How is the nursery ryme "bah bah black sheep" racist? My younger brother got into a lot of trouble for singing it, and he's not at all racist. For crying out loud his grandma is jamaican! Lol!
2007-11-15 05:12:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I so sick of everyone worrying about such petty bullsh*t. If everyone would just focus on what's really going on we might actually get along and make progress in ALL our lives
2007-11-15 05:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by Why Do I Have To Wear Clothes... 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The nursery rhyme not only is not racist, it has nothing to do with racism at all.
I loved the nursery rhyme as a child.
The black sheep in other forms: Black sleep of the family, meaning the one who didn't always obey the rules.
That is disgusting to think your brother got into trouble over that. You did not mention who got him in trouble for it. It is plain silly anyway to get in trouble over this. Somebody is just trying to stir something up. Best advice: Let it be.
2007-11-15 06:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Not Racist, But In The Politically Correct Society We Live In Today Pople Go To extremes To Use terms That Wont Offend Anybody! Yes Its Just A Nursery Rhyme But No that People Are SO ridculously PC They Cant Take Any Risks. Riduculous I Know!
2007-11-15 06:15:06 · answer #3 · answered by ExpressYOURSELF! :) 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No blackboards were removed because of the chalk dust on kids chests , and also white boards were more convinient and easier to use , many classrooms still have blackboards... and yeah there are such things as black sheep , the multi cultural council of birmingham started a protest that they wanted this song kept and it didnt cause no offence they was talk of changing it back but im not sure what happened.
2016-04-04 02:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not racist. The "black" sheep isn't bad because it symbolizes black people. The black sheep is considered bad because it's wool doesn't dye as easily as a white sheep. As stated above, it was dived out in 3rds for tax purposes, with the master being the king, not a slave owner.
2007-11-15 06:56:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is as stupid as what is going around now where Santa's have to say "Ha Ha Ha" and not "Ho Ho Ho" because a bunch of idiotic pansy assholes wants to be PC because they feel that it is teaching children the shortened/slang word for prostititutes.
What are those kids sopposed to sing, "Bah Bah AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEEP"? If you call a black latino (mostly from Central American and Northern parts of South America) an African American, they'll look at you like an idiot.
2007-11-15 08:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its not racist, that ryme was made a long time ago and it was describing how it was different from all the other sheep so they didnt wanna use the wool but then they finally had to because it was the only one that had any left
2007-11-15 06:49:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been perceived as stereotyping but it probably originated in the 13th century. The king taxed 1/3 to the master, 1/3 to the dame (the church) and 1/3 the farmer kept (referred to as the little boy who lived down the lane)
2007-11-15 06:50:39 · answer #8 · answered by Dianne m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other favorites have vanished sadly that were not racist and are now perceived to be, like Little Black Sambo and The Tales of Uncle Remus.
2007-11-15 06:57:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey, I grew up reading Little Black Sambo and Aunt Jemima and all that. How is any of that racist? Answer: it is NOT.
Because we live in a Liberal world run by Liberals, you will just have to abide by Liberal rules and do your best (and his best) to avoid any situation.
Me, I am part everything and married to a Filipina! When I was young, that was against the law!
2007-11-15 08:31:14 · answer #10 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't see anything at all racist about it. Unfortunately it seems to many times all a person, if their not black, has to say or mention is black and their a 'racist'
2007-11-16 12:02:40 · answer #11 · answered by Country Pride 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋