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Pirates: The Old Terrorists…
Written by-Zach-“Pirates! Cool!”
“I love pirates!”
“Argh!”
Pirates are not cool.
“Wait Zach… They aren’t?”
No.
Our culture has some odd obsession with those uni-legged, patch-eyed sailors with annoying birds fastened to their clavicles.
Let me tell you something. They were not nice people. They were the terrorists of their time. Terrorists. You know Saddam Hussein, and Osama Bin Laden? Those are the pirates of today. The only difference is these terrorists terrorized on land, and pirates terrorized the seas.
What are we teaching our children by letting them have pirate birthdays and wear pirate costumes and pajamas and watch “Pirates of the Caribbean” and play pirate themed mini-golf?
Now you may think I’m being picky. “Lighten up!” you might say.
“It’s just all in good fun. The kids don’t know that pirates stole, raped and pillaged. Heck, they don’t even know what two of those words mean!”
Agreed. It’s all in good fun, until you have to walk the plank.
I think we need to be careful about how we portray our past. No one would think it appropriate to come to a costume party dressed up as Charles Manson, or Hitler, would they? So why is appropriate to have children’s birthday party’s with a cruel and ruthless seafaring theme. That’s ridiculous.
You know what else is ridiculous?
This.
Blackbeard would rollover in his watery grave if he saw this becoming the future of pirating.
He would be outraged to see all his work of immoral and destructive training had lead to such disgraceful children’s song and dance.
One of the major problems with pirates is the way they talk.
If those dang pirates didn’t have such a catchy dialect, it would be much easier to convince people that pirates were actually horrible people.
There’s a website that dedicates their existence to spreading the word of pirate words to the masses.
“Talk Like A Pirate Day” is what they promote. I won’t have any part of it though. I’m promoting against it.
I just want to remind everyone that Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sept 19th.
So that means all the rest of the days ….aren’t.
Thank God.
Dude….don’t be knockin’ Captain Feathersword or Henry the Octopus might seek you out!!!!
Good point. That may have been a mistake.
saddam is a pirate but george bush isn’t? i think someone has been brainwashed zack
Wow I really enjoy the site you got over here! We should do a guest post or something. I am thinking about getting a blogroll over at my site - you will be on it for sure!
Personally, I like the style with which the pirates used to steal, terrorize and wreak havoc. It certainly makes for better reading and films than traditional piracy’s modern-day equivalent — the Internal Revenue Service.
now i want to be hitler for halloween next year. good idea.
I applaud everything you say here! While pirates definitely had an entrepreneurial spirit that should be honored, we should not be glorifying these bloodthirsty villains. Folks, if you’re looking for a costume for your children this Halloween, please do not dress them up as pirates. Go for something that teaches them the values that keep our nation strong while also celebrating its entrepreneurial character. May I suggest a pimp outfit for children? http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Pimp-Suit-Costume-Size/dp/B000QDXZZ8
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