I don't get it! its not as-if its racially discriminating, if it was white sheep i wouldn't think it was racial...i think the schools have gone a bit over proportion in multi cultured towns!....if you have views please share?
2006-12-15 13:14:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
What a crock of ****
I think even black people would be offended by this
Are we still allowed to say WHITE CHRISTMAS..
Someone please stop this madness,,,
2006-12-15 13:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by itsallgood 2 · 10⤊ 1⤋
If th PC brigade left things like 'baa, baa, black sheep' alone there wouldnt be any discrimination. No nursery aged child has a clue about any hidden content in a song....not that there is in this case. Again they have made a problem where there was none!
Nursery rhymes........(rhymes being the operative word here) is a catchy tune that nursery aged chidren pick up on.
There are far worse examples of exposed songs today which are full of swearing and filth....so what's worse?
It's a mad sad world full of PC cronies!
2006-12-16 01:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by crazeeladee no more 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes people seem to strive to find political incorrectness where there is none. It's a bit like the idea that Muslims will find Christmas offensive here in the U.K. - not one Muslim I know is offended by Christmas decorations, and they all wish me Merry Christmas with good will. So where does that myth come from?
The little boy next door sings 'baa baa rainbow sheep' - what's one of those?I don't know why the word 'black' has been hijacked - I wonder if we'll be allowed to use it at all in the near future!
2006-12-15 21:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by lianhua 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness will be the downfall of this country. It's about time we fought back against it.
I'm not saying bring back the Black & White Minstrels or Love Thy Neighbour, I'm saying if it's a blackboard, lets call it a blackboard, if it's a black sheep, lets call it a black sheep, if you're black - lets call you black, if you're white - lets call you white. What is wrong with the truth?
And if it's Christmas and we live in a country which traditionally celebrates this festival, lets deck the halls, and schools and shops and businesses - without fear of offending others!!!!
2006-12-16 04:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you regarding schools "going a bit over proportion". Good grief, there are black sheep. I'd be curious regarding what they substituted for "black". "Bah, bah, sheep, have you any wool"?. They just left "black" out perhaps. The next thing you know, talking about sheep will become like taking "Merry Christmas" out of songs and greetings--that was being kicked around alot in the news last Christmas. It will eventually be a crime to say the word "sheep" or to talk about them. Watch what I'm saying to you.
2006-12-15 21:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not a blackboard it's a chalkboard- it's not black coffee it's coffee no milk. Some beaureaucratic a££hole sat in an office all day must be laughing their a££es off coming up with all these so called politically correct bastardisations to our language and knowing the taxpayer is footing the bill. Black is a colour White is a colour- both are adjectives to describe things. Perhaps we should lobby to oulaw the phrase white coffee
2006-12-15 21:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Eng 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Substituting the word 'black' for some other colour is a steaming pile of crap. I've never heard of anything so stupid.
I'm black and i'm pretty fed-up of middle-class, politically correct do-gooders constantly trying to protect me from some imagined offence.
It's just a cute little rhyme that causes no harm to anyone, least of all little kids starting out in life!
2006-12-16 19:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by alec s 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know, maybe the song does have roots in slavery. I wasn't aware of that. I sang the song as a child, and trust me most children don't look so deeply into the songs that they sing. I just sang the song slowly and thought on the words, and I actually can see how it could be about a slave child and not an actual sheep. But you know what? I wouldn't have ever even thought about it if I hadn't read this question and kids won't either! To children, it's just a cute rhyme about a sheep and that's perfectly fine with me!
2006-12-15 22:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mystique6583 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It probably stems from the archaic saying 'the black sheep of the family', which held negative connotations. That may be why people think it's a bad thing...dunno. Agree though...crime and poverty would be better uses of time than nursery-rhyme legislation.
2006-12-15 21:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by dorothy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow that is rediculous. Eeverything is being changed to accomodate others. Just like the Christmas trees being taken down, the pledge of allegience being taken out of schools, etc.
It's a shame.
2006-12-16 08:52:06 · answer #10 · answered by GeorgiaGurl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had this a few years ago. SOD EM. Children are innocent. They won't see anything in this rhyme, but those sad bloody teacher will teach them there is hidden meaning. We DID sing this to our children and we will carry on doing so.
2006-12-16 09:10:57 · answer #11 · answered by David 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋