In 2000, the BBC reported the overturning of the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" by Birmingham City Council due to its "racial offensiveness" as being "ridiculous," according to Black British families in the area.
In 2000, the BBC reported the withdrawal of advice to nursery schools by Birmingham City Council that the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" should not be taught due to its "racial offensiveness". The advice was "ridiculous," according to Black British families in the area.