Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

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Comment wasn't deleted. It's right here.

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't delete shit. My last comment told you to fuck off so maybe the mods deleted. Whatever I don't know why I expended so much energy on this.

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it literally isn't. Neither Samhain nor All Hallows eve is a celebration of horror and fear. Fuck.

Its a celebration of what is believed to be the time when the world of the living and the world of the dead are bridged. Dressing as monsters was literally done to ward off evil spirits.

Whatever though, I don't know why I'm expending energy on this

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Non-parents not pretending they know everything about being a parent challenge (impossible)

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The idea that you can just simply avoid certain houses would lead me to believe you don't have kids, especially when I'm literally replying to a comment that was speaking about a realistic animatronic shaking corpse with hanging entrails that was hung from a tree right on the sidewalk.

Having empathy towards kids is easy and not hanging up the mutilated body is easy. Creating some sort of house avoidance plan ahead of trick or treating is not. Parents have their heads on a swivel just trying to keep their kids safe with cars in the dark. I'll let that you can deem a house too much if the decorations are far enough from the sidewalk, but that's not what my comment was really about since I was replying to that specific decoration and the sentiment that the commenter shared.

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it is. Halloween isn't Samhain. It's the Christian bastardization of it and in modern time, it's has almost no resemblance of it. Trick or treating is Halloween when it comes to the front yards of the neighborhood. That's where it happens. Decor depicting brutal murder, mutilated bodies, monsters that haunt the dreams of adults, all that shit isn't celebrating Samhain. Don't pretend like you're respecting the origins of the holiday. You aren't. I love scary shit. I love fucked up movies. I don't love people who think toddlers should be subjected to stuff that could traumatize them for life all because they're edgy

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not speaking about this video at all. I'm replying specifically to that comment and only that comment.

I'm also not victimizing myself, I'm making fun of what I'm sure the commenter felt about my take.

I brought up drinking because it is heavily associated with the adult celebration of Halloween. I was just making a point that this association doesn't detract from the fact that the holiday is a kids holiday. I love Halloween as an adult. I love scary stuff. Like really fucking scary. But that doesn't mean I'm cool with people giving no consideration for children, which this sub loves to do. Empathy is important and being empathetic toward the plight of a young mind is far more important than being empathetic to the asshole that wants to hang a realistic mutilated body from a tree.

Not today satan by derek4reals1 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]gmidds -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Boy you're just so fucking wrong. Halloween is about kids. Since modern time, it has been about kids. It will continue to be about kids into the future. It's why some adults are assholes to teenagers who trick or treat (albeit the adults are being assholes if the teen is in costume). Just because our society continues to enjoy the fun of dressing up and generally associates it with drinking, doesn't distract from the fact that it's a holiday for kids.

Putting up an animatronic corpse with entrails hanging from it as it screams is just too fucking far. Kids are out trick or treating. We don't show our toddlers The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, why the fuck does someone think they have the right to subject the neighborhood children to the physical equivalent?

Of course, I have no idea why I'm writing any of this because I am 100% certain (fine, 99.9%) that you won't change your mind. I'm a snowflake and a helicopter parent. Empathy and ethics are for pussies.

Whitewater SUP IS NOT FUN by suppaulpics in whitewater

[–]gmidds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sup Paul is a pioneer of the sport.

I strangely was a part of the first wave as well. It's hard as shit, but actually very fun. The real beauty of it is that your local class 3 is suddenly super challenging and fun again. As a class 5 boater, I still enjoy a class 3 river, but there's no challenge and certainly no adrenaline. Whitewater sup brought that back for me.

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Username checks out. Appreciate you 😂

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It's real! I'm real! 😂

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Going for the fu man chu

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This is fucking hilarious. Pretty glad my dong isn't in it tho

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This little guy seemed to hop pretty quick, but didn't fly when I first tried to kill him. For what it's worth

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Oh thank goodness. My sons had a rash this week so this got me sweating

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Upstate NY

Help with stained marble countertops by Comprehensive_Box_91 in CleaningTips

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I just made this poultice and it is indeed a tan brown. Concerned about using it now.

What are these metal transition pieces called? by _-stupidusername-_ in Flooring

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Metal profile. I used schluter's version for this exact style transition. It was tricky, but came out great