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Vinca

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44. This is one of the dumbest notions I've ever heard. Now we're going to be blamed not only

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Wed Jan 5, 2022, 07:59 AM

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for killing Christmas, but killing Santa. Unless there is proof Santa and his reindeer are runaway slaves, they need to STFU. I'd hate to hear what they've got to say about Santa's "ho, ho, ho."

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School banned Jingle Bells due to racism concerns [View all] cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 OP

so are they gonna ban white christmas? nt msongs Jan 2022 #1

I think Parson Brown is also on the chopping block. NT cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #2

Maybe, since it was written by a Jew, kskiska Jan 2022 #36

Not down with this. There are mountains of racist situations that need action. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2022 #3

I agree rockfordfile Jan 2022 #6

Wut ColinC Jan 2022 #4

Perhaps it's the Bart Simpson version. 😀 TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #40

Yup! smirkymonkey Jan 2022 #51

I thought this was sarcasm at first. jimfields33 Jan 2022 #5

I mean it is hardly a Grammy winning tune ColinC Jan 2022 #52

This sounds like total bullshit tenderfoot Jan 2022 #7

I think I read it was written by a pro slavery activist AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2022 #8

Thankfully, one school does not make a summer. Torchlight Jan 2022 #9

The National Anthem is off the table. Sneederbunk Jan 2022 #10

Seriously what's the problem here? They dropped a song from the playlist, so what? unblock Jan 2022 #11

They could have quietly simply not used it, and nobody would have noticed. Crunchy Frog Jan 2022 #37

We're toast if that requirement is that every left-leaning principal needs to be perfect unblock Jan 2022 #39

I'm not looking for "perfect". Just not being a complete, blithering idiot. Crunchy Frog Jan 2022 #41

Just not being a complete, blithering idiot is really the perfect bar cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #47

This is what they waste their time with 🙄 Raine Jan 2022 #12

this is absurd........ Takket Jan 2022 #13

Well... that's bonkers. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #14

Just stupid. boston bean Jan 2022 #15

This is how conservative voters are created. BannonsLiver Jan 2022 #16

Meanwhile, Oklahoma bill would allow clergy to teach Bible courses in public schools Torchlight Jan 2022 #22

Yes, they will love that. BannonsLiver Jan 2022 #27

The OK bill is fan service, and this one school is a statistical aberration Torchlight Jan 2022 #28

No, The conservatives will already vote based on the clergy shit . But those who might JI7 Jan 2022 #33

Kind of like Liberal/Progressive voters created from Book Bans and attacks on School Board Meetings tenderfoot Jan 2022 #24

Yup. nt BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #34

Yes, because schools everywhere are banning Jingle Bells kcr Jan 2022 #42

Any Democrats calling for the ban of Jingle Bells? Kingofalldems Jan 2022 #17

What are the chances that those doing the banning in this case ... Igel Jan 2022 #32

This is why Republicans get mileage complaining about "woke" behavior. brooklynite Jan 2022 #18

Because they focus on inconsequential statistical aberrations? Torchlight Jan 2022 #23

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2022 #54

What the hell???. Initech Jan 2022 #19

I remember the DU discussions (ahem) over "niggardly" and "Black Friday." Hekate Jan 2022 #20

THIS. Sleighs, wagons, horses have worn "jingling" bells for centuries. Hortensis Jan 2022 #58

You forgot "calling a spade a spade". That caused an uproar. FSogol Jan 2022 #64

Parents are on the attack. Over anything. lindysalsagal Jan 2022 #21

No XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #25

moranic.... bahboo Jan 2022 #26

ONE school in NY State bans 'Jingle Bells' - how this could spell trouble for Democrats next on Fox tenderfoot Jan 2022 #29

They had to do some really deep and hard research to get offended. fescuerescue Jan 2022 #30

This kinda stuff is kooky, far-leftist Jill Stein-ish territory. Not Democratic or liberal Tarc Jan 2022 #31

There's no such thing as something that doesn't have Crunchy Frog Jan 2022 #35

Honestly I run into these people all the time. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #38

... OneGrassRoot Jan 2022 #43

This is one of the dumbest notions I've ever heard. Now we're going to be blamed not only Vinca Jan 2022 #44

This shit is why they mock us DenaliDemocrat Jan 2022 #45

This is stupid. yardwork Jan 2022 #46

this is the type of bollocks that will turn our Party into a permanent minority Celerity Jan 2022 #48

Exactly! smirkymonkey Jan 2022 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Jan 2022 #55

No it wouldn't, if J6 didn't turn the GQP into a minority then this text book edge case would not uponit7771 Jan 2022 #56

Disagree. Obviously this one thing will not, but to embrace this type Celerity Jan 2022 #57

Wait, GQP stays viable after CONTINUED text book treason but we wont be viable ... uponit7771 Jan 2022 #59

embracing bollocks like banning Jingle Bells is electoral poison in reactionary America Celerity Jan 2022 #60

I think that's messaging, if we can't demonize people who are text book racist, child abusers uponit7771 Jan 2022 #61

the ones focusing on 'edge case minutia' are the anti Jingle Bells crowd Celerity Jan 2022 #62

"The whole thing is easily weaponised by the RW " because of lack of dem message mechanics !! uponit7771 Jan 2022 #63

Fucking ridiculous. 11 Bravo Jan 2022 #49

I find this completely ridiculous...all the things wrong with this world and jingle bells is the Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #50