I my opinion the politically correct crowd have risen to new levels of lunacy. \n\nSome children children are being encouraged, by nursery teachers, to replace the word 'black' in the old nursery rhyme, 'Baa Baa Black sheep',  with the word 'Rainbow' for fear of the offense it will cause.\n\nWhich of the versions, in your opinion, is the most offensive ?
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Rainbow sheep??!! I've never heard of that one! Although I know the rhyme was banned in some nursery schools in the UK (along with 3 blind mice, which was deemed insulting to disabled people ...)\n\nBut I ignore such stupid bans myself, and I taught both rhymes to my kids without turning them into racist thugs or disabled-people abusers...!\n\nPersonally, I think the 'rainbow sheep' version is more offensive, because black sheep have NOTHING to do with the colour of people's skin, and simply by forcing people to change the words you automatically make them more aware of the differences between the races.
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It is hardly surprising that jokes at the expense of Christians will occur when the more evangelical and fundamentalist of their kind are constantly using this site to make propaganda to argue against Darwinism and to promote uncritical belief in the Bible as being literally true, and do so, not just in the Religion and Spirituality category but in many other categories as well, such that it is hard to get away from them.\n\nUnsurprisingly, this annoys people who come here to debate ideas not get propaganda shoved down their throat. They feel harassed, and indeed, they are right. They are being harassed. Unsurprisingly, there is then a backlash,\n\nPerhaps the question could have been more precise as to which Christians were felt to be less than useful to other users of this site, and why, but the humour in the question is self-evident to all but the humourless.\n\nThis is not however preaching hate or intolerance agaunst a religious group, like the questioner recently who asked if Muslims should be killed at birth. That question was hastily removed by the Yahoo Answers team.\n\nThis is satire, sending people up not blowing people up, and it was to protect just this sort of material that Rowan Atkinson came out so strongly against the Race and Religious Hatred Bill and in favour of Artistic Freedom of Expression.
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are people really that offended by the words "happy holidays" that they would stop shopping at Wal-Mart?\n\none includes everyone... and one doesn't... why not include everyone?\n\nI don't really have a problem with either, but the Christians are the ones that I've heard crying 10 times louder than anyone else...
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Responding to THEY LIVE, it's not funny and you're just as ignorant as the people who use the word!!! Black people especially shouldn't use the word that degrades them. I don't know why they use it. they're just as ignorant as the people who made it. we need to come together as a black community and get it together!!
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Dear Rose, I am sure you mean well, but here, no amount of preaching or "screaming" will change anything. This site has fallen into the realm of IM, but more clumsy. The religious bunch preach here all day to whom??? The gay bunch (myself included) puts up with one silly basher who passes itself off as many, and we all put up with the sermons from the religious bunch who tell us daily that we are going to hell. Where they get that idea, I don't have a clue. \ngood luck.
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Absolutely too far. My friend is dating a guy who comes from Gambia and he has said he would prefer to be called Black than the "politically correct" coloured. He says we are all coloured and he would actually prefer to be called nigger than coloured. It's just ridiculous. With the profession that i am in i am always having to be very careful about what i say so as not to upset anyone. Criminals are no longer allowed to be called criminal but offenders. Those in prison are not longer inmates, they, again, are offenders. In my town we were not even allowed to have Santa's grotto and Christmas decorations for fear of sparking racial problems! Instead they were called Holiday Decorations and anual turning on of the Christmas lights had to be called "Holiday Ceremony". We are allowed flags in pubs for St. Georges day but the same pubs were threatened with fines and closure if they put up the St. Georges Cross and did any special event for St. Georges day. Problem is, i am now offended and feel as i am being treated unfairly.But do they listen to a mid twenties, white "middle class" woman? You have got to be joking!\nAnd i have just noticed that one word i used has been starred out even though it is not meant offensively but it context to a conversation!
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Looked it up on line - seems like a rambling repetitive tirade.  Congratulations to you if you read the whole thing, I gave up after 30 lines or so.  There are a few words that some people feel are offensive.  There comes a time in peoples' lives where they have to get used to seeing and hearing them, even if they don't like it.  Should a teacher force a student who is uncomfortable with the words to read them out loud in front of the class?  No.  Should a fourth grade teacher assign it?  No.  Should a teacher downgrade a student if the student says "I read it and it's too bad the poet couldn't get his point across without cursing?"  No.  What happened: did a parent complain that his child was forced to read it?  A parent of a public school child should have that right.  And I accuse the poet of rambling!
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my kids are still young so we are still pretty much referring to them as bad words!! \n\nbut, as they get older it will be cussing...because I grew up with cussing.
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that is so true!!! i hate it.What are we suppose to say? even if you say dark skin or something close the say its racist.I agree with yew!
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People being too politically correct is a major issue. It only dulls our senses to what is really going on and what is dangerous. We are becoming too...."tolerant" of immoral behavior, ruining innocence for our children too soon, allowing poison ideas to run wild in our country....giving too much leniancy to enemies of our ideals. ...etc. It's sick and sad. Probably a side effect from everyone being on LEGAL DRUGS pushed to us like candy from our doctors. It's turning everyone into zombies who think everything is fine and dandy.
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Okay...who said it was acceptable?  Who made the decision that ANY promotion of racism (by any group of people against any other) was right, or even something that needs support?\n\nBoth those slogans suggest racism and violence.  They both stink of lies and deceit along with the useless bloodshed that occured under both slogans.\n\nThey are both equally worthless.
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Those of you who accused this joke teller of being a twat and racist read all the writing if you're able. He did say it was a joke. Also look at Al V's response....\nI wish you lot woul lighten up...after all let's have a laugh before the buggers blow us up.
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yup its crazy. call it what you like ...... i do\n\nmakes me laugh though they make the word 'black' sound as if its something bad by changing all this general desciption stuff, if its black its black simple as that !!!\n\nits political correctness gone crazy, i think the lunatics have taken over the asylum lol
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You are to funny! It's so true.\n\nBut now a days every one and everything has to be politically correct. It's okay to offend white and black people now just as long as you don't upset the Turkish, Kurdish, Arabs, or any other nationality who are living off OUR country's handouts!
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Hey you have no idea.....we are corrupting the minds of our little ones and don't even know it.  Actually each one has a meaning usually based on history.  For example Goosey Goosey Gander is all about religious intolerance.  \n\nGoosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander,\nUpstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber\nThere I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,\nI took him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs.\n\nApparently this was said to "scare" you into saying the appropriate prayers by whoever was "the law" and in charge.  \n\nI have found an exceptional site that I found quite an interesting read about many nursery rhymes and their "hidden" meaning.  Check it out some are surely gruesome and others just amazing!\n\nhttp://www.rhymes.org.uk/index.htm
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I worked in a primary school for 4 years and had to put up with "PE is gay", "history is gay", "school is gay" *everyday*. And thanks to Clause 28 (where local authorities are prohibited from discussing homosexuality in case they are accused of 'promoting' it - thank you, Maggie Thatcher, for allowing us to promote tolerance and understanding) you can't sit down and explain what a truly crap expression that is. Sigh.\n\n<gets down of soapbox>
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THANK YOU!!!!!  I am soooooooo sick of this double standard with the black race-- if you watch the Wire, that's all they call eachother is nigger.  So WHY is it okay for them to use it to eachother but it is a major faux pas if any other race uses the word?  You dont see Jewish people calling eachother kikes, or Polish- polaks, Germans -krauts, Chinese-chinks, Puerto Ricans-spics, etc, etc.  This is a multiracial, multicultural world and if YOUR RACE ENJOYS calling eachother a nigger, and use it so proficiently, then you are opening pandoras box to allow everyone else to use it, whether it is acceptable to you or not- by the way, I dont particularly care to be called a "cracker" but at least I dont go around calling other white people this.