Politically correct songs

[Childminder]

I wasn't even able to use the "P" word in the above post, I guess the site has banned it as unacceptable.::

[MamaBearCanada]

I don't know either of the camp songs

However, my sister, who lives in England was telling me that at her son's Mommy & Baby music class they have to sing Baa Baa Fluffy Sheep. She was told Baa Baa Black Sheep is no longer socially acceptable as some people might find it racist???

I just thought it was a cute song about sheep!

[Starburst]

I don't know either of the camp songs

However, my sister, who lives in England was telling me that at her son's Mommy & Baby music class they have to sing Baa Baa Fluffy Sheep. She was told Baa Baa Black Sheep is no longer socially acceptable as some people might find it racist???

I just thought it was a cute song about sheep!

A lot of old nursery rhyme have double meanings, Ring-Around-The-Rosey is about the plague.

[Sunshine74]

Since I posted this, a friend sent me this version, which I think I will use.

Help me, help me, help me, he cried
I just need a place to hide.
Come little rabbit, come inside,
I'll take care of you!

I think I'll keep the "safely to abide"

I like your friend's version. I agree with Blackcat when she said that it is sad that we have to change songs etc, to a certain extent. But I feel like this is one I would change because the group of preschoolers we have would fixate on the shooting in the head.

I haven't heard the attitude version ::

I've only heard,

"Little Bunny FooFoo
I don't wanna see you
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head"

I love that song

Same here, and I also love that song.

I don't know either of the camp songs

However, my sister, who lives in England was telling me that at her son's Mommy & Baby music class they have to sing Baa Baa Fluffy Sheep. She was told Baa Baa Black Sheep is no longer socially acceptable as some people might find it racist???

I just thought it was a cute song about sheep!

All I could say when I read this was "give me a break." I (of course) had to look up the origins, and what I read is that wool from a black sheep was more sought after because you could make darker fabrics without having to dye them, or dye them as much.

A lot of old nursery rhyme have double meanings, Ring-Around-The-Rosey is about the plague.

A lot of people think that, but it isn't true. http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.asp

[Blackcat31]

I don't know either of the camp songs

However, my sister, who lives in England was telling me that at her son's Mommy & Baby music class they have to sing Baa Baa Fluffy Sheep. She was told Baa Baa Black Sheep is no longer socially acceptable as some people might find it racist???

I just thought it was a cute song about sheep!

Yeah, back when I worked at Head Start (more than 20 years ago) we had to sing "Baa Baa Rainbow sheep" so everyone could feel included.

Funny as a kid, I don't recall anything about that song that made me think of race.... I just thought it was funny that the sheep talked.... ::

[SilverSabre25]

I don't know either of the camp songs

However, my sister, who lives in England was telling me that at her son's Mommy & Baby music class they have to sing Baa Baa Fluffy Sheep. She was told Baa Baa Black Sheep is no longer socially acceptable as some people might find it racist???

I just thought it was a cute song about sheep!

But...but...but...there ARE black sheep!! That's just SILLY! It's not racist...I just...that's just...

people are weird.

[Cradle2crayons]

But...but...but...there ARE black sheep!! That's just SILLY! It's not racist...I just...that's just...

people are weird.

Amen... There certainly aren't rainbow sheep... Although I've seen some black and white polka dotted ones