Jack and Marie's school has done it again. On Saturday the nursery school are performing little dances at the school fete, and Marie's class are dancing to last year's Flemish summer hit, Dos Cervezas - their most inappropriate choice of song since they made a group of little girls dance to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" in miniskirts and make up (no, really, they did - "Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky-panky").
There are so many problems with this song, I hardly know where to start. First of all, they've dressed up all the three year olds as bartenders and barmaids and make them serve beers. The refrain of the song is one long call for more beer. At least this bit is in Spanish so the children won't necessarily understand, but still... I have a feeling a more child-friendly topic is not too much to wish for as a parent. But can you believe that this is not the worst part?
The song describes, in Dutch (our local language, just so we're clear), how the singer gets drunk on a beach in Spain, meets a girl, likes her, kisses her, discovers she has a very hairy top lip and then tries to get as far away from her as possible, because "every Spaniard has a moustache." He then feels really bad, which means he has to order more beer. Such a charming ditty.
Seriously, people. Drunken man goes out with beer in hand, kisses girl, complains about abundance of facial hair, gets more drunk. In the children's own language. I am so appalled I just had to repeat that for you. To stress the awfulness.
Maybe I should be impressed. They couldn't really have got it any more wrong. In a way you have to admire a teacher who can choose a song for three year olds which advocates drunkenness, disrespect for women and manages to squeeze in a few body image issues as well. Oh, and I forgot the blatant racial stereotyping. I have to laugh, but only because otherwise I would cry and have to find them a new school.
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My daughter is a dancer, has been since she was 9 and I have winced many a time watching young girls doing seductive dances to seductive songs. Some people are just beyond belief, they obviously do NOT think.
ReplyDeletex Sandi
Iota commenting here (but I can only comment as anonymous)
ReplyDeleteThis is so totally bizarre. Are you kidding us? (a) does a song like that really exist? and (b) surely surely the school didn't get your kids to sing it?
@Iota - Well, it is meant to be a funny song, and luckily they're only playing the CD, not getting them to sing along. But STILL!
ReplyDelete@Sandi - Absolutely. I always wonder why no one in that school ever thinks their choices might be inappropriate.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote a big comment and it was deleted and wouldn't let me post it as me :(
ReplyDeleteI said WTF!?!! That is crazy. I can't believe it, but I can!
I am shuddering and crying with you, it is ridiculous.
What will the 4 and 5 year olds be singing? Can it get worse?
x Rhi
I can't believe that parents haven't complained. It's a bizarre choice of song. (just out of interest - are all Flemish songs so deep and meaningful? I haven't heard any I'm afraid. Or not afraid if they're all about hairy lips.)
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD!! This is hilarious, but yes, yes, I think it's time to find a new school.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Catholic school, right? Thinks*... well I suppose it's a fairly Catholic song, when I think about it. :)
You are joking, right?
ReplyDeleteYou're not?
Eek
I don't know what's more disturbing - that the school has chosen this song, or that this song was a hit in Belgium last year....
ReplyDeleteWell, I am STILL fuming and crying on your behalf. As is the husband. We are trying to get M to tell us what song they are dancing to at their school open day next Sunday, but she doesn't know the lyrics. All she tells us is that she is dancing and has to wear a hat! ;)
ReplyDeleteps. stoopid blogger.
Blogger has eaten some of the comments on my latest post. What is WRONG with Blogger?
ReplyDeleteThey are nutters!!! Move to Antwerp before your daughter becomes an alcoholic with a moustache. Like her mother.
ReplyDelete@An - Well, that serves me right for forcing you to comment.
ReplyDelete@Rhi - That looked like "stoopid booger" to me at first. Funny.
@Iota - I don't know, but someone at Google got shouted at I'm guessing. A lot.
I love this post and I love my sister. I am soooooo lucky to have you as my friend. And I love public displays of affection. X
ReplyDelete@An - Well, I love you, and you are lucky you just redeemed yourself because I was plotting my revenge. ;-) Come see me tomorrow. There will be alcohol.
ReplyDeleteObviously I left an incredibly witty comment previously, it was the bestest of ever comments but now all you get is : OMG! that is sooo wrong.
ReplyDeleteI will be there!!!
ReplyDeleteOh crap, I can't remember what I said - too much alcohol last night. So Instead I'll just say 'hello, happy Saturday!'. I'm sure it must have been something about parents complaining. I can't see how they wouldn't...but well you know, I never fail to be surprised.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say, was it you who got Blogger shut down yesterday after they revealed your details? Did you shout at them like only a teacher knows how?
ReplyDeleteWow-I don't know what to say. That's pretty horrendous. This is what makes me so crazy-how could a teacher not understand how horrible this is?
ReplyDeleteI wrote about a similar topic.
http://www.recommendeddailydose.com/?p=8018
You're kidding, right?
ReplyDeleteWe went to my nephew's Christmas party (in Thailand). They did the Nativity, complete with Mary (a four year old Thai girl) pregnant with a doll, then giving birth to the doll on stage. Classic.
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