Flatmate said my Halloween decorations are offensive

[QuestionableMouse]

They're a string of Halloween paper chains hanging on the outside of my bedroom door. She said they're offensive and she doesn't like them.

I really love Halloween and they make me smile when I come in. I have more hanging in my room too.

Who is being unreasonable?

Her imaginary friend is not your problem. Also, if you are a pagan, your religious beliefs are just as important as hers.

Mind you, I would be thinking about moving if at all possible. She's going to carry on being a total pain in the arse to live with.

I happen to side with OP in this matter, despite being Catholic. I don’t think it’s right to push my beliefs on anyone.

But I don’t understand why atheists are allowed be so vehement about religious people “respecting their atheism” and “not pushing their beliefs on them” in one sentence and be so breathtakingly arrogant and rude in the next.

You don’t have to believe, but have you considered not shitting on what others believe? You’d think I was rude if I preached at you. I think you’re rude for using such a snide remark to sum up my belief system.

This was at the previous poster who used the phrase imaginary friend, not OP. OP, I don’t think you did anything wrong, and you’ve certainly caused me no offense. That PP on the other hand...

Like I said. Breathtakingly rude.

Lol at the Daily Fail's Hana Carter. At least you don't need a degree to copy and paste stories from a public forum.

What kind of low-life scumbag works for the Mail? Honestly, I think I'd rather be a Victorian night-soil collector. No shame.

No it's Christian, Samhain is pagan.

The Christians stole it from the pagans though, same as they did with Yule/Christmas and Ostara/Easter.

she doesn't believe in celebrating Halloween because it offends God.

An answer to that is 'It may offend YOUR God but your God is not mine. I'm not making you celebrate Halloween but I do defend MY right to celebrate it.'

I've emailed the Fail asking them to take it down.

Because you find it offensive and they didn't ask your permission? Even though they're 'entitled' to run the story? You do see the irony?

I've emailed the Fail asking them to take it down.

Email? you shoulda slipped a note under their door

Sorry , couldn't resist

I respect everyone's right to have imaginary friends, have conversations with those imaginary beings etc. But I treat the imaginary friends themselves the same way whether they belong to adults or toddlers: Not My Problem and only indulged up to the point where they impact on other people.

@RedBullBlood, because they've taken something I posted online and are using it for profit. They're a terrible newspaper who love to skim stories off here and I don't see why they should get away with it.

Just a tiny bit different to hanging a small chain of paper on a door!

It's still up OP.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4997524/Flatmate-says-Halloween-decorations-offensive.html

Thing is though. That's one of the risks you run on a public forum.

I've emailed the Fail asking them to take it down.

You posted on an open public anonymous internet forum. They are extremely unlikely to listen to you.

It's a risk you take when you post anything anywhere.

You really think the Mail is going to take any notice of you OP?

Be careful, they might decide to publish your email as well.

I never said I had the right not to be ridiculed.

But as well as God, I believe in manners.

I don’t anyone should have the right to be outwardly and openly rude and antagonistic, either, but that’s what a lot of people use their right to freedom of speech for. It’s a shame really.

I think that when you’re thrown together with people you wouldn’t normally live with, you need to do what you can to keep the peace. In the future you’ll never see her again. You can try to get along with her or you can piss her off and have her making you feel uncomfortable.

Sometimes it doesn’t matter who is technically right. Id rather keep my mental health intact.

Anyway op, you'll be reassured to know that in the 'what to expect in my child's first year at university' leaflet, October is typified by 'disagreements with room mates'. It's pretty standard for immature teens to irritate each other after a few weeks. You are sadly just another statistic.

The OP is 32...

Yep, haven't been a teen for a few years now.

Lottie
If someone is so sensitive to her own importance that a bit of paper offends her she is going to have a hard life!

Op can out whatever she wants on her own door. Flatmate has had no consideration for op any other time why should she roll over on this?

I don't think it actually matters how old you are, lol. I was merely pointing out that you are acting in exactly in the same as every other first year who is bitching about their room mates, come October. Whether it's 'she used my milk!' 'She never does the washing up!' Or 'she won't let me hang a paper chain on my door!' By bitching about it on the Internet/ calling your mum/ or whining to the housing department, you are placing yourself firmly within the standard 'it's October and I live with a stranger and we are experiencing a difference of opinion and I Am Right' demographic. It's kinda funny that a 32yo is complaining about the right to hang paper chains. Get your own apartment. You are an adult. It's weird how an environment can regress people.

Well unfortunately I can't afford my own apartment while I'm studying full time. I don't think I've complained anywhere have I?

Or you know, take your judgement and piss off with it.

Why the hell is she offended by a few bits of paper,?
It ,as others have said,,may be because of her religious beliefs but seeing as Halloween is big business now and is all over the place then she's going to spend quite a few days 'offended'

Do adults actually use 'lol' ?

How is op supposed to afford an apartment at uni on her own?