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    The document discusses the children's nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and how its use of the word "black" and "master" have led some to question whether it contains a racial message. In the late 20th century, some schools banned singing the rhyme in classrooms while others replaced "black" with another color. By 2011, alternatives like "Baa, Baa Rainbow Sheep" emerged to avoid potentially offensive language.

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    The document discusses the children's nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and how its use of the word "black" and "master" have led some to question whether it contains a racial message. In the late 20th century, some schools banned singing the rhyme in classrooms while others replaced "black" with another color. By 2011, alternatives like "Baa, Baa Rainbow Sheep" emerged to avoid potentially offensive language.

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    Twisted Tales The Dark origins of some popular Nursery Rhymes

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    The document discusses the children's nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and how its use of the word "black" and "master" have led some to question whether it contains a racial message. In the late 20th century, some schools banned singing the rhyme in classrooms while others replaced "black" with another color. By 2011, alternatives like "Baa, Baa Rainbow Sheep" emerged to avoid potentially offensive language.

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    BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP (1731)

    Though most scholars agree that


    “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” is about
    the Great Custom, a tax on wool
    that was introduced in 1275, its
    use of the color black and the word
    “master” led some to wonder
    whether there was a racial
    message at its center. Its political
    correctness was called into
    question yet again in the latter
    part of the 20th century, with
    some schools banning it from
    being repeated in classrooms, and
    others simply switching out the
    word “black” for something
    deemed less offensive.
    In 2011, news.com.au reported on
    the proliferation of “Baa, Baa
    Rainbow Sheep” as an alternative.

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