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Old 10-31-2008, 02:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Happy Black & Orange Day?

I think this political correctness thing has gone a little too far. School boards now want to call Halloween, Black & Orange day....

They're doing this at my daughters school. I can't even begin to tell you how pissed I was. Fuck 'em. First no Christmas stuff, now this.

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Old 10-31-2008, 02:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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“The images and icons associated with consumer-oriented Halloween can come into conflict with some students’ and their families’ religious beliefs.”
Does dressing up as a zombie mock the resurrection of Christ? In any event, the TSDB’s MacIntosh notes that “tombstones, the trivialization of death, and gore” are offensive to both Christians and Muslims. Still, if a devout [fill in religion here] student was offended by Halloween celebrations – or, more accurately, if the parents of that student were offended – wouldn’t it make more sense for that pupil to stay home on Oct. 31 rather than alter Halloween celebrations for the entire student body?
No, it would make more sense for someone to take a swift kiss in the ass to that so called offended student/person and tell them to chill the fuck out.
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So you can't refer to anything Christian or Pagan?
Make them eat candy until they come back to their senses
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Dumbest thing I've read all day. Stuff like this makes me want to start planning pagan ceremonies on school grounds. Goats and orgies included for a nominal fee.
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Fucking ridiculous. We (or the school boards) didn't invent the holiday, so we don't get to rename it. Just call it what it is! If you don't like it, don't celebrate it.
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This idiotic crap came up at work this morning. I was (and still am) stunned. I heard "Fall Festival Day" is replacing Halloween in some places around here.

Gimme a freakin' break.

I'm also going to go on record with saying that I hate the "cutesy" outfits. Halloween is supposed to be about Witches, Vampires, Goblins, Werewolves, Ghosts, etc., for costumes. Not freakin' Tele-tubbies, Dinosaurs, and Strawberry Shortcake crap. bah!
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what a bunch of fucking crap.
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This idiotic crap came up at work this morning. I was (and still am) stunned. I heard "Fall Festival Day" is replacing Halloween in some places around here.

Gimme a freakin' break.

I'm also going to go on record with saying that I hate the "cutesy" outfits. Halloween is supposed to be about Witches, Vampires, Goblins, Werewolves, Ghosts, etc., for costumes. Not freakin' Tele-tubbies, Dinosaurs, and Strawberry Shortcake crap. bah!
what about sexy witches?
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Old 10-31-2008, 03:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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what about sexy witches?
That can be allowed - so long as she's actually sexy.
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This idiotic crap came up at work this morning. I was (and still am) stunned. I heard "Fall Festival Day" is replacing Halloween in some places around here.

Gimme a freakin' break.

I'm also going to go on record with saying that I hate the "cutesy" outfits. Halloween is supposed to be about Witches, Vampires, Goblins, Werewolves, Ghosts, etc., for costumes. Not freakin' Tele-tubbies, Dinosaurs, and Strawberry Shortcake crap. bah!
Talk to me in 3 years when your daughter wants to go trick or treating dressed as Dora the Explorer.
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