Given the world conflict situation are fireworks in bad taste?

I loathe fireworks for their effect on animals, both those scared by sounds and those killed by them.

BUT.

Its an English tradition regarding Guy Fawkes night, and has fuckall to do with anything going on overseas, so in that respect - YABU.

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I hate fireworks and would ban them for other reasons, but think this is a stretch...

I don't really think it is in bad taste. Fireworks aren't a celebration of weaponry -- they aren't designed to replicate the noise and light of bombs and artillery. They are just designed to make an exciting noise and visual display, and have long been used in a wide range of cultures without any reference to warfare.

There might be other reasons for not doing fireworks (I'm not a huge fan of them), but I don't think this is one

No.

I grew up in place and time of fighting. I used to enjoy fireworks but I think they changed over the last 10 years or so and seem to be more about the bangs that the fizz and light. They really distress me now, I suppose some might call it triggering (I don’t). I get that Guy Fawkes Night, Diwali and so on are important and fun for many people so I’m not going to sign any ‘BAN THEM’ petition. Just want to say to the OP, yeah, I get it, when I hear them I think about wars, mine and their’s.

I think you’re over-thinking this.

Fireworks are awful for many reasons, I wish they were banned.

I ❤️ that you care about this, OP. Too many people are indifferent and jaded.

I’m not fussed about the fireworks but I find Halloween tat filling the shops so depressing in its commercialism. And then from 1 November, Christmas tat will be everywhere (if not already).

It’s not out history, it’s pure commercialism.

I know loads of people will disagree with you but I totally agree. It may be a personal thing but when I hear those explosions (fireworks) it takes my mind straight to all the children crying and screaming with bombs going off around them. It's a reminder of everything that is happening right now and how horrendous it is.

No. The use of explosives to kill people and the use of explosives to create pretty patterns in the sky to give people pleasure have about as much in common as the use of a knife to stab someone and the use of a knife to spread jam on your Granny's scone. I detest fireworks personally and wish there were tighter controls to protect people and animals from the harmful impact, but the link to war is so tenuous, well, there isn't a link at all.

No I don't think it's in bad taste.

In all honesty, if we didn't have fireworks because there was a conflict somewhere in the world, then we'd never have them. Unfortunately there's always a war somewhere.

5th November. Guy Fawkes. Its our history not some generic, wishy washy Autumnal celebration. We burn an effigy of Guy on the fire so hardly a celebration of terrorism either.

Also I frikking love fireworks. And burning stuff. Yabu.