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?

So what religion is she? My old boss was a vicar and we used to have Halloween movie and popcorn parties on Halloween in the church and he used to dress up as elvis.

I don't celebrate Halloween (never have done) but each to his/her own.

The only time I have found Halloween decorations offensive was a few years ago, DH and I attended the funeral of his recently deceased Aunt. The family had hired a function room in a pub near to the crematorium for the wake. The date was October 28th and the room (not the pub itself) was covered in "decorations".
No-one said anything, but I think many found it offensive in the circumstances.
Not my place to complain, but I don't know if DH's cousins did.

Just ignore her, or tell her that you like them and that they are staying.

It will be a good life lesson for her that lots of people have different ideas and beliefs to her and it is a world in which we have to give and take all the time. It's seems to be a bit of a problem with some young people these days, this intolerance of different ideas.

Hang them over your bed

If it’s in your room there’s nothing that can be said about it but in a shared area I also wouldn’t be happy at having to look at naff decorations/crappy canvases/live love and laugh motto words etc etc.

Also, speak to her when something she does bothers you - it seems she isn’t as shy about doing that as you are so it prob won’t be as awkward as you think it might be.

Good luck!

I wouldn't like them either. They'd make me grimace. I probably wouldn't say anything though unless you started putting up gory things in the communal areas

They would make me smile too. This is why I'm glad I don't have to flat share. What a misery. Especially with everything else happening in the world. I would put them in my bedroom and give the miserable flat mate a wide berth.

She's going to be like a postwoman putting a lot of notes under doors in the next couple of weeks.
A lot of students will party during Halloween, dress up, put up decorations and get really pissed and loud..

I really like them OP

Keep them up. It's the door to your room and she can avoid looking at them if she doesn't like them.

Thanks. They're not all over the flat, just one string on my door.

Personally, I don't think decorations should be put up in communal areas unless everyone agrees, whatever the reason. It's communal space, not yours.

If you're living in student accommodation and that's the most offensive thing she's seen, she should be counting her blessings really.

The people who don't want anyone else daring to celebrate the best holiday/season there is All Hallows' eve because of THEIR religious beliefs and some unfounded backwoods notion of "satans holiday" ...are inevitably the very first to shit bricks when anyone so much as says "happy holidays" in December. Because they're "trying to erase Christmas and Christians! And are offended little snowflakes!"
not sure if it happens there as much, but in the US (especially south) it's entitlement-ridden and ridiculous. Wonder if she's that type

Ops door isnt really communual for the rest of them. It's not like she has a body rising out of a coffin on the breakfast table. Its a small string of decorations!
I hope her flatmate doesnt need groceries until November 😀

Take down those decorations and put this on your door instead, it will be on mine soon

You need to grow up then

Oh get a grip. I buy stuff at Halloween and have it as year around decor.

OP - just ignore her. Her right to not be offended at something ridiculously trivial doesn't trump your right to have them up for a couple of weeks.

I think that this, like a lot of life (and AIBU!) doesn’t come down to being right , but down to relationship.
You could tell her to sod off, get a grip, grow up etc, or you could take the high ground and just keep them in your room.
What’s more important?
Some decorations on your door, or her feeling comfortable and happy where she lives?
You may not agree with her, but you could be the bigger person and just let it go.

What religion is she OP?

hasitcometothis33

Maybe your flatmate is Mexican and doesn’t like how you’ve culturally appropriated the Day of the Dead.
Lmao!! Were you joking....?

Its a paper chain of cartoon skulls.
What is there to be offended over?
Its ops home to. Is the other girl going to stay indoors until november cos there are a million Halloween decorations around in the shops.

I'm not offended but am sad the OP has chosen to adopt a tradition more associated with the US.

Maybe something bad happened to her at Halloween

I'm not offended but am sad the OP has chosen to adopt a tradition more associated with the US

And its BINGO!

The USA stole Halloween from England.

Forallthesaints

Here we go again. Every year!

NO ITS NOT ITS A CENTURIES OLD CELTIC TRADITION.