Childhood Ruined: 15 Classic Kids’ Shows You Didn’t Realize Were Racist
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Meg Butler
“Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo
And just when you thought turning off the TV was safe, Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson reminded us all that even some of our favorite children’s rhymes have a racist past.
Did you know that it used to be “Eenie, meenie, miney, mo/catch a nigger by the toe?” Jeremy Clarkson did and he got in major trouble for mouthing those words on international TV.
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