Families have been outraged after being told to ditch traditional nursery rhymes for an ultra-woke modernization who sees pigs going “shopping” instead of “market” and sheep refusing to give their “wool” because “it’s not cool”.
Animal rights group PETA claimed that the original ballads encouraged unjust attitudes towards animals and had been given a “much-needed overhaul to replace racist, sexist and otherwise insensitive language”.
Parents have since taken to social media to blast ‘ridiculous’ vegan adaptations – with one user claiming the animal charity is ‘brainwashing’ children and has ‘gone too far’.
Hazel Tanner wrote: ‘What nonsense and these idiots are teaching our children. In fact, brainwash them!’
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, which parents and teachers sing to children, traditionally begins with “Baa, baa, black sheep, do you have any wool?”
But in a new version, the sheep explains that it’s “uncool” to steal wool and refuses to provide it to the “pastor”, the lady or the little boy who lives down the street.
Meanwhile, Little Miss Muffet’s line about a girl being “scared” of a spider has been changed to “he brightened up Miss Muffet’s day!”
Miss Muffet has also gone vegan in the updated version – instead of eating “curds and whey”, she “watches the blue birds play”.
Parents are being asked to ditch traditional nursery rhymes for an ultra-woke modernization that sees pigs shopping instead of the “market” and sheep refusing to give away their “wool” because “it’s not cool” to promote animal welfare
Animal rights group PETA claimed that the original ballads encouraged unjust attitudes towards animals and had been given a “much-needed overhaul to replace racist, sexist and otherwise insensitive language”.
Families have been outraged at the vegan adaptations and say the rhymes are ‘brainwashed’ children and have ‘gone too far’
Little Miss Muffet’s line about a girl being “scared” of a spider has been changed to saying she “brightened up Miss Muffet’s day!” Miss Muffet has also gone vegan – instead of eating ‘curds and whey’ she ‘watches the blue birds play’
In 2014, the original rhyme ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ (pictured) was also the subject of controversy over suggestions that its rhyme was racist – although scholars have since acknowledged that it is unlikely the fable has links to slavery or historical racism.
Additionally, in the beloved children’s nursery rhyme “This Little Piggy,” the reference to “roast beef” is changed to “roasted beets” to promote a plant-based diet.
And in Three Blind Mice, the line “They all ran after the farmer’s wife who cut off their tails with a carving knife” was removed.
He is replaced by the mice who are still running after the farmer’s wife, but the next lines are: “They said ‘thank you’ for saving their lives”. Have you ever seen someone act as nice as three blind mice?
In response to the nursery rhymes, Jeanette Hill wrote, “For heaven’s sake…these are nursery rhythms we’ve sung to our children forever.”
“If you want the ‘woke’ version, use it in your own home, but leave us alone.”
Ben Clements added: “It’s going to be a very cold country to live in with all those snowflakes.”
Lisa Jane Clancy added: “It’s crazy – the world has gone crazy.”
The changes to the rhymes were made by PETA who claim that the traditional versions promote outdated attitudes.
PETA’s Elisa Allen said: “Words Matter and nursery rhymes that shed light on cruelty to animals or contain archaic, negative portrayals of them need a modern overhaul.”
She added, “Small changes like Peta’s can instill empathy and compassion.” As humanity increasingly realizes that animals are not ours to exploit, the songs we sing to our children — who absorb everything they see and hear — must reflect these values.
In Three Blind Mice, the line “They all ran after the farmer’s wife who cut off their tails with a carving knife” was removed.
“Pop Goes the Weasel” also received an ultra-awakened update replacing the animal with a “bubble”
The rewritten rhymes, which are featured on PETA’s website, are part of a woke children’s literature trend, which includes gender-swapping fairy tales.
In 2014, the original rhyme “Baa Baa Black Sheep” was also the subject of controversy over suggestions that its rhyme was racist – although scholars have since acknowledged that the fable is unlikely to have links to slavery or historical racism.
The reimagined tales are part of an influx of woke storybooks and picture books being sold to children, including gender-swap fairy tales and “My First Little Book of Intersectional Activism.”
