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I was speaking to my girlfriend earlier. She works as a nursery nurse and looks after about 30 kids every day along with other members of staff.
With all of the younger kids they sing nursery rhymes, as you'd expect. But I was absolutely horrified to hear that they no longer sing "Baa baa black sheep" out of political incorrectness to avoid being racist or discriminative. Instead they sing "Baa baa yellow?!?! sheep"!
Correct me if I'm wrong but the lyrics go:
"Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the farmer,
One for the maid,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane!"
How the heck can that be racist? Also correct me if I'm wrong, but you can indeed get black sheep. Never yellow ones.
What are your views on this, and do you know of any other examples that take political correctness too far?
With all of the younger kids they sing nursery rhymes, as you'd expect. But I was absolutely horrified to hear that they no longer sing "Baa baa black sheep" out of political incorrectness to avoid being racist or discriminative. Instead they sing "Baa baa yellow?!?! sheep"!
Correct me if I'm wrong but the lyrics go:
"Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the farmer,
One for the maid,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane!"
How the heck can that be racist? Also correct me if I'm wrong, but you can indeed get black sheep. Never yellow ones.
What are your views on this, and do you know of any other examples that take political correctness too far?