Colombo, Media and Communications

The Island newspaper promotes pedophilia, sex and fellatio for children

The Island newspaper in Sri Lanka is already known for its Editorial blunders. Yesterday however, it sunk to a new low when it published the following in the children’s section of its daily edition (Page 2, The Happy Island). 

Click here for a larger image that places this section in the context of the page. 

Clearly The Island has a very different idea to most parents on nursery rhymes for children. 

What do you think?

UPDATED 17 May 2008

Ravana says that The Island claims someone hacked into their computer and replaced what was originally supposed to go up, an explanation as outrageous and incredible as the “nursery rhymes” they published. 

Also see some of the other hilarious comments on the posts made here, here and here. You can also see this blogger’s post on how the Editor of The Island is dealing with this issue and the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).