Seattle school cancels Halloween over ‘equity,’ says Black kids don’t celebrate

MyNorthWest.com ^ | 10/13/21 | Jason Rantz

[ridesthemiles]

I remember Detroit being all but destroyed by fires on the nights before Halloween.....

[Mathews]

Same here. We live in a golf course community and folks from “outside” park in the club parking lot and then get on trailers that were brought in by their family members. They hayride around the whole neighborhood and have a really good time. We give out at least 5,000 pieces of candy every year and we love every minute of it.

[cgbg]

Good point—blacks celebrate Halloween just like everybody else.

Where do the woke come up with this stuff?

[UB355]

We live in a close in suburb. A number of church vans full of kids show up every year.

[Verginius Rufus]

“Pommies” is Australian slang for English.

[cherry]

when we were kids, not only did we use old mismatched socks for mittens when we were outside sled riding, but we made our own costumes from whatever there was in the house...we were bums, princesses, witches, farmers, etc....

money had nothing to do with our fun......

gee so certain males don't participate....too freaking bad....

[SunkenCiv]

One parent, however, thinks this is an “exercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism.”

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[blueunicorn6]

I see.

Those fun loving Australians!

Right there next to Germany.

Skiing on the Alps.

Wearing lederhosen.

[Trillian]

The left ruins everything for everyone.

[PapaBear3625]

A Seattle elementary school canceled Halloween activities over concerns about student equity and inclusion. Specifically, Seattle Public Schools says Black males do not celebrate and, more generally, students of color feel marginalized by the holiday. One parent, however, thinks this is an “exercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism.”

"Equity" (as opposed to "equality"): the belief that no member of a "privileged" group should have or enjoy anything which members of "marginalized" groups don't have or enjoy.

Just like communism doesn't produce wealth, but merely makes people all poor and miserable (unless you are in the Party)

[mware]

I taught for 32 years and found an ethnic group who did not participate in Halloween Party. The kids who were Jehovah Witnesses didn’t take part. They would go to library.

[Cboldt]

Just try to cancel Kwanza because white kids don’t celebrate.

[Albion Wilde]

says Black kids don’t celebrate

That's ridiculous. I've lived in both cities and suburbs, and the majority of trick or treaters in the North East are POC. Trick or treat bags are one of the major food sources for the baby mamas who take their kids to the "nice" neighborhood for better pickings.