Do you believe that the nursery rhyme Georgie Porgie is an early reference to sexual harassment?
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The Sun
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No. It is a nursery rhyme about kids, for kids. A little boy kissing a little girl is not sexual harrasment. It is social exploration and learning for both sexes. I am sick to death of finding children afraid to play because someone might 'get the wrong idea'.
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I suppose it could be interpreted that way. Certainly the girls' crying can be seen as them not wanting the kisses. Personally, I don't think so.
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I believe Georgie was showing signs of being a wife beater and was a coward when the boys came around
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The nursery rhyme Georgie Porgie is believed to refer to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, lover of both James, King of England and Anne, Queen of France. In origin it was just a nasty rhyme attacking a disliked courtier. Of course, such things may be interpreted differently at later dayes.
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No.
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Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away. ..He sounds like a perv
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He sounds a bit bi to me....
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I don't believe it is actually an early reference to sexual harrassment, but I do believe that Georgie refers to George Villiers, the 1st duke of Buckingham, the lover of Anne of Austria and finally the lover of King, yes, King Charles I. Anyway it was not harrassment but it could have been true, though I still won't disagree with it being a simple nursery rhyme about childhood games of catch and kiss - but it's hard to not question Villiers when so many other nursery rhymes have hidden historical meanings.
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