Rastamouse lands BBC in centre of race row Rastamouse has received 95 complaints from parents objecting to the way the animated character speaks – in lilting Afro-Caribbean patois rhyme. They fear their children could cause playground friction by repeating phrases he uses such as ‘Me wan go’ (I want to go), ‘ting’ (thing) and ‘wagwan’ (whats going on?). ‘My child is white and I feel if she was to say this to another child who was not white it would be seen as her insulting the other child,’ said a mother on parenting forum Mumsnet. Others have objected because they feel the show, based on the books by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza, stereotypes black people. ‘The cartoon is like listening to a drunk white man do a really terrible Rasta impression,’ said another blogger. The BBC said: ‘Rastamouse is part of a rich and varied schedule dedicated to reflecting the lives of all children.’
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