To believe “wind the bobbin up” is inappropriate and to ask my child’s Nursery not to sing it.

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Wind the bobbin up originated in the cotton mill towns of the north of England in Victorian times. As anyone who knows a bit about a bit history can tell you, the cotton mills were horrendous places which horrifically exploited women and children, forcing them to do dangerous work in appalling conditions for little pay.

How can it be right to trivialise these horrors by getting children to sing a light-hearted ditty about it... It’s offensive to the memory of all those who suffered these horrendous conditions and experienced serious injury or even death as a result of hideously exploitative working practices.

Which nursery rhyme would you prefer? They're all fairly dark.

Jesus Christ.

Honestly?

You need to get out more

I think you might be over thinking it!

I always thought it was good for hand eye coordination. Luckily nobody in my play groups have suffered flashbacks from cotton mills.

Are you being serious.....?

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Hahahahah this is a joke surely

This a troll right? Please tell me this is a troll

Eh? I think you might be looking a little too hard for something to be offended by...

Isn't ring a roses about disease?

I can't get upset about it personally.

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Nobody tell her about 3 blind mice - abuse of disabled animals. 🐭 🐭 🐭

Don't be ridiculous

Pull pull clap clap clap.

Seriously get a hobby

This is brilliant OP. Anyway as a PP said all nursery rhymes are dark and usually much darker than that- jack and Jill is about 2 children being killed after all

Ring o roses is far worse.

As long as something isn't overtly racist by today's terms then personally I think it's fine, it's our heritage.

You've GOT to be taking the piss. No way does anyone think shit like that, Shirley?

Hey, don't take it too seriously folks. It's probably the Daily Mail looking for something for Monday.

Crazy thing is some posters will come out in support!

Ring a Rosie’s is about the Black Death...

Loads of nursery rhymes have darker pasts... www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes

Attishoo, attishoo was about the plague. It's part of our heritage.
I think you need to get over yourself. Use it to discuss history constructively with your dd.

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I don't think nurseries are glamourising the work.

It's just a nice song for children to learn the actions to.

Surely most traditional nursery rhymes can be interpreted in less favourable way.

Yous re over thinking this.

Pull it back again pull it back again.....

Your absolutely ridiculous!