Why were so many lyrics cut from "UggaWug" in recent verisons of Peter Pan?

The changes made to the song were done in an effort to make it more politically correct. They also changed the lyrics from "brave noble red skin" to "brave noble warrior."

Maybe they decided yelling out "Ugga wugga meatball!" was a little bit too dated/offensive?

So we can count on you to buy a ticket to the PC Policemen's Ball?

People also don't fly or break out in to spontaneous song and dance. Boys do grow up. Pixies don't need you to clap for them to live, since they don't actually exist.

If you can suspend belief to live in the world of Peter Pan where all those things happen - then you should be able to understand that "Injuns" do speakum that wayum even if there are no such people as "Injuns".

And when did Tiger Lily turn into a stripper as she seems to be costumed in most new versions?

P.S. Tiger Lily is a great stripper name.

There's a large Native American population out here on Eastern Long Island and a high school production of PETER PAN was canceled because of their protests, although the infamous Greenport production was given the green light.

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Curtainpulldowner- The Stripper look is to make the Dads in the audience less suicidal.

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"Pixies don't need you to clap for them to live, since they don't actually exist."

Somewhere, a fairy just fell down dead.

I think the Indians' shouts during the dances are just as offensive as the original lyrics.

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Native Neverlanders don't have a problem with the depiction of their language in the musical Peter Pan since they don't exist. The characters are also not "Native Americans" since the story takes place in Neverland and not America. It is also told by British children not American children. So if anyone would have a right to be "offended" shouldn't it be Native Brits or Native Neverlanders? If you can suspend belief that the ancient looking Cathy Rigby is a young boy that can fly maybe people should just get a grip and do the show the way it was written.

Moreover, the original novel was written in the era of Imperialism and the notion of "the noble savage".

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It's one thing to be politically correct for certain pieces of art, but Peter Pan is a fantasy, sometimes silly, sometimes child-like. If the gays aren't mad that Captain Hook is an evil queen, well harumph.
Tiger Lily is a brave, sympathetic character and whimsical. When I watched it as a kid on TV, I was in love with Sondra Lee, and she wasn't a sex object as she is now. I looked forward to her Ugga Wugga Meatball every year.

I guess i would argue that when one looks at the representations of native americans in media and popular culture, it's not what one would describe as a positive image. the stereotypes "brave warrior" or "noble red" are ones that serve a white community.

political correctness isn't a semantic game (although that is what it is often reduced to). if words are symbols that will never truly be able to express the complexity of our emotions or thoughts, then it is important to consider the implications of a word or statement.
for me, it's comparable to hearing my white, male friends complain about how they are generally in a much more disadvantageous place now because of policies such as affirmative action. I just think, 'gosh the point is really being missed. '

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