Xenophobia for children

Single Incident Alert DateJune 6, 2009 Country: Poland General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Inter-ethnic
Groups affected / Interested in: Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Education, Culture Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Printed Publication
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A publication for children entitled “Entliczek, pentliczek, czyli polskie wyliczanki”, published in 2009, triggered extensive protests. The book included xenophobic rhymes, such as ‘Zero, once, twice – Germans have lice’, ‘Where are you going Gypsy? Eeeny, miney, moe – to buy some kids, you know?’, or ‘Moses went to fetch some water, and caught a goat by the hair, the goat got him by the sidelocks and asked him if he’s from here!’. After protests, the book was removed from store shelves.
 


Source: Government Plenipotentary on Equal Treatment http://www.rownetraktowanie.gov.pl/node/1068