YUCK!

According to a group in Britian, if a child says "Yuck!" in response to food not included in the child's "menu," that child is then showing racist behavior.

The guide, titled Young Children and Racial Justice, warns adults that babies must also be included in the effort to eliminate racism because they have the ability to "recognize different people in their lives."

The bureau says to be aware of children who "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying 'yuck'."

"Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships," the guide says.

What?!?!?!

Foods that have made me say "YUCK!" since I was a child:
1. Brussel sprouts
2. Yellow squash
3. Liver
4. Eggplant (trying to get over that one)
5. Asparagus (trying to get over that one, too)
6. Ham
7. Oyster stew (looks like eyeballs to me)
8. Ice cream sodas
9. Scrapple
10. Spam

All of these things were and still are to some degree cooked/served in my household.

What I'd like to ask this most esteemed panel (snark) is...aren't our tastebuds conditioned to some degree and sometimes, even what we did not like as children we sometimes learn to like over time as adults?

I hated onions, pepper, and sweet potatoes as a child and like them, now.

Yet, again, people want to paint a picture with a broad brush without using any common sense.

Idiots. Here, I thought the U.S. cornered the market on insanely stupid studies.

(H/T: UPI)