Racist Message In The Grinch?

[Father Christmas]

Of course not! Things are misheard in songs all the time! If you listen to the end of the song at the beginning of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, (The original cartoon.) it sound EXACTLY like they are saying "Join the Klu Klux Klan!". But obviously, it is misheard. But a lot of people think they are really saying that. Hear it for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S3KM92s-pg&NR=1

[santacla]

Somehow I don't hear anything about it! A lot of the words are from the book.

[santacla]

What the song says, I think is:
Trim up your uncle and your aunt with yards of whofut flant
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Of course not! Things are misheard in songs all the time! If you listen to the end of the song at the beginning of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, (The original cartoon.) it sound EXACTLY like they are saying "Join the Klu Klux Klan!". But obviously, it is misheard. But a lot of people think they are really saying that. Hear it for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S3KM92s-pg&NR=1

[Father Christmas]

That is what it says. But it's amazing what people will believe!

[Chris]

It is amazing what they'll believe. It is interesting to have you post that because I'd never heard people say that before, but found a fair number of people talking about it on-line. Amazing and thanks!

That is what it says. But it's amazing what people will believe!