Mother tries to ban Rudolph

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.lilsugar.com/2608437

The kindergartens of North Carolina's Murrayville Elementary practiced a rendition of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in music class to prep for a PTA holiday performance until one mother objected to what she thought were religious overtones in it. The woman felt the words "Santa" and "Christmas" in the lyrics should not be taught in public school and petitioned that the song be removed from the program. The school board ruled that it was an appropriate tune and allowed the children to perform it.

WTF?! religious overtones in a song about a mutant reindeer?! :dead:

[Ninjinister]

People these days... they'll complain about anything.

[Sewer Bull]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.

[Ninjinister]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.

Err... on a case-by-case basis.

[Jester]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.
Awww shucks, Robbie-San I never knew you though that way about me...*blushes*

[Hannah]

I sense tension in the forums lately.

[Ninjinister]

I sense a disturbance in The Force.

[Jester]

I made a stinky was I not a'post to?

[愛]

The Jerry I know took me to Merry Christmas....which is a strip club. Merry XXXmas!

[Peanut]

I find it sad that our society is all about f*cking whatever you like, acting like a complete tool in public, and binging on every mind-altering substance known to man, yet people keep getting more and more restrictive about sh*t like Christmas songs.

I wish Galactus would show the f*ck up already.

[Ninjinister]

I find it sad that our society is all about f*cking whatever you like, acting like a complete tool in public, and binging on every mind-altering substance known to man, yet people keep getting more and more restrictive about sh*t like Christmas songs.

I wish Galactus would show the f*ck up already.

Seconded. How long since his herald was here?

[ToTheNines]

You would think that one of the other parents told her to shut the **** up before this even got to the school board...

[Drtooth]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.

I think they're both equally pieces of crap. Honestly, it's a freaking song that doesn't even have anything to do with Jesus or God or any of that. Hell, I know people who celebrate Christmas secularly. Man, the idiots of this world will get offended by everything but the important stuff.

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

I. Am. So. Tired. Of. This. Nonsense. :big sigh:

[Voltron]

People these days... they'll complain about anything.

Will you PLEASE stop complaining? Everyone's sick of your gripes! Yeesh. :roll:

[Ninjinister]

Will you PLEASE stop complaining? Everyone's sick of your gripes! Yeesh. :roll:

Observation =/= Complaint.

[KROW]

I wonder if this mother happens to be heavyset, with a deep red beehive hairdo, and can justifiably be classified as a Yenta...

[Jester]

Ms. Claus?

[KROW]

Ms. Claus?

No, her hair is silver. Plus, she's affiliated with Christmas. Come on, now.

[Jester]

Hey, maybe she felt slighted...

[Spitfire]

Some people just have way too much free time on their hands.

[KROW]

Hey, maybe she felt slighted...

And badmouth the very thing that provides her free room and board? Nah, I don't see it.

[Jester]

Er...um....she did it anonymously?

OK, I got nothin'. Move on, nothing to see.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Write some new lyrics if you can't stand it, replace "Christmas" with holiday (this will cause a lot of work to do, with all Christmas songs out there...). But it's a Christmas song, not a song about every religion on Earth.

[Drtooth]

I wonder if this mother happens to be heavyset, with a deep red beehive hairdo, and can justifiably be classified as a Yenta...

Oh, Kyle's mom is a big fat *&^&*, she's the biggest ^&*%&* in the whole wide world..."

(see, I got it).

[Guitar_Raph]

Can't believe a mother made a fuss over that Christmas carol. Guess she doesn't let her kids watch that special on CBS.

What next? Here's a zinger.

At a Chtistmas pageant, during the singing of The 12 Days of Christmas, a boy gets a paddling in front of the audience, because he flubbed his line. Instead of 10 Lords A Leaping, he said 10 Lords A LEAKING!

When the Lords have gotta go, they gotta go.(LOL)

[Ryona]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.

uh... NO.

I don't think I even need to bring up any examples of the insanity of religion.

And I'm not even an Athiest. I'm just sayin'...

[Mecha Cow]

Fanatics of any kind suck.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Here I just found a song that would be the favourite one for every fanatic, sung to the tune of "I Saw Three Ships": http://www.musickit.com/resources/isaw3ships.html.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Atheistic fundamentalists are even worse than any kind of religious wackos.

Eh, they are both really annoying. Most people seem to have no problem getting along, regardless of their beliefs, until one wacko on either side decides to stir crap up.

That lady needs to watch the first South Park Christmas episode to see what a PC Christmas play would be like.:sleep:

[Buslady]

There's always gotta be the one @$$hole whining about some minor thing...

Fanatics of any kind suck? So we're all "fanatics" of TMNT...do we all suck?:P

[Ryona]

That lady needs to watch the first South Park Christmas episode to see what a PC Christmas play would be like.:sleep:

Hmm... I wonder what a PC Christmas looks like...


http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/cb55b1b0dc.jpg

[Ninjinister]

Hmm... I wonder what a PC Christmas looks like...


http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/cb55b1b0dc.jpg

Clever... verrrry clever.

[Sewer Bull]

uh... NO.

I don't think I even need to bring up any examples of the insanity of religion.

And I'm not even an Athiest. I'm just sayin'...

You clearly missed my point.

The difference between religious and atheistic fundamentalists is that the latter tend to babble about preserving tolerance, despite clearly violating it with their actions.

[Ra]

Fanatics of any kind suck.
Agreed.

Seriously, where do these people come from to complain about small things like this? It's just a damn song...

Not like if we all start singing "Jingle Bells" the world would implode, right?

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'd like to find this so called person and show her the true meaning of "offensive". I'm sick and damn tired of people trying to siphon the religious overtones out of my holiday. Charlie Brown was right.

[Drtooth]

I'd like to find this so called person and show her the true meaning of "offensive". I'm sick and damn tired of people trying to siphon the religious overtones out of my holiday. Charlie Brown was right.

Well, you know what these people are... Atheistic posers that think it's cool to pretend to care about separation of church and state, but are somehow all thumbs when an actual bill concerning religious views gets passed. I hate both sides, anyway. They just want to manipulate things and use religion as a bargaining tool to get what they want.

Sure, I'm all for including people... but you can't make them feel included by renaming everything "Holiday." I'm sure Kwanzaa and Hanukkah don't have trees... and did you see the stores Holiday section? I've seen better Hanukkah stuff at a supermarket's Kosher section. Feh.

Not like if we all start singing "Jingle Bells" the world would implode, right?

If someone complains about that song, guess what? It has NOTHING to do with Christmas. It's about (to my recollection) Sleigh races they used to have in Medford, MA. It's a song you can sing during the 10th of January... add in Sliegh Ride and Winter Wonderland, and you have 3 "Christmas" songs that are basically generic winter songs that got mixed in with Christmas... Even Frosty didn't have a Christmas lyric shoved in their until the special.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Notice those are the only Christmas songs anybody records anymore? You don't hear the traditional religious stuff which in my opinion, is FAR superior. Why? Because record labels are afraid of "offending" potential customers. When was the last time you heard a current musician sing "O' Holy Night"?

If people want more Hanukkah stuff, fine. That's their religion and they are entitled to it. More power to them. But when they try to silence my favorite Holiday because it "offends" them in favor of pushing their own down my throat, I declare culture war. Plain and simple.

[Katie]

come on down here to Nashville....they all do.

To me....if something offends....avoid it. If you don't want to bring your child up with religion, don't get you panties in a wad if there's a Christmas pageant....just don't go to it. We had a Jewish kid in my homeroom all through elementary and middle school. I would have never known about Haunnakah without him in the play every year. My brother had an atheist friend since he was like 6. neither of them whined or complained about Christmas.

I can't stand when people expect the whole world to walk on eggshells around them because they believe differently. If I lived in....i dunno....Israel....or Saudi Arabia...I wouldn't be all offended during the celebration of their holidays. If someone said "Happy Haunnakah!" I'd return the favor happily. If someone envited me to their Ramadan feast, I'd humbly accept and enjoy the meal and company. I don't need special public recognition for my beliefs...or lack thereof. I also don't need concessions made for me to practice what I believe.

Diversity is gooooood

I have, at one time or another, practiced most major religions in the world...just trying to figure out the spiritual truth, y'know? If all the holidays were banned tomorrow...I'd still have what I know. :) People need to relax a bit.

[Drtooth]

Notice those are the only Christmas songs anybody records anymore? You don't hear the traditional religious stuff which in my opinion, is FAR superior. Why? Because record labels are afraid of "offending" potential customers. When was the last time you heard a current musician sing "O' Holy Night"?

I thought they were still just recording that trite "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open fire" crap... only dudes that did it right were Johnny Mathis and Big Bird with the Swedish Chef. Hell, even Jewish celebrities do Christmas albums. That kinda music sells. You don't even need to write anything... just pay someone else's music rights. Simple as that.

If people want more Hanukkah stuff, fine. That's their religion and they are entitled to it. More power to them. But when they try to silence my favorite Holiday because it "offends" them in favor of pushing their own down my throat, I declare culture war. Plain and simple.

Personally, if you declare culture war nutzoids on both sides will win, and everyone else will lose. Sometimes, you just got to wait until both idiotic groups discredit themselves... Bill O'Reilly and... uh... whoever heads the Annoyingly loud Athiest Union are both gigantic turds... and at least one of the sides has books and crap to sell instead of people making their own decisions about everything.

Annoying Athiests came out of Annoying Christian groups, much like how annoying Christian groups came out of Annoying Hippies in the 1960's and 70's. Annoying groups like this feed off being annoying and loud... because we'll get someone just as bad speaking out against that too. So best thing to do is let them act like the loud, opportunistic zombies they are until they get caught up in their own petard.

[Leogeddon]

People these days... they'll complain about anything.

I second this post! Why should they try so hard to make other people as miserable as they are?!

[The Stryker]

Yeah! People who are different are assholes for being such! Screw them!