Alex Armstrong and Ellie Costello have been left baffled after a major study branded some of Britain’s most beloved nursery rhymes “sexist” and “reinforced gender stereotypes”.
Jack and Jill and Little Bo-Peep were among the childhood classics found to have problematic themes.
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The study advises parents to be “cautious” about which nursery rhymes they tell their children.
Upon hearing the findings, Alex exclaimed: “It is absolutely absurd!”
“Little Miss Muffet in Little Bo Peep portrays femininity as emotionally weak because a spider frightens her,” Ellie continued.
“Oh for goodness!”
“The fact that she doesn’t know where to find them implies confusion and dependence, but also problematic because she looks like a silly woman.
“So what isn’t problematic? These people putting out nonsense like this are dividing the country up.”
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