Eenie Meenie facts
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Southwest Airlines got sued by African American passengers for announcing: "Eeny meeny miny mo, Please sit down it's time to go".
Southwest airlines had a lawsuit brought against them for racism because an attendant said, "eeny meeny miney moe, pick a seat, it's time to go".
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A flight attended was sued for singing "Eenie meenie minie mo, pick a seat, we gotta go." The two women suing her claimed it was racist and a federal judge allowed the suit to go forward.
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Variations of "Eeny meeny miny mo" cross cultures & generations, origin unknown.
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The song that goes "eenie meenie miney mo" used to have racist lyrics
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Earlier versions of the Eeny meeny miny moe children's song did NOT contain the word tiger. Instead, it was the N-word.
