So, how come the textbooks when I was in school never had lessons like this in them:

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A textbook used at schools in the Indian state

of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals

make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to

their “masters,” The Times of India reported Tuesday.

“A donkey is like a housewife … In fact, the donkey is a shade

better, for while the housewife may sometimes complain and walk off to

her parents’ home, you’ll never catch the donkey being disloyal to his

master,” the newspaper reported, quoting a Hindi-language primer meant

for 14-year-olds.

The book was approved by the state’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya

Janata Party government but has sparked protests from the party’s

women’s wing.

State education officials in Rajasthan, a western state known for its

conservative attitude toward women, said people should not be upset by

the comparison, the paper said.

“The comparison was made in good humor,” state education official A.R.

Khan was quoted as saying. “However, protests have been taken note of

and the board is in the process of removing it (the reference).”

And no, I can’t tell you where I found it.. since it was forwarded to me… but, it seems like good information to pass along.. remember donkey > wife!