what are the modern era controversies around the rhyme?
Changing its language , Racism
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
A controversy emerged over changing the language of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" in Britain from 1986, because, it was alleged in the popular press, it was seen as racially dubious. This was based only on a rewriting of the rhyme in one private nursery as an exercise for the children there and not on any local government policy. A similar controversy emerged in 1999 when reservations about the rhyme were submitted to Birmingham City Council by a working group on racism in children's resources, which were never approved or implemented. Two private nurseries in Oxfordshire in 2006 altered the song to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep", with black being replaced with a variety of other adjectives, like "happy, sad, hopping" and "pink". Commentators have asserted that these controversies have been exaggerated or distorted by some elements of the press as part of a more general campaign against political correctness.
who wrote the rhyme baa baa black sheep UNANSWERABLE what is it? It is an English nursery rhyme what is its origin? It was published in 1744 what is the meaning of this nursery rhyme? It  referred to resentment at the heavy taxation on wool dating back in 1275.Recently the rhyme has been connected to the slave trade in southern United states in which book was it published? Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book who is the author of the book? Mary Cooper who is tommy thumb then? UNANSWERABLE tell me something more about the aforementioned author? She was an English publisher and bookseller based in London
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep [SEP] Modern controversies
A controversy emerged over changing the language of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" in Britain from 1986, because, it was alleged in the popular press, it was seen as racially dubious. This was based only on a rewriting of the rhyme in one private nursery as an exercise for the children there and not on any local government policy. A similar controversy emerged in 1999 when reservations about the rhyme were submitted to Birmingham City Council by a working group on racism in children's resources, which were never approved or implemented. Two private nurseries in Oxfordshire in 2006 altered the song to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep", with black being replaced with a variety of other adjectives, like "happy, sad, hopping" and "pink".