Posted on 10/20/2014 12:34:17 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
It seems that for a growing number of leftists, literally everything is racist. On Friday, the Daily Caller reported that child care centers in a Melbourne, Australia, suburb, are changing the lyrics of the centuries-old children's song "Baa Baa Black Sheep" because the word "black" has racist connotations. Additionally, one line is said to be sexist.
"Staff at childcare centres in the south-eastern suburbs told the Herald Sun the lyric was being changed because of concerns over the racial connotations of 'black,' and to reflect a multicultural community,” the Australian Herald Sun reported. Teachers also told the publication that one child care center considered changing the line “one for the little boy who lives down the lane” because it could be seen as sexist.
Politically-correct liberals who see racism in everything -- including peanut butter and jelly sandwiches -- may celebrate the change. But, the Herald Sun added, many others called it "political correctness gone mad."
“What ignorance," one reader told the Herald Sun. "The rhyme has nothing to do with race.”
“I am a person who has black skin," added another reader. "Can we please stop with the political correctness, it’s becoming a joke. The song is called baa baa black sheep. No need to change it!”
One reader sarcastically observed that members of the "bovine community" are "furious to hear about their associates being singled out. Various herds are gathering to show support for the poor sheep brigade. The Black Angus breed have had enough about the recent advertising push and want it stopped as they feel too many of their colleagues are being slaughtered for human consumption."
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Black eyed daisies?
Black Peas?
Black Friday?
Black eye?
Black as night?
Black Sox’s?
Black Plague?
Black Tie Affair?
LEt’s just PC the whole to death. PC another word for racists
As I said on a duplicate thread,
“Hooves up, don’t shear!”
I keep reading replies discussing how America is doing this.... You guys do realize that this is in Australia, right? I’m not saying it couldn’t happen here. Surprised it hasn’t to be honest. But all this “baa baa African American” and such... ummm... not on our soil this time. Good ole Australians.
Read the articles....
libtards don’t care about alliteration. Shame on them
I hereby object to the word “White”.
I drink my coffee black. I feel bad. I’m going to start drinking it African American!
...or is Cajun a bad word, too?
It be quantum mechanical, and that be wacis.
Look out black holes.. they’re coming for you too.
They would flip if they understood that it was a tax protest song.
Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir
Three bags full
One for the master
One for the Dame
And one for the little boy
who cries down the lane
The master was the King, the Dame was the Church and the little boy who lives down the lane was the farmer who just paid a 66% tax on his wool.
“How about BET television or the dating website with the name “black”?”
They had to call it BET. Someone was already using TNN.
I liked Pappy’s Lambs.
This whole racist nursery rhyme rant must be the result of Common Core revised history curriculum.
ACTUAL HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP NURSERY RHYME
The wool industry was critical to the country’s economy from the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century so it is therefore not surprising that it is celebrated in the Baa Baa Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme. An historical connection for this rhyme has been suggested - a political satire said to refer to the Plantagenet King Edward I (the Master) and the the export tax imposed in Britain in 1275 in which the English Customs Statute authorised the king to collect a tax on all exports of wool in every port in the country.
But our further research indicates another possible connection of this Nursery rhyme to English history relating to King Edward II (1307-1327). The best wool in Europe was produced in England but the cloth workers from Flanders, Bruges and Lille were better skilled in the complex finishing trades such as dying and fulling (cleansing, shrinking, and thickening the cloth). King Edward II encouraged Flemmish weavers and cloth dyers to improve the quality of the final English products.
Words and Music
The earliest publication date for the “Baa, baa black sheep” rhyme or poem is dated 1744. Music was first published for “Baa, baa black sheep” was in the early nineteenth century making it into a song for children.
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/baa_baa_black_sheep.htm
It seems strange to have been alive at a time when this sort of thing just made people laugh, and if it didn’t they just shrugged and moved on.
Yeah.
And it’s about time the makers of pianos should be srutinized. How come the black keys are a minority, huh?
And why are they are flats or sharps? That’s just plain racist carrying the shiftless and criminal cunning stereotypes forward.
No justice, no keys!
No justice, no keys!
No justice, no keys!
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