Warning - blogger about to get decidedly caustic and frothing at the mouthDespite this sort of Marxist, PC, humanistic, atheistic shameful behaviour from people who have simply taken leave of their senses:
A primary school has scrapped its Christmas carols concert in favour of scaled-back shows featuring nursery rhymes and Madonna's Papa Don't Preach. Disenchanted parents have written to Premier John Brumby - who called on schools to embrace the festive season last month - seeking his intervention.... and despite this being the season, in recent years, for the ridiculous winterval substitution, a remarkable number of MSM sites are carrying that dreaded word:
The latest furore follows attempts to ban some shopping centre Santas from shouting "Ho Ho Ho", as fears grow that Christmas is under threat. Ringwood East's Tinternvale Primary prompted the anger after replacing the long-running concert with individual class productions.
Songs in the new-look mini-performances include a reworked version of Papa Don't Preach - a song about illegitimate pregnancy.
Christmas
... and not only that, they're calling the winter/new year tree the:
Christmas Tree
... again. Could Jesus of Nazareth be making a comeback? Yo and really cool things! [Don't want to be prevocative or anything now.]
All right. all right, it's atheistic and shameful but do let the humanists off! Surprised you didn't say it was "feministic" as well. Agree "winterval" is a stupid word. I think you're stuck with "Christmas tree"!
ReplyDeleteHad a hunch you'd be visiting so left the "feminism" out. :)
ReplyDeleteOh... you must be in the seasonal spirit, James. [Look, I didn't say "Christmas" there!]
ReplyDelete"Marxist, PC, humanistic, atheistic shameful behaviour"
ReplyDeleteEh?
"The parents claim the change was prompted by school bosses' fears Christmas celebrations would offend a Jehovah's Witness student."
It's apparently the religious kicking up a fuss, James, not marxists, atheists or humanists.
Besides, all they've done is broadened the format. From the article it's clear that they're still going to sing Christmas carols - this is just a paper desperately trying to whip up a story.
"Christmas" isn't going anywhere - it's too popular a holiday. After all, that's why the early Christians picked it.
Sorry, Matt, had to get a bit of pressure off the brain there. Nothing like the occasional cathartic rant.
ReplyDeletePretty funny those Aussies getting all politically correct after all the years of the White Australia Policy.
ReplyDeleteAs Matt said, it's the paper whipping up a story and not as bad as I thought from your "rant".
That said, here we celebrate everything, Christmas, Easter, Chinese New Year, Dewalli, Hannukkah. All get mentioned in schools.
:)
ReplyDeleteAussies have the foulest mouths i the whole world.
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