Hie I asked the question to the previous baa baa sheep. I am not being rascist or what but just wanted to find out liking history to peotry and stuff and I got an answer bout british taxes and stuff thank you all.
2006-08-23 20:41:03 · 12 answers · asked by white flag 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
baa baa black sheep....thats racist.
white flag....the association of white with the colour of defeat and surrender? I'm insulted....you won't hear the last of this, i won't rest untill everything in the world is one uniform shade of grey.
these questions bore me.....
2006-08-23 22:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bass 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This song was written to help children associate wool with the animal that produces it, and also the sound that a sheep would make. Baa Baa Black Sheep was first published in 1744. It probably dates back to the Middle Ages, possibly to the 13th Century, and relates to a tax imposed by the king on wool. One-third went to the local lord (the 'master'), one-third to the church (referred to as the 'dame') and about a third was for the farmer (the 'little boy who lives down the lane').
2006-08-23 20:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by The Findleys 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
baa baa black sheep has nothing 2 do with racism, originally any black sheep wouldn't be shawn 4 commercial reasons & so the wool was utilised by the poorest farm workers more interestered in warth than in fashion. it was banned in a failed attempt by some polititions 2 prove they were not racist. the truth of the matter is by seeing the colour difference in animals as something 2 protest proves they are!
2006-08-23 21:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the history of baa baa black sheep comes from but I don't think it has anything to do with race.
2006-08-23 20:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by T.Mack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, this is a stupid thing.." Baa Baa black sheep" has NOTHING to do with race at all, it has more to do with society than with race: One for the Master, One for the Dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
2006-08-23 20:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by greengunge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A clever answer bros.parker very few people would even know the history of pappy boyington and the black sheep squadron
2006-08-23 22:35:07 · answer #6 · answered by jb1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd like to apologize to Pappy Boyington? Go ahead.
2006-08-23 20:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baaaa Baaaaa White sheep.. But sheep don't go baaah. they go 'Meeeeeh'
2006-08-23 20:50:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can talk u black sheep baaa
2006-08-23 21:01:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 bags full
2006-08-23 21:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by GR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋