Baa baa... Rainbow sheep

[CrazyOldGoat]

"Traditional nursery rhymes are being rewritten at nursery schools to avoid causing offence to children. Instead of singing "Baa baa, black sheep" as generations of children have learnt to do, toddlers in Oxfordshire are being taught to sing "Baa baa, rainbow sheep". - Source: The Times Online

At first i thought this was a joke, but it seems that it isn't - this is really getting ridiculous. I mean, how could a child, or anyone for that matter, be offended by Baa Baa "Black" sheep?

Other nursery rhymes and fairy tale stories are being censored aswell. For example:

"In keeping with the new approach, teachers at the nurseries have reportedly also changed the ending of Humpty Dumpty so as not to upset the children and dropped the seven dwarfs from the title of Snow White. " Source: The Times Online

 

[Sabre]

Now thats just .... retarded... is the only word i think thing to describe that...

I think people are being just a tad too protective over their children =/

 

[01wojtowicz]

retarded

I dont believe you just used that word, it is extremely offensive to peopel with retardations and you should be taken to court and fined

i was joking btw... its pathetic how politically correct things are nowadays!

 

[eh-stevo]

Baa ba rainbow sheep?

Sounds stupid, doesnt flow as well.

 

[DOMiNIC]

Even Name Pros seems to be following the trend of 'Political Correctness.'

I replied to the following post, http://www.namepros.com/domain-appraisals/175060-oldtrash-com.html mentioning that OldTrash.com could be developed as "A site for White/Trailer Trash Pensioners!!!"

The next day I received the following message...

Are you white ?

I find it odd you did not include black/jewish/asian trash as an option. You have to remember to include everyone !

My reply was...

"Sure I'm white, well pretty red at the moment with sunburn.

White Trash is a common expression, I've never heard the terms black/jewish/asian trash in mainstream use and unfortunately domains are about word play and the freedom of expression hence why I wasn't being polittically correct.

Hope no offence was taken, certainly none intended".

I'm not sure if the guy was serious or not?

 

[Humdizzy]

I thought this thread would be about genetically engineering sheep to have rainbow wool.

Everyone is offended by everything now a days. I always thought we were moving away from those days.

 

[gchick]

nursery rhymes will never be the same...sigh*