Now the word "yuck!" may be deemed racist

BBC News reports that the word "Yuck!" used by toddlers throughout the English-speaking world to show their lack of appreciation for certain foods may be a signal of racism:

[The 336-page National Children's Bureau guide] said: "A child may react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying, 'Yuck!"'.

That may indicate a lack of familiarity with that particular food, or "more seriously a reaction to a food associated with people from a particular ethnic or cultural community".

It also warned: "Racist incidents among children in early-years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships."

Staff should be watchful of children using racist language, it added.

This is a document that masterfully combines the ongoing program of infantilization of adults with an uncanny belief in the complexity and depth of understanding on the part of toddlers.

H/T to John Parry for the link.