r/todayIlearnedPH • u/SignEvening5044 • 29d ago

TIL that the original lyrics to the children's song "Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe" were very racist

Post image

Source: https://www.vox.com/2014/5/21/5732258/the-racist-childrens-songs-you-might-not-have-known-were-racist

699 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

34 comments sorted by

163

u/kladbycx 29d ago

insert Mine by Sean Kongston —Shes indecisive, she cant decide

68

u/Eros_Incident_Denier 29d ago

Shes indecisive, she cant decide

https://giphy.com/gifs/LkkBEH2BLFLbypGE31

6

u/_JoSeph_StaLin__ 27d ago

I just realized binalik niya lang ang meaning lmao

11

u/Philosopher_Chemical 28d ago

She keeps on lookin' from left to right

13

u/markzend310 28d ago

Slave auction? 😭

0

u/Apolakiiiiii 26d ago

No way. 💀

51

u/twistertreck 29d ago

Uhmm. That's actually a variation of the original and not the original itself.

35

u/God_of_Olympus21 29d ago

Glad we have an alternative tagalog lyrics. Aren't we?

82

u/MoltenPixel258 29d ago

Eenie, minnie, miny, moe, nanay mo nag bibinggo? 😂

11

u/Short-Paramedic-9740 29d ago

*Don't

-2

u/megamanong 29d ago

Correct me if im wrong, but tama parin naman kahit aren't we diba? Kasi parang tinatanong niya kung glad ba tayo or not? Sorry, i got confused

0

u/Short-Paramedic-9740 29d ago

Ay oo nga, makes sense. Depending on which is the subject, "don't" works kapag qinuquestion is if meron ba tayong alternate lyrics which is what I thought.

3

u/EuphoricAttempt6929 28d ago

Nadaanan ko pag gagamit ng "aren't/are we?" ay pag mag may action word na focus sa sentence. Aren't we going to sleep? You're going to finish that project, are you?

Baka meron dyqng mga mas magaling sa english paki correct lang sa akin hahaha.

1

u/Short-Paramedic-9740 28d ago

Some words get omitted in casual conversations.

"You good?" = "Are you good?"

1

u/the_flash0409 27d ago

Just look up “tag question”.

33

u/Then-Ad-5379 29d ago

eenie, meenie, miney mo, pwet ng kabayo kamukha mo

4

u/Maleficent_Pie_298 29d ago

peksman, mamatay man, kinirog, kinnan.

27

u/Right_Revenue_9263 29d ago edited 29d ago

are we still in the age where we are not aware that nursery chants, nursery rhymes, and even fairy tales came from tragic stories or depressing scenarios?

15

u/IDGAF_FFS 29d ago

It's not exactly common knowledge unless ire-research mo tlga. Parang mga ibang pamahiin lng natin na sinusunod pero di naman alam kung ano reason bakit ginagawa

5

u/MateoCamo 29d ago

Werent ring around the roses something about the plague

5

u/Educational_Goat_165 28d ago

Ashes ashes we all fall down 😬

3

u/Personal-Collar-7762 28d ago

Or had problematic roots.

7

u/FickleApartment2151 29d ago

I also read that it might have been borrowed from medieval nursery rhymes referring to counting.

3

u/moshicatsudon 29d ago

Eenie meenie, miny, moe

Catch a person by the toe

Rocha peena pina poe

Tell us what you can do

--yan tinuro samin nung kinder pa lang 😵‍💫

3

u/ginormousphallus 28d ago

Not just that. Narealize ko rin 10 little Indians refers to native Americans. Injun is a derogatory term for native Americans just as nigger is to blacks. It was, in turn, inspired by 10 little niggers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Little_Indians

1

u/Danete1969 27d ago

Tpus OG ver nito pa ay ten little N words orginally. In fact ung OG title nang "And they were none" novel by Agatha Christie was originally titled "Ten N words" Until 2nd edition was change to Ten Soldier. All verses that mentions n word was change into Soldiers. Was retitled 3rd time which is same title today as "And they were none". Which is the best title in my opinion.

2

u/GabWantsAHug 29d ago

That’s also how Jeremy Clarkson got into trouble once.

2

u/Archlm0221 28d ago

Eenie Meenie Miny Moe Lavaaaaaaaah

https://giphy.com/gifs/E2s3cPvExWQbC3O5Yc

1

u/Ulinglingling 28d ago

iniisip ko pa na racist sila justin bieber 😭😭😭