Political Correctness Gone Mad.

[nero_bolt]

Just the latest in the madness of the PC (PC=political correctness) brigade

Add this one to the very long list of PC madness

What do you call a black sheep now days?

There is so much STUPID PC madness out there now days

So post away with other examples PC madness

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Racial connotations over black sheep prompts changes to Baa Baa Black Sheep at Victorian kinders

BAA, Baa, Black Sheep has been put out to pasture at some Victorian kindergartens because of concern over the racial connotations of “black”.

Staff at childcare centres in the south-eastern suburbs told the Herald Sun the lyric was being changed to reflect a multicultural community.

Kindergarten teachers have told the Herald Sun a centre in Melbourne’s east had also considered changing the line “one for the little boy who lives down the lane” in case it could be deemed sexist.

Some parents and teachers say it is political correctness gone mad.

Celine Pieterse, co-ordinator of Malvern East’s Central Park Child Care, said children could still use “black” if they chose to. “We try to introduce a variety of sheep.”

At nearby Bubbles Pre-School, owner Belli Spanos encouraged the original lyrics: “There are black sheep and there are white sheep ... it’s not implying anything, other than the colour of the sheep.”

Cheltenham’s Lepage Primary principal came under fire in 2010 after pupils were told to replace “gay” with “fun” in Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gumtree.

The Education Department said it did not tell early learning staff what to teach children

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/racial-connotations-over-black-sheep-prompts-changes-to-ba...

Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full
One for my master
And one for my dame
And one for the little boy
That lives down the lane

[debra9275]

[pct001wine]

I thought they changed it to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep"

I read lots of Enid Blyton's books (Famous Five, Secret Seven) when I was a wee kiddie.  Didn't seem to affect me at the time.  All that "jolly hockey sticks" "that's a rum show" and "well this is a frightful mess Julian" got a bit tiresome after a while.

[pct001wine]

And I hope they changed the title of The Fat Controller in Thomas The Tank Engine. 

[*mrgrizz*]

apparently now there is "sizest" too............ no more little bo peep, or jack and the giant

[Anonymous]

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@debra9275 wrote:

yes, it's nothing new

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its news to me

hope they leave black beauty alone

[polksaladallie]

And Snow White

Although I doubt that she was, living with all those men.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Some parents and teachers say it is political correctness gone mad.

I think (hope) that most parents and teachers would say this.

The sad thing is, when these PC crackpots go off the deep end it's always the wrong people who end up getting the blame. People assume the crackpots must have been pressured into whatever action they have taken by the minority group they are seen to be appeasing.

[channys_mum]

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@pct001wine wrote:

I thought they changed it to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep"

I read lots of Enid Blyton's books (Famous Five, Secret Seven) when I was a wee kiddie.  Didn't seem to affect me at the time.  All that "jolly hockey sticks" "that's a rum show" and "well this is a frightful mess Julian" got a bit tiresome after a while.

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Has anyone actually seen a naturally coloured rainbow sheep.

What about black birds. Soon we will have white swans and rainbow swans or non-white swans.

I am surprised 'Are you being served' has not been banned.

[twinkles**stars]

Try discussing gollies in a civil manner. 

[twinkles**stars]

And be careful of In The Night Garden. ...it has been said the characters are questionable