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AIBU?

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<gulp> my first serious AIBU before I storm the staff room...

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PomBearAtTheGatesOfDawn · 07/10/2011 15:42

Disclaimer: This is not a joke, I seriously want to know if IABU before I speak with the teacher on monday.
DDs class are doing their showing assembly next friday and DD is "the werewolf" - so far so good, they're doing the story of "Big Black Riding Hoodie".
DD brought a copy of the script home tonight, and the narrator child has to say (twice, once quietly and then again loudly) "It's the fat and ugly werewolf" as DD makes her appearance from "behind a tree". AIBU to think that "hairy scary werewolf" or "big fanged wild eyed werewolf" or "Riding Hoodie eating werewolf" would be better than "fat and ugly"?
Those are words that should not be uttered in school, let alone meant to be funny and/or entertaining and scripted by the teacher. There are one or two really big kids at the school who are seriously overweight, and even if they were all as thin as rakes, I just don't think "fat and ugly" should be bandied about. Or am I just being precious?
I will be speaking to the teacher on monday, even if IABU I can be as unreasonable as the next person when I want but I wondered if anyone else would feel this was "iffy" or if it is just me. sometimes things are Just Me, I don't always have the same reactions as other people to stuff so I'm never quite sure

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PomBearAtTheGatesOfDawn · 12/10/2011 08:06

Just a quick update (in view of the "we want to know what happens" thread Wink
I'd told DD that I would speak to the teacher at parent's evening last night, since she didn't have the duty on monday. I said to DD that she could mention this or not, as she liked, if she didn't want to say anything herself that was fine.
Anyway, DD came out of school on monday and announced that she'd told the teacher all about it and they'd changed it to "hairy and scary werewolf".
I just casually mentioned it at parent's evening and the teacher confirmed they'd changed the words and that the kids wrote it, and that she hadn't thought anything of it but could quite see how I wouldn't like it. And that was that! (thankfully)

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valiumredhead · 12/10/2011 08:27

Good result and thanks for the update :)

Milchardo · 12/10/2011 08:36

Was wondering about this - thanks for the update and well done to your DD! :)

AKissIsNotAContract · 12/10/2011 08:39

But they are keeping the black hoodie? Since hoodies come in green, blue etc and the term 'black hoodie' can be derogatory, I don't see why the teacher doesn't get the child to wear a green hoodie and change the title of the play.

harrietlichman · 12/10/2011 09:45

YANBU, but approach it calmly. Sounds like the teacher hasn't thought this through at all.

kelly2000 · 12/10/2011 14:57

And big black riding hoodie -what in the name of arse is that about.

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