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India - Education Minister announces "Rain, Rain, Go Away" nursery rhyme is racist
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:31 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:31 am
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Lucknow: Yogendra Upadhyay has triggered discussion after reportedly raising objections to the popular English nursery rhyme “Rain Rain Go Away,” saying its message may not align with Indian cultural values.
During an interaction with the media, the minister is said to have questioned whether the poem, which asks the rain to go away so that “Little Johnny” can play, sends an appropriate message in a country where rainfall is closely linked to agriculture and is traditionally welcomed.
Upadhyay suggested that educational content should reflect Indian traditions and cultural sensibilities. He reportedly argued that asking rain to “go away” could be seen as inconsistent with the importance attached to monsoon rains in India.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 8:34 am
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:33 am to Shexter
Yes because historically speaking farming is unique to India
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:34 am to Shexter
Holy cow
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:35 am to Shexter
I’m actually starting to enjoy these. 
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:38 am to upgrade
Good to see that woke retardedness is not just limited to the united states.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:38 am to LSUballs
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Holy cow
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:38 am to Shexter
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Upadhyay suggested that educational content should reflect Indian traditions and cultural sensibilities.
Don’t have a problem with this if this is applied equally (it won’t be)
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:40 am to Volvagia
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Yes because historically speaking farming is unique to India
You just don’t get it bro. Little Johnny is a spoiled rich little white kid who doesn’t rely on agriculture. His daddy owns a business. If he had his way, he’d shut down farming just so he could play outside.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:41 am to ThermoDynamicTiger
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Good to see that woke retardedness is not just limited to the united states
The other week there was an Indian official who was saying that he doesn’t use deodorant, or AC in either the office or the car. You just need to carry an onion in your pocket. And others should do the same.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:42 am to Shexter
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"Rain, Rain, Go Away" nursery rhyme is racist
He must be talking about black rain.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:42 am to Volvagia
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You just need to carry an onion in your pocket
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:43 am to Shexter
Yogendra, you so mean,
Go ask for bobs and vagene,
Curry and, B.O. man,
Go and run another scam.
There. Now it's racist
Go ask for bobs and vagene,
Curry and, B.O. man,
Go and run another scam.
There. Now it's racist
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:46 am to Shexter
Body oder is a national emergency. If he would have addressed that he would have been applauded
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:49 am to Shexter
In fairness I don't really see this as woke. It sounds stupid, but then, it's not my country and I don't care.
"An English nursery rhyme doesn't align with our values and we should replace it with our own stuff" - fine by me
"An English nursery rhyme doesn't align with our values and we should replace it with our own stuff" - fine by me
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:58 am to Shexter
I don’t see where he said anything was racist….
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:03 am to Pettifogger
What’s next?
“Kids singing “Ring around the Rosie” is insensitive because people still routinely die of the plague in our third world country”
“Kids singing “Ring around the Rosie” is insensitive because people still routinely die of the plague in our third world country”
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:15 am to Shexter
I think Rain Rain Go Away could as accurately apply to the amount of public urination/defecation seen on a daily basis in India.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:20 am to LSUballs
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Holy cow
*slow clap*
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:42 am to Shexter
Because it washes away all of their precious street turds.
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