tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post6481405044045074928..comments2023-10-21T08:45:53.140-05:00Comments on Baja Greenawalt's Cozy Book Nook: That Black Sheep and Where is the Green SheepLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-28252799951334615152011-04-08T05:49:13.641-05:002011-04-08T05:49:13.641-05:00I adore Green Sheep, way over here in Texas in the...I adore Green Sheep, way over here in Texas in the US. Makes me so happy that there is now an Oveja Verde for all my friends who know Espanol.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-90440143567825061042011-03-27T23:14:06.031-05:002011-03-27T23:14:06.031-05:00Oh yes, the Green Sheep book sounds great-- anothe...Oh yes, the Green Sheep book sounds great-- another for my therapy wishlist.<br /><br />And I've always said the nursery rhyme: Yes sir, Yes sir, three bags full. <br /><br />Which way did ya'll learn it?Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-36508818307697730942011-03-27T23:08:21.039-05:002011-03-27T23:08:21.039-05:00Nope, never heard of this but it is pretty silly. ...Nope, never heard of this but it is pretty silly. Nutty overly PC people rile me, I will continue to say the original. This reminds me of a picture book we have based on this rhyme guess it better feature in a picture book challenge post. Hope it gives the PC poopheads a conniption. ;o)Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102907186589066829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-14939609562237017712011-03-26T09:16:41.997-05:002011-03-26T09:16:41.997-05:00+JMJ+
"Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep" doesn...+JMJ+ <br /><br />"Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep" doesn't even scan well! =( <br /><br />I think it would be better to stop singing the song altogether than to change the lyrics and pretend that it doesn't mean what <i>some people</i> believe it means. <br /><br />Hmmmm. This is kind of related to the <i>Huckleberry Finn</i> controversy from a few months back!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-38811727077535367412011-03-25T23:05:29.100-05:002011-03-25T23:05:29.100-05:00I have not heard the controversy here. But that do...I have not heard the controversy here. But that doesn't mean it isn't here. I don't believe that particular rhyme is very popular/well known...a lot of people have no idea who Miss Muffet is (I call Nina that and they wonder where it came from!).<br /><br />But if I ever have any questions, I ask my African American friends if they would be offended...usually they have no idea of any controversy either, and if they do, they think it is silly. So that's who I go by. <br /><br />If the origins are true..yes, I could see it being offensive, but I hope people are sure of their facts before they make decisions...it gets difficult to take something seriously if statements are made that aren't true.<br /><br />I hope I made sense!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655136952400905041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-47559242866118516312011-03-25T19:03:36.626-05:002011-03-25T19:03:36.626-05:00The movement started in the UK (any British reader...The movement started in the UK (any British readers want to comment?), and being good colonists we have followed. Some Aussie children are singing about rainbow sheep, but I think most parents are sticking with the old version. <br /><br />...and let's not even get into what 'rainbow' means to many...<br /><br />Quote--'BLACK sheep are on the endangered species list as some children in north Queensland learn to sing Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep.'<br /><br />Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/racist-baa-baa-black-sheep-put-out-to-pasture/story-e6frfku0-1226012652386#ixzz1HeuQ3M00DeLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855086449854653526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940379803900435059.post-15408349124122675592011-03-25T03:57:58.788-05:002011-03-25T03:57:58.788-05:00+JMJ+
I suppose it was only a matter of time bef...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I suppose it was only a matter of time before the PC police went for nursery rhymes. The last I heard, "black hole" is a racist term and astrophysicists shouldn't be allowed to use it. (Sigh!) <br /><br />What are nursery schools in Australia changing the lyrics to, DeLynne?Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com