A Trump campaign spokesperson called the claims “completely fabricated.”

  • someguy3@lemmy.world
    31·
    3 months ago

    they used to only know the older racist version of eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

    Just found these ones interesting:

    There are considerable variations in the lyrics of the rhyme, including from the early twentieth century in the United States of America:.[3]

    Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers make him pay, Fifty dollars every day

    During the Second World War, an AP dispatch from Atlanta, Georgia reported that Atlanta children were heard reciting this version:[15]

    Eenie, meenie, minie, moe, Catch the emperor by his toe. If he hollers make him say: “I surrender to the USA.”

    Also you can forget Kramer’s outburst. He’s not that old. *75, kinda old.

    • thefartographer@lemm.ee
      2·
      3 months ago

      Does it help if I say “it’s the version that substitutes ‘tiger’ with a word that rhymes with the name of the tiger from Winnie the Pooh”?

      Also, Michael Richards quickly destroying his career by punching down a decade before Dave Chappelle turned his image into a confusing dumpster fire over the years is just further proof of the white man getting more recognition with less effort than a poc. /s

      I really wish I hadn’t looked at Michael Richards’s Wikipedia page. Seeing how much continued work and recognition he’s had made me really sad.

    • kboy101222@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      The super racist one my dad used to say is

      eeny, meeny, miny, moe

      Catch a [slur for black people] by his toe

      If he hollers let him go

      Eeny, meeny, miny, moe