Can't they just serve a second type of soup for people who don't eat pork? It just seems like a simple solution.

And do I think it's racist? No, not on its face. Only if the intent of the group is to discriminate. I'd have to know something more about the group and their agenda. If it's an anti-Semitic (sp?) group that has an anti-Semitic agenda, then perhaps their intention is to discriminate by their choice of a pork soup. But really, it seems a private soup kitchen can serve anything it likes. If you don't want to eat the soup they serve, don't go there.



(Edited by Sandia 05/01/2007 16:38)

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by Sandia
And do I think it's racist? No, not on its face. Only if the intent of the group is to discriminate. I'd have to know something more about the group and their agenda.

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That's the tricky bit as the soup kitchen has affiliations with extreme right groups which of course aren't too keen on Muslims and Jews. So you can assume that didn't select this soup just because it's a traditional French soup. But as long as they serve everyone that wants it...

Alternative soups could be an idea but you cannot force a private organization to offer this and even if you could how far do you need to take it..... as no pork soup for the Jews and the Muslims but you can't have a beef based soup for the Hindous and if you are going to make exceptions for religions shouldn't you also make exceptions for vegetarians and vegans because they also made a life choice in which they cannot eat these soups.

Although I'm pretty sure that the groups motives aren't all that "clean" at least they are feeding the homeless and unless they actually deny the food they are offering to people based on religion etc just let them do their thing as they are a positive force overall.

Campaigners would be better spent trying to end the need for a soup kitchen of any kind.