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Post by nightangel1282 on Dec 7, 2011 13:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by Art Vandelay on Dec 7, 2011 13:43:19 GMT -5
...So? The news is supposed to report, you know, facts. Not bullshit just for the sake of whimsy. I know this is Fox we're talking about but a little is still somewhat better than nothing at all.
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Post by nightangel1282 on Dec 7, 2011 13:56:14 GMT -5
The problem is, she has no right that Santa Clause is not real, knowing fully well that children who believed in him were watching television. It should be up to the parents to decide when to tell their children the truth, not some news anchor who believes that children should stop believing in him as soon as they can talk.
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Post by Star Cluster on Dec 7, 2011 14:09:23 GMT -5
But yet, if like most Americans, she would have a conniption if someone told her children that God does not exist.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Dec 7, 2011 14:10:53 GMT -5
No one has any right to decide anyone's beliefs, parents included. Not to mention, nobody is obliged to put on a charade just to protect someone else's beliefs in something that doesn't exist, news anchors included.
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Post by Vypernight on Dec 7, 2011 16:06:28 GMT -5
So NOW, Fox decides to be honest???
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Post by Thejebusfire on Dec 7, 2011 16:33:06 GMT -5
And neither did magical virgin mary and demi-god baby Jesus.
We're even.
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Post by m52nickerson on Dec 7, 2011 17:21:20 GMT -5
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Post by Vene on Dec 7, 2011 18:30:15 GMT -5
Because we all know how diligently kids watch the 9 o'clock news. This is a fucking stupid thing to get upset over, shit shouldn't have to always be sanitized for children, especially not over the delusions we feed them.
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Post by nightangel1282 on Dec 7, 2011 18:41:47 GMT -5
Delusions? How about letting kids be kids for as long as they can, Vene? Real life is going to bite you in the ass before you know it, so why crush children's dreams?
And if you think no kids saw it because it was nine o'clock, news, think again. I know lots of kids who like sitting up to watch the news that late.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Dec 7, 2011 18:51:29 GMT -5
Delusions? How about letting kids be kids for as long as they can, Vene? Real life is going to bite you in the ass before you know it, so why crush children's dreams? Why feed them "dreams" that are only going to be crushed at some point in the future? Furthermore, why should others have to go along with any charades necessary to preserve a kid's belief in total bullshit? If you want to convince your kids Santa is real, go nuts, but expecting the national fucking news media to also pretend he exists is not only an entitlement complex of the highest order, but also goes against the whole point of the news in the first place (that is reporting facts (ideally)).
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Dec 7, 2011 18:54:42 GMT -5
Oh my god. Seriously? You're getting upset over THIS? Newsflash: that obnoxious kid in their class has already informed them that Santa's bullshit (I was said obnoxious kid for kindergarten through 2nd grade).
I grew up knowing full well that Santa didn't exist; I had no problem with it, nor did my brothers, and we'd all play along and giggle like little dipshits when we got a gift from "Santa".
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Post by N. De Plume on Dec 7, 2011 19:32:25 GMT -5
Delusions? How about letting kids be kids for as long as they can, Vene? Kids were kids long before Santa was ever invented. They are fully capable of remaining kids without thinking he is real. Believing Santa is real is as essential to childhood as believing Harry Potter, Spider-man, Superman, the Ghostbusters, King Arthur, Jack the Giant Killer, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, the Little Mermaid, or the Brave Little Tailor is real. I think most parents are pretty good at making sure their kids know those characters are fictional.
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Dec 7, 2011 21:00:07 GMT -5
I actually kinda wish that my parents had done the whole Santa thing with me. Felt like I missed out on a great part of Christmas because of it.
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Dec 8, 2011 2:31:08 GMT -5
Delusions? How about letting kids be kids for as long as they can, Vene? Real life is going to bite you in the ass before you know it, so why crush children's dreams? And if you think no kids saw it because it was nine o'clock, news, think again. I know lots of kids who like sitting up to watch the news that late. Because we all know that the children will be so devastated upon hearing some news anchor say Santa doesn't exist. Santa is what makes childhood childhood, amirite? Seriously. This is fucking stupid to get worked up over. If finding out Santa's not real is what destroys a childhood something is seriously fucked up.
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