Baa Baa White Sheep

[wjp666]

speaking to the kids the other day, i was horrified to find out that  at school they alternate singing 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' with 'Baa Baa White Sheep'. apparently the teacher is very strict on not singing one more than the other.

is this the 'racism police' gone mad, or does anyone here think this is a good idea? 

[smurfboy]

I think it's ridiculous. How can anyone find any possible racist connotations in a simple nursery rhyme?

[loulou]

I am very offended by the saying white sheep.

[goldencup]

It gets worse - I do the action rhyme session with toddlers and we actually have to do "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep".  This is totally ridiculous in my opinion - white sheep and black sheep exist but has anyone ever seen a rainbow sheep?  (when they are sober I mean).

[wjp666]

another one that gets me is the changes they've made to 'head shoulders, knees and toes'. the lyrics used to go:

 

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

and eyes and ears and mouth and nose

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

 

it now goes:

 

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

and turn around and jump up in the air

head shoulders, knees and toes

(knees and toes)

 

this is probably because some dopey kid somewhere put his hands over his eyes too fast and poked himself in the eye, slapped himself over the ears too hard and caused him to go deaf, bashed himself in the mouth too hard, and then broke his nose.

 

it's madness!

[Forth Bridges]

Moron!

[oldspice]

If you think about it, the black sheep of  ba ba black sheep fame is a very positive role model. He was obviously hard working and industrious. When asked if he had any wool, he answered, "Yes, three bags full".  Not only that, he practised being charitable because he gave it all away!

 

Having said that, maybe we have to conclude he was enslaved.

[Valor]

They will be making you have black and white Father Christmas this year, they already do this in Jamaica.

[wjp666]

before daniel craig took the role, they were considering a black James Bond.

 

is it racist to say that mr. bond always has and always should be (simply for the sake of logic) white?

wjp6662007-06-21 14:42:58

One school in South Wales banned Postman Pat books because being employed it was thought he might be construed as elitism.  I kid you not.

[goldencup]

We still do the original version of 'Heads, Shoulders....' and nobody has poked their eyes out - yet.  But we're not allowed to do 'Teddy bear, Teddy bear' because it mentions saying his prayers.

[smurfboy]

It gets worse - I do the action rhyme session with toddlers and we actually have to do "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep".  This is totally ridiculous in my opinion - white sheep and black sheep exist but has anyone ever seen a rainbow sheep?  (when they are sober I mean).

 

Well duh - how do you think they knit stripey jumpers?

[smurfboy]

One school in South Wales banned Postman Pat books because being employed it was thought he might be construed as elitism.  I kid you not.

 

Is his black and white cat now a bi-racial cat?

[loulou]

One school in South Wales banned Postman Pat books because being employed it was thought he might be construed as elitism.  I kid you not.

Postman Pat is on strike next Friday.

[Valor]

Elitism. Having a job isn't elitism.

It's what normal people do, work for a living.