Bad Bad “Baaa Baaa Black Sheep” - PC

PC runs amuck again. There was the flap about Banning Piggy Banks and now we find that “Baa Baa Black Sheep” isn’t correct because of the word black.

In case you have forgotten the words here they are. (I just hope no sheep jihadist reads this).

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

One might have looked up the words, the context and origin before getting all upset. I guess one would have to be a sheep farmer in the 1700’s to appreciate the dilemma of having the genetics lining up to give you a black sheep. Not enough wool to sell and certainly couldn’t be used to sell. Odd sheep out is a tough place to bee.

Black sheep is a derogatory colloquialism in the English language meaning an outsider or one who is different in a way which others disapprove of. This can be someone who has been shunned by others, or one who has chosen to be an outsider, due to actions and aims that separate them from the rest of the people or “flock”. A typical example might be a family member who has chosen to follow a religion other than that of the rest of his family.

The term originated from the fact that the occasional black sheep will be born into a herd of white sheep. Black sheep were considered undesirable because their wool cannot be dyed. White is the preferred colour for wool as it is most easily dyed and thus easier to market.

So fight the pc crowd and recite this at work over lunch. Well, you might just tell it to your children at night.

HT To Return of the Conservatives.

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