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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Give me a Break
OK... I've been inspired...
Michelle Malkin brought our attention to this story from Onalaska, TX (the fact that this is in Texas makes it all the more remarkable). Parents are upset because their kids are going to sing a parody Christmas carol. Before we get to the story, here are the lyrics:
OK... horrible, wasn't it? Scandalous... How dare we expose our children to such filth. Right? Well, that's what one parent thinks.
She thinks it's racist. I think she's nuts.
Michelle Malkin brought our attention to this story from Onalaska, TX (the fact that this is in Texas makes it all the more remarkable). Parents are upset because their kids are going to sing a parody Christmas carol. Before we get to the story, here are the lyrics:
Well you've all heard the story
About Rudolph and his nose
Well I'll tell you a Christmas tell
That never has been told
Well you may think you've heard it all
But you ain't heard nothin' yet
About that crazy Christmas
That the North Pole can't forget
Rudolph was under the weather
And had to call in sick
So he got on the horn
To his cousin Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said Santa's really counting on me
And I hate to pass the buck
Leroy said Hey I'm on my way
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
When Leroy got to the North Pole
All the reindeer stiggered and laughed
They never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deer tracktor hat
Well Santa stepped in
And said just calm down
Cuz we all got a job to do
Like it or not Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leading you
And it was
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
Before that night was over
Leroy had changed there tune
He had them scootin a holf
On every single roof
By the light of a neon moon
Santa wrapped his bad with the dixie flag
He as having the time of his life
You could here him call
Merry Christmas Y'all
And all of y'all a goodnight
And it was
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
He makes Jingle Bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
About Rudolph and his nose
Well I'll tell you a Christmas tell
That never has been told
Well you may think you've heard it all
But you ain't heard nothin' yet
About that crazy Christmas
That the North Pole can't forget
Rudolph was under the weather
And had to call in sick
So he got on the horn
To his cousin Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said Santa's really counting on me
And I hate to pass the buck
Leroy said Hey I'm on my way
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
When Leroy got to the North Pole
All the reindeer stiggered and laughed
They never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deer tracktor hat
Well Santa stepped in
And said just calm down
Cuz we all got a job to do
Like it or not Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leading you
And it was
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
Before that night was over
Leroy had changed there tune
He had them scootin a holf
On every single roof
By the light of a neon moon
Santa wrapped his bad with the dixie flag
He as having the time of his life
You could here him call
Merry Christmas Y'all
And all of y'all a goodnight
And it was
Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Delivering toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home party animal
Two Steppin all across the sky
He makes jingle bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
He makes Jingle Bells with the rebel yell
And made history that night
OK... horrible, wasn't it? Scandalous... How dare we expose our children to such filth. Right? Well, that's what one parent thinks.
Parent Jennifer Scott said, "I think it's ignorance, number one. Number two, it's very racist." Scott is outraged about the lyrics. "They're just disrespectful, and I don't agree with the school choosing that particular song for their Christmas pageant," she said.Cue world's smallest violin... You're whining, Jen...
A portion of the lyrics say, "Santa wrapped his bag with a Dixie flag, he was having the time of his life." Thats one section that has Scott upset. She said, "Rebel flag to me means Confederate flag. Confederate flag is the flag the KKK recognizes as being their flag."Oh, please, please, please tell me she's joking. She is joking, right? So, the KKK has stolen the Stars and Bars for their flag. They also hijacked the Cross- should we outlaw that, too? Now, I'm not going to get into the whole Civil War issue (no, it was NOT about slavery- slavery was the issue that the North used to rally support- it was about States' Rights- slavery was on the way out... the North's tactics after the war caused more damage to Civil Rights than anything the KKK ever dreamed of doing... oh, wait... I wasn't going there, was I?) I will say that this woman is perpetuating a victim mentality that will do no one good in the long run. Especially her son, Andrew:
Third-grader Andrew Milburn explained, "It makes me feel dishonor to my color." Scott's eight-year-old son, Andrew, is of mixed race. He won't perform in the pageant because of the song.Jen, you should be ashamed of yourself! The average Southerner, who appreciates the "redneck attitude" and a fine heritage that is slowly disappearing, isn't a racist. They aren't out to oppress minorities. Honestly, they don't care about the color of a person's skin- the average Southerner that I know tries to live up to MLK's dream- they look to the content of a person's character. They don't dislike your child because of his race. They will, over time, dislike him because he'll always see himself as a victim, not living up to his potential because YOU'VE taught him that everyone hates him. Way to go.
"Just makes me feel sad that they had to do this," said Andrew. "Cause of my color... Cause they just don't like blacks."
She thinks it's racist. I think she's nuts.
