A well being book for first to third years has been causing outrage in certain quarters, as in one chapter, it features two families. The Irish family have red hair, wear Aaron jumpers or in the case of the daughter, an Irish dancing dress, and are said to eat potatoes, bacon and cabbage every day. Haste, change and difference. And the children of the family are told that if they mix with people of a different race or religion, they will be a bad influence. On the other hand, there is a mixed race family who like to eat pizza, curry, love difference and change, love to travel and visit art galleries. So love to hear from you. What do you think? Well, I want to bring in Helen Dignan, who is Blackrock A2 representative. Helen, you’re not happy with this being included in the S P H E. Junior textbooks? It’s insidious. I mean, for your callers who say, oh, it’s just a car. It is a character and it’s a stereotype and it’ll start a discussion. It’s much more than that because it’s. It co ties notions of Irishness with notions of being insular and bigots. And it asks the children. This is very important. It says before, listen. When you listen to the description, whether it’s read out of their region themselves, close your eyes and imagine what it’s like to be a. A member of Family A. And then close your eyes and imagine what it’s Like to be a member of jet setting, cosmopolitan, sophisticated Family B. It’s. I mean, this is extraordinary because this is actually. It’s almost like a form of brainwashing to get children to reject their own culture in favour of, um, you know, this multicultural, um, jet setting family. Now we have loads of opportunities in schools, and indeed, it’s correct in S P H E. And throughout other subjects to teach about plural, pluralism, diversity, and, of course, anti racism. But this is something else entirely. Family B is embracing other cultures. Indeed, the depiction of the daughter, she’s wearing a ridiculously stereotypical French outfit of a beret and a striped top. So she’s allowed celebrate and she loves France, and she’s allowed celebrate France and French culture, but you’re not allowed to love and celebrate Irish culture and the Irish, as anyone will see on your Twitter page. And just depicted as gum and iron sweaters and it absolutely outrageous.