Who else HATES Halloween???

JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: Doesn't it get tiring hating things other people take pleasure from? Depends. Would you ever tire of detesting child pornography? Plenty of folks seem to take pleasure from that.

I gather from this that some people come home from a long day of work, put their feet up and settle in with a nice cup of coffee for some good ol' child-pornography-detestin'.

My reply: Get a different hobby, damn.

JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: Doesn't it get tiring hating things other people take pleasure from? Depends. Would you ever tire of detesting child pornography? Plenty of folks seem to take pleasure from that. I gather from this that some people come home from a long day of work, put their feet up and settle in with a nice cup of coffee for some good ol' child-pornography-detestin'. My reply: Get a different hobby, damn. Forgive me, but I never got the impression that anybody here has made a routine of hating on popular customs. Some folks just genuinely hate holidays.

That's something I just don't get. bad childhood experiences? I don't know what else would explain the bitterness, and crotchety old man attitude we see in threads every year around here.

Well, there is a difference between hating on a holiday and actually hating it. 

Tapfret wrote: Halloween was terrible for me as a child. Diabetes ran in our family and mom didn't want us having all that sugar. So when we got home from trick  or treating we were only allowed to eat the razor blades.

Booo!!! 

All these left hand path aspects come to mind. This year I just ignored Halloween. I used to have Devil worshippers around me and today I find it even more revolting. In 1972, Aquino and Sinclair opposed Anton LeVay's leadership and formed the "Temple Of Set". Their practices were different. Judeo Christian concepts and the worship of demons invaded my hometown. There was no "Satanic Panic" to make fun of. Kids were not interested in applying the basis of a horror film to their agenda, There was no such thing as "Heavy Metal" music. It was a kind of different brainwashing concept....maybe more like the "Dark Shadows" series.   Many of my childhood friends were driven off to the vegetable farm never to return to reality or murdered in rituals. I still feel sadness over that experience and so I ignore Halloween.

Edited by TODDLER - November 02 2010 at 09:20

I don't understand the complaints of any holiday as too commercial. The holiday is only as commercialized as you and those you share the holiday with make it.

AtomicCrimsonRush wrote: JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: JLocke wrote: stonebeard wrote: Doesn't it get tiring hating things other people take pleasure from? Depends. Would you ever tire of detesting child pornography? Plenty of folks seem to take pleasure from that. I gather from this that some people come home from a long day of work, put their feet up and settle in with a nice cup of coffee for some good ol' child-pornography-detestin'. My reply: Get a different hobby, damn. Forgive me, but I never got the impression that anybody here has made a routine of hating on popular customs. Some folks just genuinely hate holidays.  That's something I just don't get. bad childhood experiences? I don't know what else would explain the bitterness, and crotchety old man attitude we see in threads every year around here. I don't know, maybe. I like the Christmas season, for instance, but I don't particularly celebrate the holiday. I'm indifferent, I guess. To me, if I'm not directly involved, I have no reason to 'hate' this type of stuff. It's just a holiday. But plenty of folks truly hate this stuff, and that's just how they are.  Yeah i just hate the whole Pagan thing and dressing as witches and acting like its all spooky and evil. Its not a great thing to celebrate evil in any form. halloween meets Hallows Eve - Holy Evening, but thre aint nothing holy about it. In Fact I know that witches or wiccans celebrate in particular this evening, an ex Wiccan told me that the night is a revered night of magic and the dark arts for Pagans.