A politically correct Easter?

[Lusty]

As I went to see what today's news was on Aol.com, I saw something... interesting.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/16/spring-spheres-easter-eggs-get-politically-correct-video/

Basically, a school is trying to make Easter eggs hunts politically correct by calling easter eggs "spring spheres". At first, I thought this was some sort of elaborate joke just to take a stab at how ridiculous political correctness can be, but no.
This is a serious thing.

Is it really that important to change the name of Easter Eggs to Spring Spheres? If you don't celebrate the religious side of Easter, that's cool. I know a lot of people who throw Easter Egg hunts for kids but don't celebrate the religious side of the holiday.

Also, an egg isn't a sphere, so the name "spring sphere" is technically incorrect. >_>

But really, Spring Sphere?

Hmmmm, my bullshit detectors are tingling...

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-spring-spheres-instead-of-easter-eggs-not-so-fast/

Yup, like nearly all 'political correctness gone mad' examples, this story is made up.

 

[AngelOfBlueRoses]

Spring Spheres?
Is it me or does that sound like the plot MacGuffin for a bad RPG or Anime?

OT:
Why are people banging on about "Political Correctness" now?
I don't think people were harping on about it 10-20 years ago (or atleast I sure as hell hope not) so why the hell are we starting now?

Because we're a different generation? Most of us are 16-26 and now that we can actually speak up since we're not busy crapping ourselves and taking naps, we're calling out PC because we think it's a bunch of bullshit. The Political Correctness is just getting out of hand at this point. You know that it's starting to get out of hand when you've got schools and book publishing companies trying to censor Huckleberry Finn.

OT: My opinion has been said by so many others in this thread, it would be pointless to re-iterate.

 

[ryai458]

I for one now celebrate
"The religiously non-denominational spring festival of chocolate egg hunting"
I don't really find it that all important to rename it and I'm not a christian so I just sort of think it as a holiday that Christians renamed themselves like Christmas (Winter Solstice), although perhaps if I were a Muslim or a Jew or a Hindu I would want for the holiday to no longer be associated with Christianity so that people of my religion could share in on the fun without betraying their god(s)/beliefs...

Political correctness is killing America. That is all.

Really? I thought it was the trillions in bone-crushing debt... Or perhaps the two party system... and then there are all of the other factors....

god I hate the two party system, also eggs are shaped nothing like sphere, call them spring ovals.

 

[aashell13]

Wow spring spheres......What eggcatly do easter eggs have to do with religion?

Nothing at all, actually, unless of course you're an early pagan. In which case they're some kind of fertility symbol I think.

 

[Gilhelmi]

I really wish that non-Christians would stop celebrating our holidays and then try and change them to be PC.

This is why I get so annoyed about political correctness. They take my sacred holiday (Easter, Passover, Christmas, ect) and try and make it into another generic holiday with all the meaning taken out.

Let us pray "Lord, why must we suffer these idiots that keep trying to take away our sacred holidays. We pray Lord, give us strength and the wisdom to show them, in a peaceful way, that it is not right to take away our holidays and turn them into something they are not. In your Son's holy name, we pray, Amen".

 

[bob1052]

Why not just call them Spring Eggs.

The egg part of Easter Egg isn't even related to the non-PC part of it (unless you consider St Peter a rabbit).

 

[Gilhelmi]

I for one now celebrate
"The religiously non-denominational spring festival of chocolate egg hunting"
I don't really find it that all important to rename it and I'm not a christian so I just sort of think it as a holiday that Christians renamed themselves like Christmas (Winter Solstice), although perhaps if I were a Muslim or a Jew or a Hindu I would want for the holiday to no longer be associated with Christianity so that people of my religion could share in on the fun without betraying their god(s)/beliefs...

Political correctness is killing America. That is all.

Really? I thought it was the trillions in bone-crushing debt... Or perhaps the two party system... and then there are all of the other factors....

I think it is all of that which is killing America, and more, but I will not bore yall with the details. Political Correctness is killing free speech, the lack of free speech is killing free thought, lack of free thought is turning us into drones that must buy the latest crap because the corporations tell us too. And that is how PC is responsible for the debt.

You might think I am joking, But I am quite serious. PC is not the only thing killing America but it is 15% of it.

 

[Woodsey]

Political correctness is killing America. That is all.

Said with such conviction it almost seems like you thought of it yourself. Almost. Political correctness is a good thing. It helps to put women on the same level playing field as men, blacks on the same level as whites, etc. etc.

Stupid, barely-even-there-because-no-one-other-than-ultra-conservatives-who-like-to-*****-about-everything political correctness is, at worst, throwaway, and marginally funny.

Just because people spout the stupid fucking phrase that is, "political correctness is killing this country" doesn't mean its a logical one or true.

I really wish that non-Christians would stop celebrating our holidays and then try and change them to be PC.

This is why I get so annoyed about political correctness. They take my sacred holiday (Easter, Passover, Christmas, ect) and try and make it into another generic holiday with all the meaning taken out.

Let us pray "Lord, why must we suffer these idiots that keep trying to take away our sacred holidays. We pray Lord, give us strength and the wisdom to show them, in a peaceful way, that it is not right to take away our holidays and turn them into something they are not. In your Son's holy name, we pray, Amen".

Considering Easter and Christmas essentially have developed secular equivalents with the same name, the side that views them as simply national holidays could rename them to what they want whilst you continue calling them whatever you want. I.e. Non-issue.

Oh, and the story is probably fake: http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-spring-spheres-instead-of-easter-eggs-not-so-fast/

 

[Devil's Due]

Well, I generally approve of anything that helps move the US away from being overbearingly Christian, but really, there are better ways to do it.

Agreed. Maybe if we're lucky we can keep the whole "Easter" day and such for future generations, but completely remove the religious aspect to it but at least inform people of the idea behind the day and the like, just like how "Goodbye" used to be "God be with you," it has absolutely no religious meaning to it now but we at least should remember where it came from.

Though I won't be surprised if I get flamed for these ideas.

 

[silver wolf009]

Later today I'm going to partake in an Easter Egg hunt.
PC be damned.

Wanna go sing Christmas carols later on?

I would love that. Do you need a Valentines day Platypus?

OT: That is just silly. Stop it. It is to silly.

 

[WanderingFool]

Does the phrase "overkill" mean anything to these people?

 

[orangeban]

Geez, why are we all so uppity about this? Obviouslly someone thought, "This offends me/might offend someone else, so I'll change it,". It's not like we all have to say it, just let it go, it doesn't matter.

 

[Eddy-16]

Fuck that shit. Cyanide and Happiness know how to do it.

'Spring spheres' my arse. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Zombie Jesus.

He died for your sins, he's back for your brains![sup]TM[/sup]

Dam Ninja'd, well if you excuse me I'm off to enjoy my Zombie Jesus Day.

 

[Cheesus333]

Fuck that shit. Cyanide and Happiness know how to do it.

'Spring spheres' my arse. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Zombie Jesus.

He died for your sins, he's back for your brains![sup]TM[/sup]

Dam Ninja'd, well if you excuse me I'm off to enjoy my Zombie Jesus Day.

Have fun!

 

[Arehexes]

Later today I'm going to partake in an Easter Egg hunt.
PC be damned.

Wanna go sing Christmas carols later on?

I would love that. Do you need a Valentines day Platypus?

OT: That is just silly. Stop it. It is to silly.

Ok I promise to stop because you used a Invader Zim picture that is super awesome ^_^.

 

[jackpipsam]

This makes sense, considering that Saint Peter was actually a rabbit, making the easter bunny side of the holiday incredibly religious.
Similar to how Christmas Break became Holiday Break and the such.

Jesus really lived in south poles

 

[ultimateownage]

At one point it was PC for Santa Clause to say 'Ha Ha Ha' instead of 'Ho Ho Ho'.
Political Correctness is one big joke, and anyone who didn't realise that is a tool.

 

[orangeban]

I for one now celebrate
"The religiously non-denominational spring festival of chocolate egg hunting"
I don't really find it that all important to rename it and I'm not a christian so I just sort of think it as a holiday that Christians renamed themselves like Christmas (Winter Solstice), although perhaps if I were a Muslim or a Jew or a Hindu I would want for the holiday to no longer be associated with Christianity so that people of my religion could share in on the fun without betraying their god(s)/beliefs...

Political correctness is killing America. That is all.

Really? I thought it was the trillions in bone-crushing debt... Or perhaps the two party system... and then there are all of the other factors....

I think it is all of that which is killing America, and more, but I will not bore yall with the details. Political Correctness is killing free speech, the lack of free speech is killing free thought, lack of free thought is turning us into drones that must buy the latest crap because the corporations tell us too. And that is how PC is responsible for the debt.

You might think I am joking, But I am quite serious. PC is not the only thing killing America but it is 15% of it.

It all makes perfect sense now! The not-being-a-racist/sexist/whateverist-asshole movement is all just a ploy to make us buy things! It's not about human decency or equality at all!

By the way, you do know a countries debt isn't caused by it's people going into debt, it's caused by the government going into debt.