Why Halloween is depressing
POSTED BY: MAL4PREZ
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 06:32
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
DOn't hate Halloween per se, just find it a depressing symbol of how much we've been inundated with another's culture.
Yes, that's partially down to choices that Australians make.
But I think to entirely deny responsibility as Americans for the impact of your cultural inundation of the rest of the world is typical American naivism.
OK. So do you get that Halloween is not originally American? You do, right?
The commercialization was an invasion to us as much as it is to you.
And explain again how you blame America?
If you die of the flu you'll blame the schmoe next to you who also dies of the flu? Because your immune system is just as weak?
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I absolutely am doing all this stuff intentionally.
I have owned it, and now we can all have fun. Just had to realize it myself first.
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
I absolutely am doing all this stuff intentionally.
I have owned it, and now we can all have fun. Just had to realize it myself first.
Yeah, we can have fun, if we can not go batshit on people when we pull their ponytails and they turn around and slap us for it.
Or you can keep doing that and I can keep psycho-analyzing you for it. I find it interesting. Does me no harm.
FYI, I psycho-analyze Niki as well. I don't think she's as far in the deep end as you, but I think she could de-escalate more than she does. I guess I'm judgmental in that way, that I believe you are in your heart harmless (I know you don't agree) and she might not quite see it that way.
Again, it's all very interesting.
My attention is easily drawn to shiny things. ;)
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I make no promises, batshit is a necessary part of all interactions with me. I mean, what would people say if I suddenly stopped acting like the lord of all guano? What would fill the terrible void?
It might not be cat pictures. But it's probably cat pictures.
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
I make no promises, batshit is a necessary part of all interactions with me. I mean, what would people say if I suddenly stopped acting like the lord of all guano? What would fill the terrible void?
It might not be cat pictures. But it's probably cat pictures.
I like cat pictures. I've yet to meet one that did not amuse.
At the risk of being cheesy, I like peaceful Byte even more. :)
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Yeah, it's great how everything I say now is basically bullshit! Now instead of simmering resentment on the outside and kinda liking you all on the inside, it's all simmering resentment under a thin veneer of being nice.
Haha I don't care if you respect me anymore.
In before Niki's response!
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Yeah, it's great how everything I say now is basically bullshit! Now instead of simmering resentment on the outside and kinda liking you all on the inside, it's all simmering resentment under a thin veneer of being nice.
Haha I don't care if you respect me anymore.
In before Niki's response!
It's all about you darlin'.
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Originally posted by MAL4PREZ:
OK. So do you get that Halloween is not originally American? You do, right?
The commercialization was an invasion to us as much as it is to you.
And explain again how you blame America?
If you die of the flu you'll blame the schmoe next to you who also dies of the flu? Because your immune system is just as weak?
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Not sure what the flue reference was about?
I do get the origins of Halloweem, but the way it is celebrated BY AMERICANS, ie trick or treating is what has been imported into this country via tv. It has no cultural relevance to us, given either its pagan or christian origins, as its Spring here and we're a secular culture. If it was just about Halloween, I'd have no problems, but it clearly isn't. Halloween is just one example.
I've explained my stance on the invasion of American culture throughout the world. Not sure what else you need from me. Do you not know about it? Do you deny it? Do you not understand the concepts of economic and cultural imperialism?
I think perhaps its hard for you to imagine or empathise, given that you live in the domininant world power, but this is one of the reasons people get snippy with Americans. Not only are you are powerful and happy to weild your power militarily, economically and culturally, but you've got that kind of dopey 'we're just trying to be the good guys' naivity going on. Or worse, a refusal to see it as your responsibility. It's just individual choice, right? I think you are smarter than that. That's the kind of argument I expect from Rap or Jongs or Geezer.
So am I saying we're squeaky clean? No, we do our own bad stuff and our gormless acceptance of the more vulgar and harmful elements of American culture is partially our responsibility (see above for how hard competing in a huge market when your're a small player)
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Originally posted by MAL4PREZ:
You want to know who really is a winner at all this? Barbados. The Bajan people turned up their noses at good ol' McDs. And how about Jamaica? Same deal there. You want to honor a culture that rejected imperial capitalism, something the rest of us failed at, look to the Caribbean.
There have been a number of attempts at rejecting MAcDonalds in Australia.Byron Bay did it successfully. Tecoma protestors have faced legal action from MacDonalds. In order to object, you have to put your income, your home and your livlihood on the line. A big ask for most people whose preference is that junk food multinationals were not so ubiquitous.
I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't all such obesity inducing crap made out of minced cow arseholes and pig fat.
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