Stop the war on Halloween.

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

Like Bill O'Reilly, I am concerned about cultural attacks on holidays and traditions. What I am speaking about is the War on Halloween. No, I am not talking about fringe Christian fundamentalists who refuse Halloween because they think it is Satanic. What I am talking about are the ravenous, mindless hordes of geekery that has contaminated everything in our culture with popular entertainment references and costume play.

Halloween is a sacred American tradition where the scary things can be confronted communally. Halloween is not a comic convention, Star Trek convention, or a costume party for your favorite TV show. You already have a place for that, and it's down at the local hotel/convention center. Oh you may think I'm being a crabby old fool, but just you wait until your children are sharing the streets with furries. And then you will ask yourself, "Why? How? How did this happen? Where did we go wrong?"

You know where you went wrong. When you abandoned tradition in favor of pop-culture! Reap what you sow! Revel in your slutty nurses and slutty polices and slutty cartoon characters while you have the time! For it will all inevitably fall prey to the demons of the twisted internets realm. You want rule 34 knocking on your door? Then ignore me. But only do so at your own peril!

Comments

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

I, for one, cannot wait for Jesus Ween.

[paedraggaidin.livejournal.com]

I, uhh...totally read that wrong.... I feel like I need a soul shower now.

[rick-day.livejournal.com]

This post makes WAAAY too much sense.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

Damn kids...

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

Can I haz a furry witch doll for Samhain? I need it for my daughter. Mas é do thoil é...

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

I think people are just getting more in tune with the fact that there are more frightening things in the world than ghosts and skeletons.

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

F**k it, let's go bowling.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

I agree. I can't imagine how our society would be able to survive if the institution of Halloween is destroyed. And also Christmas, while we're at it. From there to Armageddon there's just one step!

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

We can always count on you to bring the lols.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Mish mash of co-options of pagan and christian festivals gets co-opted by modern day religions. Care factor = 0.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

DQ.

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

God bless Halloween then, I say!

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

I'm missing the political relevance.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

War on Christmas. You know? Har har har.

[prog-expat.livejournal.com]

I don't know what the OP is on about, Halloween is about raves with girls dressed in the most minimal clothing needed to identify what they're meant to be a slutty version of. Unless moving the day we come off DST so that it no longer occurs exactly on the night one would hold such a rave, thereby eliminating that one extra hour of part-ay was the first shot...

[nano-muse.livejournal.com]

You want rule 34 knocking on your door?

Um, yes, actually, I do. >:)

:P

[prog-expat.livejournal.com]

As long a /b/ never knocks on my door, it's all good.

[kardashev.livejournal.com]

Halloween is a sacred American tradition where the scary things can be confronted communally.

Actually, Halloween is about sacrificing chickens, satanic orgies, and generally worshiping evil and death. But all the commercialism surrounding Halloween has gotten us away from the true spirit.

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

The strange thing is, I really did laugh out loud, and it was because of the truth in what you wrote.

Candy corporate is taking over, I know it's Wall Street....follow the money!!

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of Satanic potential in them furries.

[3fgburner.livejournal.com]

Halloween is, for some people, when the masks come OFF.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Damn you guys, I can hardly keep up with the pace at which you're inventing DQ-s!

[paedraggaidin.livejournal.com]

Evil > Good!!

[xforge.livejournal.com]

I'm going out this Halloween as America's prospect of ever having decent employment or any kind of positive economical outlook again in my life time.

Halloween comes early in San Francisco.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Re: Halloween comes early in San Francisco.

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

I thought that was the usual make up of the Californian ladies! =)