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Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

icyfroth — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:38:38 GMT

Fans and families have been left shocked after the ABC pulled two episodes of beloved cartoon Bluey, due to “racist” connotations.

As families around the world get more and more hooked on Bluey, they’re also adding new and unlikely words to their vocabulary.

“Cheese and Crackers …”

“For real life …”

“100 dollar bucks …”

If these words sound at all familiar to you and your little ones, you’ve definitely watched your fair share of the popular ABC series.

All are very innocent when used in everyday conversations.

But there is one word used on the show and copied by diehard fans that has been deemed “racist”, resulting in the mysterious disappearance of two episodes using the word.

The word used in the episode, as well as another, is “ooga booga” and as a result of the complaints, TV bosses have decided to rework two episodes.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/two-bluey-episodes-pulled-by-abc-over-racist-connotations/news-story/0db720eeb48d1c74f3532378fed9253e

I wonder what the other one was?

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

joztamps — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:57:19 GMT

The "another" they're talking about is another episode in which the same expression was used, not another word or expression.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

icyfroth — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:12:46 GMT

Ok thanks 😊

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

11dustyattic — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:15:22 GMT

I've never heard that expression. It sounds like something being pulled from the nose lol

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sandypebbles — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:20:31 GMT

I thought it was a slang term for sex

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

11dustyattic — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:25:09 GMT

@sandypebbles wrote:
I thought it was a slang term for sex

Hahaha 😂

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

jetho1680 — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:56:26 GMT

Soon you won't be able to laugh at yourself as it might offend someone.

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snow*jewel — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:20:29 GMT

It's getting ridiculous.

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springyzone — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 01:20:49 GMT

I have heard of ooga booga but can't say i know what it means. I just thought it meant wow or something like that.

How is it racist?

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

not_for_sale — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 02:19:17 GMT

The Macquarie Dictionary defines "ooga booga" as a derogatory noun, meaning: "A stereotypical rendering of what the speaker regards to be the language of those deemed by them to be African savages."

I wonder if they would pull all of the old Tarzan movies because he frequently said "ungawa". While the producers claimed the word was made up and could be used to mean anything, it also means:

THE WORD "UNGAWA" USED IN CHILDREN'S BLACK POWER/ PUERTO RICAN POWER RHYMES

"Most of the examples of the children's rhyme which I've titled "Ah Beep Beep" (based on their first line) and other children's rhymes and chants that include the word "ungawa" not only express Black pride, but also appear to express antagonism toward White people.

pancocojams

(Pancocojams showcases the music, dances, language practices, & customs of African Americans and of other people of Black descent throughout the world).

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:37:44 GMT

I don't know about Ooga Booga, but back in the dark ages, when I was a kid in boarding school, we had our own language called Ayga Bayga - which was created by ading the syllable ayg after the first letter of each syllable of a word.(unless the word or sylable started with a vowel, in which case it preceded that vowel) e.g. "Waygee haygad aygour aygown layganguaygage." Rattled off quickly it was almost incomprehesible to outsiders.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

icyfroth — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 05:34:10 GMT

@11dustyattic wrote:
I've never heard that expression. It sounds like something being pulled from the nose lol

It seems not many people other ppl have heard of it, either.

According to the article, the ABC had one single complaint about it. Just one. And they decided to pull it.

Guess they were frightened it could incite a protest march or something.

The way things are going.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:06:24 GMT

Next thing you know, we won't be allowed to refer to pickled cabbage as sauerkraut.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

icyfroth — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:26:55 GMT

Or call Dachshunds "sausage dogs", lol.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

4channel — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:50:07 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:

Fans and families have been left shocked after the ABC pulled two episodes of beloved cartoon Bluey, due to “racist” connotations.

As families around the world get more and more hooked on Bluey, they’re also adding new and unlikely words to their vocabulary.
“Cheese and Crackers …”
“For real life …”

“100 dollar bucks …”
If these words sound at all familiar to you and your little ones, you’ve definitely watched your fair share of the popular ABC series.
All are very innocent when used in everyday conversations.

But there is one word used on the show and copied by diehard fans that has been deemed “racist”, resulting in the mysterious disappearance of two episodes using the word.

The word used in the episode, as well as another, is “ooga booga” and as a result of the complaints, TV bosses have decided to rework two episodes.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/two-bluey-episodes-pulled-by-abc-over-racist-connotations/news-story/0db720eeb48d1c74f3532378fed9253e

I wonder what the other one was?

I think that due to the unchecked and unrestrained racism of the past, people today have a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to words that can potentially have double meanings. I believe that some of the "pouncing" on things is to create a reaction, polarise and sell boost circulation of papers etc.. In saying that, I can see some seemingly innocent old children's nursery rhymes and stories having sinister content. This is because they were composed in times where people were ignorant, not educated about other cultures and races in the world. In short, they thought their culure was superior.

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

rogevibe — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 12:23:26 GMT

trouble is the term sounds to non-white - a non-offensive to our indigenous minorities even if they are not offended substitute ? daisy-waysie ?

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

lionrose.7 — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 12:38:50 GMT

Ring around the Rosey was about the Plague

I can remember a few songs from my childhood, one of them had the n world in it

One started off I have never seen the like since I was born?

I look back now and think Wow

I have also seen a old bible with picture of the devil and he was a black man also WOW

Some times I hate humans 😞

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

the_great_she_elephant — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:48:13 GMT

I remember that song too - it's an old sea shanty:

I've never seen the likes since I was born

As a bicj buck n***** with seaboots on

Singing Johnny come down to Hilo

Poor old man.

I'll wake her,

I'll shake her

I'll wake that girl with the blue dress on

singinging Johnny come down to Hilo

Poor old man.

There are more verses, but that was the only one I knew. I cringe now to think how black people must have felt every time they heard that sung. But of course, because it didn't offend US, we never gave a thought to how it might affect others.

And remember that cute little children's song Polly Wally Doodle?

Oh I came to a river and I couldn't get across,

singing polly wally doodle all the day,

So I jumped on a n***** cos I thought he was a hoss

Singing polly wally doodle al the day.

How could anyone, ever, have have though that was OK?

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

imastawka — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 02:20:29 GMT

Poor old man.
I nebber seen de like since I been born,
When a big buck man wid his sea boots on,
Says "Johnny come down to Hilo,
Poor old man!"

Oh! wake her, Oh! shake her,
Oh! wake dat girl wid de blue dress on!
When Johnny comes down to Hilo,
Poor old man.

and

I came to a river and couldn't get across
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day
I jumped on a gator and thought he was a hoss
Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day.

These are the lyrics I found

Re: Two Bluey episodes pulled by ABC

icyfroth — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 02:31:07 GMT

hmmm, I remember a rhyme:

"Eeny meeny miny mo

catch a N***er by his toe,

if he squeals, let him in,

and hang him on a safety pin"

It was used in the playground to make a decision. Left hand or right hand.

I learned it at school in the late 1950s, along with "God Save The Queen", and the "Lords Prayer"

British colonialism at it's best.