‘Mother’s Day’ too offensive?

Posted by on 6/30/2005

Campus administrator says newsletter reference must be ‘Parent’s Day’
A pre-school in Maryland has lost at least one customer after a student’s father working on the school’s newsletter was told he must change a “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting in the publication to “Happy Parent’s Day.”

David Becker of Kensington, Md., had a 3-year-old son at the Kensington Forest Glen Children’s Center, which is overseen by the umbrella organization Montgomery Child Care Association.

Becker said he was told: “We cannot say ‘Mother’s Day’ because we might exclude someone.”

Smack of the Week

29 Comments.

  1. Peejz 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 10:48 AM

    This is just so very sad on so many levels.

  2. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 10:56 AM

    This shit really pisses me off. who honestly gets offended by happy mothers day ? what about those of us who find political correctness (an oxymoron if ever there was one) offensive.

  3. mike kilo 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 11:16 AM

    so, happy pig-wanking hermaphrodite day is probably out too…

  4. Peejz 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 11:24 AM

    2-We are screwed basically.
    3-Where do you come up with this:razz:

  5. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 11:34 AM

    3- why does it not surprise me that yo are the first American I have ever heard use Wanker, let alone know what it means… you must be an expert

  8. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 11:55 AM

    :twisted: :evil::twisted::evil::twisted::evil::twisted::evil::twisted::evil::shock::mrgreen::cool:

  9. mike kilo 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 12:01 PM

    one of me best mates is a daft prick from UK…

  10. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 12:03 PM

    sounds like a northerner to me

  11. PCD 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 12:18 PM

    11, Fred, you need to get around more. Ur gittin to be a bloody ‘ermit, gov’nor.

    Sometimes our behaviour is an act to put off the shanty Irish, bucko.

    Remember, Peg Bundy is from Wanker County.

  12. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:20 PM

    Sorry old bean, you’ve compleatly lost me there I’m afraid.

  13. Snowy Egret 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:25 PM

    Dont you just get fed up with these PC idiots are their rediclous notions? it wont be long till some whiining antiwar 70s peace pansie deands we replace the bald eagle with a dumb rainbow chicken or replace THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER with that stupid AGE OF AQUARIUS why dont that idiot school official go back to the nut house where they escaped from:razz::roll:

  14. PCD 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:25 PM

    12, Just goofing around. Peg Bundy is the mother character from the Sitcom, “Married…With Children”. The character was a very dysfunctial mother, like LSRED. Just throw it in since someone had their knickers in a knot about “Happy Mothers Day”.

  15. Peejz 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:28 PM

    13-That’s why we love you Snowy Egret:grin:

  16. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:29 PM

    We got Married with Children in the UK…..:roll:

  17. mike kilo 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:30 PM

    peggy wanker, don’t bother to thank her???

  18. Sabor 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:36 PM

    I’m not white, I’m melanin-free
    I’m not single, pre-married
    I’m not a student, I’m a college attendee

    How’s that for political correctness.

  19. PCD 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:42 PM

    16, and you’re able not to confuse the show with the royal family?

  20. Peejz 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 01:43 PM

    18-I think you’ve got it:razz:

  21. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:02 PM

    19 -nope not gonna take the rise… God save the Queen.

  22. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:05 PM

    and we come full circle, not my use of the word God didn’t offend my atheist beliefs, nor did it force religion on me, make me feel uncomfortable or awkward…. sound familiar?

  23. mike kilo 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:15 PM

    haha.. nice.

    I’m an atheist as well, and quite frankly, I have NO PROBLEM with the 10 commandments being displayed anywhere…..

    Are there people out there whose full time job is to be offended??

    let’s fire them.

  24. mike kilo 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:18 PM

    Redfred, I’m assuming “Dwarf-tossing” is a vastly different activity than the one engaged in here by macho drunk fratboy types.

  25. Redfred 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:25 PM

    Having not participating, and being fully aware of the connotation, I believe it involves throwing short people…. but I could be wrong.

    I prefer wellie tossing myself.

  26. PCD 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 02:33 PM

    23,Yeah, his name is Jesse Jackson.

  27. TheAce0804 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 04:27 PM

    “We cannot say ‘Mother’s Day’ because we might exclude someone.”Isn’t that the whole damn point? To exclude those who aren’t mothers? Perhaps we should just ban holidays in general. Or maybe mothers.

  28. Peejz 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 04:49 PM

    27-Be caareful, they may hear you and take you up on that:wink:

  29. wallywest80 6/30/2005 at June 30, 2005 - 10:09 PM

    Guy is an idiot..clearly he is just as bad since parents day excludes those who are not parents!