Wtf?

I had to create a new category called, Wtf?, just because of what happened to us at music class this morning.  We’ve been home for over an hour now and my mind keeps reeling back to the music teacher and what she said in class.  I can’t stop asking myself, ”Wtf?”  Seriously, I need to bounce this of y’all to see if you think I’m overreacting or if you think this lady needs a politically correct smackdown.  Here’s the down-low.

Our teacher, Ms. S, just announced the next song we were to sing.  I got Miles all extra excited because it was his all time favorite song, Little Baby Monkey.  Well, I don’t need to remind you how Miles feels about monkeys and he could hardly contain himself with anticipation.  He quickly let out one of his infamous screeches and his right hand shot up in the air and he proceeded to pump it up and down.  The only thing we were missing was for him to flick his lighter on.  

So, Ms. S proceeds to tell us a little background information on Little Baby Monkey and told us that the song has an African rhythm and that it is played on the piano using only the black keys just like Amazing Grace.  I thought to myself, interesting information, Ms. S.  She then said, the black keys are also known as the Negro keys or slaves keys and that is when I said, “Oh no she di’n't!”  

I think I was in disbelief at what I just heard and my face got all scrunched up, just like it did when Jason told me he bought four tickets to the ACDC concert in December.  But I didn’t say anything, and before I knew it I was singing, “Little baby monkey jumping up in a tree.”

I thought about saying something to Ms. S after class but I still was too angered by it.  If you knew me in real life, you know, in that state of mind, I would have been all up in her face, head cocked, finger waving, calling her an ignorant, racist biotch.  And then everyone would in turn, be calling me, C to the R-A-Z-Y.

So, now I’m debating whether to email Ms. S or to contact the owner of the business directly.  Or do any of you think I’m being oversensitive and overracting and should just let it go?  I’m concerned that in our next class she’ll tell us that Brazil nuts are also known by another name.