New Jersey school district removes all holiday names from calendar to avoid 'hurt feelings'

A New Jersey school district opted to strip its calendar of all holidaysThursday after an outcry from dozens of angry parents over a move to change the name of Columbus Day.

The Randolph County Schools board voted unanimously to call Thanksgiving, Christmas, Yom Kippur, and every other holiday "day off" when about 100 people attended the meeting, many of whom sought to protest a proposal to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day.

I've heard many people say how they long for "The Good Old Days" and I am starting to think if that is really what we need to get back to. Growing up I seen people work hard, provide for their families and enjoy life together. The focus was to take care of yours and the things that was important to you. We did not have time to get butt hurt and think of things like this...

We should call in John Cabot day. Or Exploration Day or something. Exploration Day would celebrate Columbus, Caboto, the Vikings, and all Pre-Columbus explorers of the Americas.  Even the Natives were at one point explorers following mega-fauna across a land bridge. I grew up in Oakland and in neighboring Berkeley, it has been indigenous people's day, easily for 30 years. Even as a kid, I thought this sounded stupid. I don't think indigenous people want a sloppy seconds holiday. Everybody has months now anyway. The natives are still getting shafted.

@StumpTownStu

 Hey Stu..how is everything? I hope that you and the family are doing well. This whole thing is really becoming a pain in the behind, they want to take away this name...add this name...you CANNOT erase history no matter who does something, so if they did something that is worth of recognition why should they NOT be recognized? 

Your suggestion of "Exploration Day" is something I would vote for...this is good because we can honor all the people who had a part in settling everything long ago and making this country and the world what it is all the way up to the astronauts that are in space...kinda painting with a broad brush here but I like the idea. 

 But, like you say, people are spending too much time worrying about shit that has no real effect on them. Somewhere along the line our society has become soft. If you're an American you celebrate American holidays, not protest them. If you've that much time on your hands, do something productive with it. But that would require real work & people don't like to work.

Get used to it. Probably will happen across all 50 states in the next few years. 

@THEMUGG

 That was a real good read MUGG

you said it all

@THEMUGG

 You forgot nipple rings, metal rings in noses, lips, and other places. You have a car accident and everybody whips out their camera/phone instead of a first aid kit. 

Funny, isn't Mugg, that when we were children our parents and grandparents talked about the good ole days and now it's our turn. Guess were lucky we got here. 

I don't see any evolution other than furthering technology. 

Reminds me of the Roman Empire. All good things...........

Harken back to times gone , the past , heart attack , my mind’s gone , gotta laugh

things switch and change like an individual with indecision in his 6 cylinder swingin’ into my lane

middle finger to his face

he doesn’t see it ,

he’s got ear pods in ,

Dear God it’s too weird it’s gotta stop , I fear I live

amongst apes and monkeys , unchanged , they’re DNA stays the same , don't lump me

in that category ,

I have an actual story , more categorically informative than any boring thing Norman did

or Jeff , or Steve

i live intermingling with the dead , I breathe

while motherfucckers blog and media

it isn’t social I told ya it’s totally wrong and weak as fucck......

good luck Future World......

I don't have children and I don't like to tell people how to live but this is more then Beatle haircuts and I-phones.

The Nazis,Stalin,Mao, and Clive&Piven  all had a similar similar philosophy: Convert the children and you own the future.

@sports_Network

 UNIMAN........my buddies & I laugh about the fact that we've become our parents.......... I actually yelled at some kids to "get off my lawn" last fall. But I had a good reason as I had just over-seeded it after a bunch of landscaping.