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Old 10-14-2017, 01:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default The Darker Side of Nursery Rhymes

When you look into them a little deeper, there's some heavy stuff going on.

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe: clear indictment of overcrowding, unprotected sex and corporal punishment.

Goosy Goosy Gander: Voyeurism and beastiality (what exactly is a goose doing in my lady's chamber?) coupled with religious intolerance and elder abuse ("There I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers/ I caught him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs").

Little Bo Peep: Dereliction of duty: "Leave them alone and they'll come home"? Never heard of wolves, you stupid woman? Think sheep can defend themselves?

The Owl and the Pussycat: Same sex marriage

Hey Diddle Diddle: Clear evidence of a drug-fuelled party

Three Blind Mice: Animal abuse

Dark stuff, people! Dark, dark stuff!
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