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It's amazing that people rarely speak out against religious beheadings or of those fanatical Muslims who throw gays off of tall buildings. People are too concerned about the dangers of the offensive Christian candy canes and hot cross buns.
Yeah, because those things happen so frequently in the United States.
That's funny. If true that candy canes were banned, that is going too far. If Candy Canes were presented with a card giving a legend of the candy cane and how it represents Jesus, then the parents should know better than to send something to public school that intends to proselytize the students.
"The principal said it was a way to be “inclusive and culturally sensitive” to all students"
When a hard-left liberal says this, it is understood to incorporate the following by reference: "Except for anyone who is white, male, heterosexual, conservative, and/or Christian."
Probably, but there have been stories like this every year for as long as I can recall. As I said above, there's a difference between some kind of organized effort to ban candy canes or raindeer cartoons, and one ignorant fool doing so in the pocket universe of one school or business or whatever. But predictably, the internet blows up with huge all-channels debate, proving the number of gullible idiots is endless.
(Wait, not "gullible" since that's not a real word in the dictionary. Make it "knee-jerk.")
Probably, but there have been stories like this every year for as long as I can recall. As I said above, there's a difference between some kind of organized effort to ban candy canes or raindeer cartoons, and one ignorant fool doing so in the pocket universe of one school or business or whatever. But predictably, the internet blows up with huge all-channels debate, proving the number of gullible idiots is endless.
(Wait, not "gullible" since that's not a real word in the dictionary. Make it "knee-jerk.")
(And, yes, I admit that I am someone who IS gullible -- unfortunately -- although I don't think there is any kind of organized effort to ban candy canes, Santa Clauses, etc.)
Or did you just post that to see if some people might be gullible to think that gullible wasn't a real word?
(And, yes, I admit that I am someone who IS gullible -- unfortunately -- although I don't think there is any kind of organized effort to ban candy canes, Santa Clauses, etc.)
The point is that there is ALWAYS one idiot out there, whose actions affect somewhere between zero actual people and the population of that school, business or whatever. It's amusing. It's meaningless. But it always sparks this furious, involved debate as if it's a national referendum on erasing the word "Christmas" from the dictionary (just to choose an example ).
My favorite is when some extreme-even-for-California legislator, usually a representative from Berkeley or San Francisco, puts up a bill to ban cars or make everyone ride bicycles or outlaw mobile phones. These loons aren't even taken seriously by their peers, but the news channels and internet explode as if the jackbooted stormtroopers are knocking on people's doors for their iPhones.
Amusing. Not worth a moment's outrage or argument.
Better to ban or reduce sugar intake due to tangible health consequences than some make up symbolism to make an appeasement gesture.
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That's funny. If true that candy canes were banned, that is going too far. If Candy Canes were presented with a card giving a legend of the candy cane and how it represents Jesus, then the parents should know better than to send something to public school that intends to proselytize the students.
