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NBC's Peter Pan changes offensive lyrics of song 'Ugg-a-Wugg' that stereotypes Native Americans
dailymail.co.uk ^ | Nov. 18, 2014

Posted on 11/18/2014 5:46:21 PM PST by PROCON

NBC will broadcast a live production of 'Peter Pan' starring Allison Williams as Peter Pan and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook on December 4

Some of the songs have been changed - including 'Ugg-a-Wugg', which is performed by Peter Pan and Tiger Lily

It previously featured made-up 'Native American-sounding' words that have now been replaced with nursery rhymes

NBC has changed the lyrics of the song 'Ugg-a-Wugg' for its live show of Peter Pan after the words were deemed to be offensive to Native Americans.

The original number, performed by Peter Pan and Tiger Lily, featured lines including 'the brave noble red skin' and made-up words including 'ugg-a-wugg' and 'gugg-a-bluck wa-hoo'.

In its place, the team behind the show, which stars Allison Williams as Peter Pan and Christopher Walken as Hook, have devised a song called 'True Blood Brothers'.

The lyrics, which are performed by a group in Native American costumes, were changed after it was deemed that they encourage stereotypes.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: americanindians; guggabluckwahoo; language; music; pcpolice; peterpan; uggawugg
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To: Candor7
Oh we are saved from the embarassment of having to admit that Peter Pan is racist!

As well as a tranny. Why is Peter almost always played by a woman?

21 posted on 11/18/2014 6:15:11 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: elcid1970

Might as well ban that Popeye cartoon,

“Me Big Chief Ugg-a-Wugg-Wugg gotta have a squaw!!”

I like that one! When Popeye knocks out the Chief he becomes Ghandi! A double racist bonus!


22 posted on 11/18/2014 6:15:29 PM PST by jimmyo57
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To: PROCON
Jabberwocky

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Can someone ban this poem? It might be offensive to white people with it's made-up nonsense words.

23 posted on 11/18/2014 6:17:22 PM PST by eartrumpet
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To: PROCON

I know! Change it to “Ooga-Chaka! Ooga Ooga!”


24 posted on 11/18/2014 6:18:27 PM PST by Rastus
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To: PROCON

Who plays Wendy? And will she tell us a story?


25 posted on 11/18/2014 6:19:30 PM PST by HandyDandy (Don't make-up stuff. It just wastes everybody's time.)
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To: Rastus
I can't stop this feeling

deep inside of me...

26 posted on 11/18/2014 6:20:29 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: PROCON

Pirate costunes dont encourage a certain stereotype?

Flying Fairies?

they could simply eliminate all the characters and start form scratch...


27 posted on 11/18/2014 6:25:13 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Rastus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20v9F-sWHQ


28 posted on 11/18/2014 6:26:09 PM PST by maggief
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To: PapaBear3625

Why is Peter almost always played by a woman?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Because he was preparing the way for our tranny, gurly man president.


29 posted on 11/18/2014 6:28:01 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: eartrumpet

I think the Borogoves are about to file a lawsuit. They’re tired of being stereotyped as mimsy all the time.


30 posted on 11/18/2014 6:37:15 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: PROCON

"What about Tinker Bell?"

31 posted on 11/18/2014 6:39:05 PM PST by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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To: PROCON

I want be watching this travesty of PC to the Nth degree.
What not just Colorize the old Mary Martin version and show it?


32 posted on 11/18/2014 6:43:56 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Dilbert San Diego

But, why is Peter Pan always played by a woman??? Peter Pan is supposed to be a male. Yet a female always plays that partm. Isn’t that offensive to men???

I always wondered about Peter Pan’s boy/girl thing. Scared me as a kid!


33 posted on 11/18/2014 6:58:02 PM PST by Isabel2010
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To: PROCON

Ridiculous.


34 posted on 11/18/2014 6:59:32 PM PST by AbortionIsEvil
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To: cripplecreek; All

Many if not all productions of Annie Get Your Gun don’t have the I’m an Indian Too number these days...not PC

It is here, though, in a hilarious video spoofing
Warren’s claims...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN2FGuYgtlY


35 posted on 11/18/2014 7:01:18 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio; All

...and I think that has scenes from the Peter Pan film...

Anyway, Wiki on Peter Pan:
>>Several productions of Peter Pan were staged early in the 20th century, starting on Broadway in 1905 with a production starring Maude Adams. In a nod to the original play, and the pantomime tradition it derives from, the title role of Peter Pan in the musical is usually played by a woman, including Mary Martin, Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby, among others


WHY IS PETER PAN USUALLY PLAYED BY A WOMAN?

>>Frohman reasoned that a man would be wrong for the part, and if they cast a boy, the other children “would have to be scaled down in proportion.” English law prohibited the use of minors under 14 on stage after 9 p.m. So a woman it was.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/23/peter_pan_played_by_a_woman_why_a_history_of_casting_the_j_m_barrie_character.html


36 posted on 11/18/2014 7:08:32 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: rockrr; All

These type of PC situations have happened for awhile. Charlie Drake’s novelty song “My Boomerang Won’t Come Back” had a line: “I practiced till I was black in the face”.
It had to be changed to “blue” (early 60s)

And I have said this here and on various other places on the Web, but I gotta say it again:
Native American? Why, I’m a Native American and I’m
not offended.

I was born in the United States of America. Therefore I am a Native American. So are millions of other people.
It’s a misleading term. “Indian-American” (and I don’t mean India like New Delhi) is closer to what they mean.
I think in Canada they use “First Nations”. I’m also a person of color—beige.


37 posted on 11/18/2014 7:13:47 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: PROCON

38 posted on 11/18/2014 7:58:09 PM PST by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: PROCON

Christopher Walken as Captain Hook? That’s gotta be hilarious!

MORE COWBELL!!!!


39 posted on 11/18/2014 8:50:02 PM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: PROCON

These are the same type of dolts who want to outlaw Little Black Sambo as being racist. They don’t even bother to understand the story or the context they just jump to conclusions......not unlike lemmings


40 posted on 11/18/2014 8:54:40 PM PST by Nifster
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