.

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Glorianny Mon 26-Feb-24 18:18:34

Schools still have to teach RE. But children don't have to do it. It has to educate them about different religions. So not scripture.

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Caleo Mon 26-Feb-24 18:35:08

Bible stories are not 'religion'. I think modern people regard The Bible as literature not the word of God.

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Caleo Mon 26-Feb-24 22:35:54

Glorianny, I was good at ' Scripture' according to the syllabus that was taught for the School Certificate, and I enjoyed it, however Scripture was not taught as religious devotions .

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Cillafan Thu 07-Mar-24 12:10:06

More snowflakeism, it won't stop until they (the wokes) have Nelson's Column demolished because of it's imperialist connotations, makes me said really all our heritage and traditions are being swept away in the name of 'progress', I was also unhappy about no more photo of Uncle Ben on rice packets, a happy, smiling figure to cheer you up.

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SeaWoozle Thu 07-Mar-24 12:47:18

Cillafan

Uncle Ben on rice packets, a happy, smiling figure to cheer you up

Because everyone loves a bit of racial stereotyping.... 🙄

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ellamerritt Thu 10-Oct-24 18:02:21

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DanniRae Fri 11-Oct-24 07:15:27

Mollygo

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Bit of a sticky subject...

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