in article , Peter Duniho at
wrote on 10/24/06 10:47 AM:

"Kingfish" wrote in message
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[...] I'm just not comfortable with what I see as
sensationalizing something as terrible as a jet crash. Some things
shouldn't be taken lightly IMO.

Some people take very seriously the possibility of being doomed to an
eternity of walking the planet as an undead construct, sent neither to hell
nor heaven. These people are not comfortable with Halloween celebrations
that sensationalize or take lightly that possibility.

Perhaps we should eliminate Halloween altogether, to ensure that we avoid
offending anyone who is uncomfortable with terrible things being portrayed,
lightly or otherwise.

Pete

It's helpful to look at how other cultures celebrate death. In Mexico they
have "The Day of the Dead", wherein Mexicans put on costumes so macabre that
they make our own get-ups look quaint by comparison. In Britain they have
"Guy Fawkes Day", wherein children go door to door collecting pennies to
construct a "Guy", a dummy that they burn in effigy (Fawkes was actually
hanged, but whatever, think of what they're recreating).

In America, by contrast, children mostly dress as superheroes, princesses
and Disney characters, their sole aim being to stuff as much candy into
their mouths as they can possibly get away with. In this context, I find the
display in question to be missing the spirit of the occasion. Not that I'd
deny them the right to have it.