Polictical Correctness

**venus89** · 17-12-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

there was a version of baa, baa on a video I had once, with black, white and stripey verses!

the funniest PC thing I heard recently was you can't make a diamond shape with your hands in twinkle, twinkle little star any longer as it's sign language for vagina! as if under 5's are going to know that anyway. I will be doing my old diamond shape as long as I want to....

But it is funny sat in a room full of people signing 'like a vagina in the sky'.......

Personally, I think it's stupid. In schools they have interactive whiteboards BUT you can't say blackboard, it's now a chalkboard.....

**julie w** · 17-12-2009, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

there was a version of baa, baa on a video I had once, with black, white and stripey verses!

the funniest PC thing I heard recently was you can't make a diamond shape with your hands in twinkle, twinkle little star any longer as it's sign language for vagina! as if under 5's are going to know that anyway. I will be doing my old diamond shape as long as I want to....

Sorry, that made me laugh. I just had visions of Mr Tumble signing away to this one.

**The Juggler** · 17-12-2009, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by julie w

Sorry, that made me laugh. I just had visions of Mr Tumble signing away to this one.

mind you he's so camp he could get away with anything!

**Tink** · 17-12-2009, 04:26 PM

Nursery rhymes have been around for years. Baa Baa black sheep is not racist as sheep are black and white.
It's ridiculous.
When I worked at nursery this will shock you...... We got inspected by Ofsted at Christmas, we were doing out nativity and our Mary was a colored girl. At the end Mrs O turned as said there's no such thing as a black Mary you should have gone with tradition

**The Juggler** · 17-12-2009, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by sazhazey

Nursery rhymes have been around for years. Baa Baa black sheep is not racist as sheep are black and white.
It's ridiculous.
When I worked at nursery this will shock you...... We got inspected by Ofsted at Christmas, we were doing out nativity and our Mary was a colored girl. At the end Mrs O turned as said there's no such thing as a black Mary you should have gone with tradition

do you think she ever took geography lessons

**mamasheshe** · 17-12-2009, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by wendywu

A very lovely old gentleman who has since passed on once said to me that PC stood for....sorry in advance Pauline....Pure Crap. And im afraid to say i tend to agree with him.

great totally agree

in our house its ba ba black sheep

**Shivvie** · 17-12-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by venus89

But it is funny sat in a room full of people signing 'like a vagina in the sky'.......

I nearly choked on my Baileys!!!!!

**mamasheshe** · 17-12-2009, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Shivvie

I nearly choked on my Baileys!!!!!

oh i haven't had a baileys this year yet not christmas till you have a baileys

**venus89** · 17-12-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Shivvie

I nearly choked on my Baileys!!!!!

You might well laugh - every flipping week at bump and rhyme I have to try to keep a straight face while a room full of yummy mummies sing about the great vagina in the sky..... Do you know how difficult that is?!!!

**Shivvie** · 17-12-2009, 08:31 PM

I can imagine!

**venus89** · 17-12-2009, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

mind you he's so camp he could get away with anything!

I thought he got taken off air for a while for mucking up a sign and actually swearing or something.....?

**venus89** · 17-12-2009, 08:51 PM

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...g-in-sign.html

**The Juggler** · 17-12-2009, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

mind you he's so camp he could get away with anything!

venus, just read your link - i take back what i said!

Pipsqueak · 17-12-2009, 10:47 PM

Here you go - Origins of Baa Baa Black Sheep:
(taken from Hey Diddle Diddle by Sam Foster)

BBS first published in 1744 - has its origins in ancient tax laws.
In 1275 King Edward began to collect a duty known as The Great Custom on all exports of wool. One third would be given to 'the master' (King), one third to the dame (Church or local nobility) and final third for the little boy (the workers)

Other trivia: The BBC believes that a crackly version recorded in 1951 is the oldest piece of computer generated music

See - no racial connotations at all - so quote that back to the people when they say its not PC - tell em to buff up on their history

**Merry-Minder** · 18-12-2009, 03:26 PM

Its all a joke and I will never change the words in my house. As soon as someone finds me a black person that was ever actually offended, then maybe I would reconsider but until then all these 'jobs worths' get take a hike!!!

Ooh I came over all mean and moody then!! lol