Opinion Non-Crows AFL 11

[Cromulant]

They're raising American children.

Halloween isnt strictly American.

Better stop celebrating Christmas as well I guess, unless of course you're deeply religious

 

[Vader]

Halloween isnt strictly American.

Better stop celebrating Christmas as well I guess, unless of course you're deeply religious

Halloween isn't strictly American - but the practice of dressing up in costume & walking around the neighbourhood begging for sugary treats (trick or treat) most certainly is. It's this practice which many find objectionable, and an unwelcome intrusion of American culture into Australia (and elsewhere).

 

[SugarShane]

It's not costume parties that are the problem. It's using it as an outlet to be unfunny edgelords. Like you couldn't just come as superman or whatever.

Agreed. It's like that Seinfeld bit.

"It offends you as a jew?"
"No it offends me as a comedian!"

It's just braindead, tone deaf, edgelord shit. People often confuse bad taste with humour. Humour isn't dying, if anything now we just have higher standards than "It's funny because it's so wrong" type humour that 14 year olds in 2002 would've found funny.

 

[Cromulant]

Halloween isn't strictly American - but the practice of dressing up in costume & walking around the neighbourhood begging for sugary treats (trick or treat) most certainly is. It's this practice which many find objectionable, and an unwelcome intrusion of American culture into Australia (and elsewhere).

Its harmless fun (IMO)

 

[SugarShane]

Halloween isnt strictly American.

Better stop celebrating Christmas as well I guess, unless of course you're deeply religious

And stop watching American movies and TV shows and listening to American music.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Agreed. It's like that Seinfeld bit.

"It offends you as a jew?"
"No it offends me as a comedian!"

It's just braindead, tone deaf, edgelord shit. People often confuse bad taste with humour. Humour isn't dying, if anything now we just have higher standards than "It's funny because it's so wrong" type humour that 14 year olds in 2002 would've found funny.

Sometimes stuff just ages out and people get mad when the things they liked in their formative years isn't cool anymore. It's not enough to like something, they get validation out of knowing that other people like it too and anything that contradicts that notion is going to piss them off. I'm sure one day Simpsons memes will be like cave drawings and I'll be complaining that the world has gone to hell because some teenager doesn't appreciate my shit.

 

[Rags_118]

Costume parties are great. It's Australians doing Halloween that pisses me off.

it’s been a longtime celebration for Australians of Scottish/Celtic descent descent (not meaning fans of that distasteful Irish Catholic Glasgow football team).

It’s all associated with the harvest, end of summer, ghosts of the dead walking among us on the night of 31 Oct, with big bonfires to scare away evil spirits.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

it’s been a longtime celebration for Australians of Scottish/Celtic descent descent (not meaning fans of that distasteful Irish Catholic Glasgow football team).

It’s all associated with the harvest, end of summer, ghosts of the dead walking among us on the night of 31 Oct, with big bonfires to scare away evil spirits.

Do you keep to yourselves with this or annoy other people?

 

[Coopers]

They're raising American children.

Well, most of us also do Christmas and that's from the middle east!

 

[baldandbroke]

The point of conjecture always seems to be whether you were (A) representing your employer, or (B) what I do in my non-work time is up to me.

It’s murky - but if the employer has an interest in the behaviour … the employee is bound by a few things.

The main one being if it’s damaging to the employers interest, that’s not good. Which this stuff probably falls under.

I’ve seen it first hand and was surprised how much reach the employer has.

Not so much about being woke as people would claim! Usually a very clear legal and contractual aspect to these situations.

 

[dogs105]

And stop watching American movies and TV shows and listening to American music.

 

[StonesThrow]

Countries I mean.

Not into it myself but im happy to load up on chocolate and hope nobody knocks on the door.

I just throw west end cans out the front and no one comes to the door. Easy

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Why is it bad parenting ?? Kids dressing up and having a bit of fun.

It's bad parenting when those parents can't do simple things like make sure their kids don't run out into the middle of busy streets. It was crazy in my suburb, just cause it was Halloween people lost all sense of common sense. My daughter had to get two kids who we didn't know off the street near our house before they got hit.

 

[Cromulant]

It's bad parenting when those parents can't do simple things like make sure their kids don't run out into the middle of busy streets. It was crazy in my suburb, just cause it was Halloween people lost all sense of common sense. My daughter had to get two kids who we didn't know off the street near our house before they got hit.

Pretty long bow to draw there, bad parents are bad parents regardless of Halloween.

 

[GreyCrow]

It's bad parenting when those parents can't do simple things like make sure their kids don't run out into the middle of busy streets. It was crazy in my suburb, just cause it was Halloween people lost all sense of common sense. My daughter had to get two kids who we didn't know off the street near our house before they got hit.

Jetty Rd Brighton was crazy - especially around the railway line

I nearly cleaned up a father and 2 kids who stepped onto the road while I was driving 80% blind while trying to avoid the setting sun , looking out for side entry cars and heaps of adults and kids around

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Jetty Rd Brighton was crazy - especially around the railway line

I nearly cleaned up a father and 2 kids who stepped onto the road while I was driving 80% blind while trying to avoid the setting sun , looking out for side entry cars and heaps of adults and kids around

That area near the crossing can be pretty bad in general. The shops don't start there but people act like they do.

 

[GreyCrow]

That area near the crossing can be pretty bad in general. The shops don't start there but people act like they do.

The setting sun just makes it a lottery

 

[GameofSloanes]

Sometimes stuff just ages out and people get mad when the things they liked in their formative years isn't cool anymore. It's not enough to like something, they get validation out of knowing that other people like it too and anything that contradicts that notion is going to piss them off. I'm sure one day Simpsons memes will be like cave drawings and I'll be complaining that the world has gone to hell because some teenager doesn't appreciate my shit.

 

[cmndstab]

They're raising American children.

The idea that I should deprive my children the joy of dressing up, not to mention the exercise of going for a long walk around our neighbourhood, just because it's "American" is ridiculous. The accepted rule is that you only knock on houses that have Halloween decorations out, so nobody gets trick-or-treated that doesn't want to be. And as for the sugar high, the kids get to enjoy 2-3 lollies max on the night and the rest go into a container in the cupboard to be dolled out in appropriate portions over the next month or two. It's one of the highlights of my kids' years, and it's also a great way of meeting other young families in your local area.

Anybody who has a problem with that needs to find something more important in their life to get upset over.

 

[PeterSalt]

So a Martin Bryant costume would have been... okay?

No .. that clearly would've missed the brief of the time period for the costume

 

[Mr_Moogle]

The idea that I should deprive my children the joy of dressing up, not to mention the exercise of going for a long walk around our neighbourhood, just because it's "American" is ridiculous. The accepted rule is that you only knock on houses that have Halloween decorations out, so nobody gets trick-or-treated that doesn't want to be. And as for the sugar high, the kids get to enjoy 2-3 lollies max on the night and the rest go into a container in the cupboard to be dolled out in appropriate portions over the next month or two. It's one of the highlights of my kids' years, and it's also a great way of meeting other young families in your local area.

Anybody who has a problem with that needs to find something more important in their life to get upset over.

Surely you understand not everyone is putting in those necessary guard rails. You think every parent has adopted your set of rules? It sounds like you have that shit down to a science but not everyone does.