• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
People Fuming At 'Bizarrely Sexist’ Lyrics Kids Were Asked To Sing For Mothers Day

Home> News

Published 18:10 24 Mar 2022 GMT

People Fuming At 'Bizarrely Sexist’ Lyrics Kids Were Asked To Sing For Mothers Day

Social media users branded the lyrics 'sexist' and 'appalling'

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

People have been left fuming over an ‘offensive’ and ‘sexist’ Mother’s Day song a school gave its pupils to sing. 

Posting on Twitter, the auntie of a pupil at the school wrote that her five-year-old niece was given the 'bizarrely sexist' song to sing for Mother’s Day.

She included a snap of the lyrics to the song, which include: “My mum’s really an angel/ She’s great at caring for me/ She does the cleaning and shopping/ And she makes a wonderful tea,” and “She may not have a degree/ But she can help with my homework."

The song the kids were given to sing.
Twitter/Sophie Hill

Advert

The tweet has sparked outrage, with one Twitter user saying she was ‘appalled’ and another branding it ‘offensive’. 

Someone else wrote: “I’m struggling with the sheer number of levels on which this is wrong.

“Also, shout to the kids who don’t have a mother, or who have neglectful or abusive mothers.”

Another person commented: “Two main problems: the sexism and the assumption that everyone has a mum.”

Advert

While a third said: “It's reinforcing gender stereotypes, that belong in the bin, to young, impressionable children.”

The company behind the poem, Out of the Ark Music, said it no longer promotes the song and encourages schools to use one of their newer pieces. 

In a statement on its website, Out of the Ark Music said: "We are aware that the songs ‘My Mum’ and ‘My Dad’, published by Out of the Ark Music many years ago, have been the cause for some concern and for that we are truly sorry.

Primary school children.
Alamy

Advert

"We recognise that the lyrics in the songs are outdated and don’t reflect the invaluable and different roles mothers and fathers play within society and within families. They also do not represent our current values and ethos as a company.

"For a number of years now we have not promoted these songs, taken them out of our new digital platform and have proactively communicated with schools to suggest free alternatives.

"As a business we work hard to instil wholesome values in every song we write, but we recognise that times change, and as result we regularly audit our songs to ensure these values are upheld. Unfortunately, we can't remove printed product that was sold and is still in circulation.

"We will continue to promote and encourage the use of alternatives to these specific songs."

Advert

If you have a story you want to tell, send it to UNILAD via [email protected]

Featured Image Credit: sophie_e_hill/Twitter/Alamy

Topics: UK News, Weird, Twitter

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at UNILAD who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

12 hours ago
13 hours ago
14 hours ago
15 hours ago
  • 12 hours ago

    Trump reveals sobering number of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers who have died this year after issuing threat to Putin

    The US president has revealed there's a huge death toll already

    News
  • 13 hours ago

    Trump orders nuclear submarines 'to be positioned in appropriate regions' after comments from Russia's ex-president

    Donald Trump is apparently ramping up his threats to Russia

    News
  • 14 hours ago

    New study finds just one of these extremely popular drinks per day may increase type 2 diabetes risk by 38%

    More that 38 million people in America have diabetes

    News
  • 15 hours ago

    Horrifying simulation shows what happened when 'woman woke up at her own funeral' during burial

    Apparently, the woman's family thought she was a ghost

    News
  • Parents in shock as gorillas mate in front of kids at zoo
  • People terrified after learning what is played over loudspeakers at 6am every day in North Korea
  • JoJo Siwa's partner says they were dumped at Big Brother party in emotional video
  • People outraged at Donald Trump’s response when asked if he needs to uphold the constitution