Monday, May 01, 2006
Baa, Baa, GLBTQ Sheep
Appropriately filed under “Can’t Possibly Be True,” this tidbit, courtesy of the Duluth News Tribune-Cox News Service, is quite possibly THE sign of our times:
*Editor's note: I apologize for publishing posts less frequently in recent weeks...it appears one does not have much time for blogs and such when one is no longer on vacation.
Teachers at several nursery schools in Oxfordshire, England, have been encouraging kids to learn the verse "Baa, baa, black sheep/Have you any wool?" without the word "black," but in its place a variety of emotions (e.g., "Baa, baa, sad sheep") or colors (including "Baa, baa, rainbow sheep") because they believe that kids with black skin might feel disrespected.
*Editor's note: I apologize for publishing posts less frequently in recent weeks...it appears one does not have much time for blogs and such when one is no longer on vacation.
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How about the Hispanic Realty signs I'm seeing around town. Or the Miss Black Fresno contest. How long do you think Caucasian Reality would last? Or Miss White Fresno? Geez....
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