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Post by Ken on Oct 19, 2021 13:29:24 GMT
The National Theatre of Scotland wants to ban the word “spooky”, on the supposed grounds that it’s racist.
After all, Hallowe’en is in less than two weeks. And in my view, anything we can do to discredit this needless orgy of tedium is to be vigorously encouraged.
For parents, Hallowe’en is an unmitigated nuisance. The chore of producing costumes for your children. The boredom of escorting them door to door throughout the neighbourhood on a cold autumn night. The impossibility of getting them to sleep afterwards, as a result of all the sweets they’ve scoffed.
It’s a pain in the neck. So this attempt to ban the word “spooky” should give us at least a glimmer of hope that, one day, the whole rotten business can be abandoned altogether.
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Oct 19, 2021 14:09:23 GMT
Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Oct 19, 2021 14:09:23 GMT
The National Theatre of Scotland wants to ban the word “spooky”, on the supposed grounds that it’s racist. After all, Hallowe’en is in less than two weeks. And in my view, anything we can do to discredit this needless orgy of tedium is to be vigorously encouraged. For parents, Hallowe’en is an unmitigated nuisance. The chore of producing costumes for your children. The boredom of escorting them door to door throughout the neighbourhood on a cold autumn night. The impossibility of getting them to sleep afterwards, as a result of all the sweets they’ve scoffed. It’s a pain in the neck. So this attempt to ban the word “spooky” should give us at least a glimmer of hope that, one day, the whole rotten business can be abandoned altogether.
Though if for you it's a matter of banning any "needless orgy of tedium", you should add Christmas, Easter, and a host of other celebrations to the list.
The crass commercialization of old traditions / holidays in the name of corporate profit is tedious at best, odious at worst.
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Oct 19, 2021 16:38:51 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 19, 2021 16:38:51 GMT
BOOOOOO!!!
HISSSSS!!!
A pox upon you, Ken!
Tens of Millions of us LOVE HALLOWEEN!
Back! Back to your hole in the ground! Scat!
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Oct 19, 2021 16:42:39 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 19, 2021 16:42:39 GMT
Pssssst! Cameron! Let's change his username to Ebenezer Scrooge!
Are there no work houses? Are there no prisons?
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Oct 19, 2021 16:45:45 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 19, 2021 16:45:45 GMT
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Oct 19, 2021 17:00:27 GMT
Post by Ken on Oct 19, 2021 17:00:27 GMT
Ah ha.
You don’t love me any more……………..
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Oct 19, 2021 17:50:42 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 19, 2021 17:50:42 GMT
Ah, shucks, Ken. You just need to come to a good party for proper indoctrination. 
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Oct 19, 2021 18:22:18 GMT
Post by benziger on Oct 19, 2021 18:22:18 GMT
The crass commercialization of old traditions / holidays in the name of corporate profit is tedious at best, odious at worst.
In the region where I live, there is a tradition of mangel lights at this time of the year. The children hollow them (the mangels) out and carve the purple-dark skin with pictures, traditionally sun, moon and stars. Suspended on three strings, carried on a stick, with a small candle inside, you could go for nice walks after sunset in the neighbourhood. Today, when everything is lit up as bright as day, that's a bit difficult. So there is an official procession during which the street lights are switched off. But we also go out on the days before and after. As natives, we know enough places where you can go and sing in spite of everything: "Lantern, lantern, sun, moon and stars, ..." or "Mangel light, mangel light, where do you go?" and the other traditional songs. (And there are even new ones by a well known children song singer.
No trick, no prank, maybe a little bit spooky - but as the little children goes with their parents, they become courageous... And as it is a tradition in only a few provinces, no commercialisation until now.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Oct 19, 2021 20:26:44 GMT
Samhain runs from dusk of October 31 to dusk of November 1, and my eldest daughter was born a bit before dusk on 1 November. Needless to say she loves the spooky time of year. For that matter so do my younger daughter and my youngest son [and while they get some no they don't get to gorge on candy]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SamhainHalloween is [like many holidays] a Christian celebration set on or near the day of a different faith's celebration -- originally a way of attracting and keeping new converts in some areas. Over time the customs of All Hallows Evening [the evening before All Saints Day] and local traditions [such as Samhain] have intermingled to an extent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HalloweenDay of the Dead is similar to Halloween / Samhain in some respects yet different due to its different origins. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_DeadPerhaps my spouse will take a picture of me in costume, though I'm not certain if I'll be dressed as a homicidal maniac [they look just like ordinary people] or something scarier like a tax collector. |
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Oct 20, 2021 7:13:46 GMT
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Oct 26, 2021 5:16:44 GMT
Post by Ken on Oct 26, 2021 5:16:44 GMT
In the Hallowe’en-worshipping US, schools across the country have banned costumes for the first time, with head teachers citing concerns that “there are students whose religious beliefs don’t include celebrating Hallowe’en”, that “costumes can be trauma-triggering, thanks to the depictions of violent stereotypes”, and, of course, that “even the most well-intentioned child could be guilty of accidental cultural appropriation”.
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Oct 26, 2021 6:26:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2021 6:26:57 GMT
In the Hallowe’en-worshipping US, schools across the country have banned costumes for the first time, with head teachers citing concerns that “there are students whose religious beliefs don’t include celebrating Hallowe’en”, that “costumes can be trauma-triggering, thanks to the depictions of violent stereotypes”, and, of course, that “even the most well-intentioned child could be guilty of accidental cultural appropriation”. That's an interesting and supportive post, Ken. In my opinion, it's another step towards a control culture. No freedom of expression. Keep everyone separate, indoors, quiet and polite. And now is the time to speak. Even one word makes a difference. |
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Oct 26, 2021 11:38:25 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 26, 2021 11:38:25 GMT
That might possibly be true in some isolated areas of crazies like New York or San Francisco, but not in the school districts around here.
People here are mostly normal and enjoy Halloween traditions. I think you'll find that so in the vast majority of the American communities.
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Oct 26, 2021 13:06:27 GMT
Post by BlueAndGold on Oct 26, 2021 13:06:27 GMT
Interestingly, the local school district is even sponsoring a "Halloween Crawl" downtown. With proceeds going to yada yada yada... The local high school requires that costumes not violate the normal dress code nor incorporate simulated blood or weapons. Fangs and capes are AOK.  |
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Oct 26, 2021 13:57:01 GMT
Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Oct 26, 2021 13:57:01 GMT
In the Hallowe’en-worshipping US, schools across the country have banned costumes for the first time, with head teachers citing concerns that “there are students whose religious beliefs don’t include celebrating Hallowe’en”, that “costumes can be trauma-triggering, thanks to the depictions of violent stereotypes”, and, of course, that “even the most well-intentioned child could be guilty of accidental cultural appropriation”. The query I ran showed the latest costume ban was for the Netflix show "Squid Game", but depending upon the school certain costumes and / or accessories have been on the naughty list for a while, as shown by articles published in previous years. |
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