To refuse to send my child to a pirate party

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A nursery friend of my 4 yo DS is having a pirate themed birthday party. I’m planning to decline the invite as I don’t think it’s appropriate for little children, or anyone for that matter, to dress up as a pirate - it’s glorifying and sentimentalising criminal men who raped, robbed and murdered.

FFS, piracy used to carry the death penalty until recently! You wouldn’t let your child go to a Nazi themed party - I can’t see much difference!

My sons nursery had dress like a pirate day last year. It's a bit of fun. Where's the harm

you going to ban peter pan too then.

@Seasonalanxiety brilliant

As was @TheMemoryLingers

I suppose Disney themed parties are also out (snow who is just so rapey - in some versions she wakes up pregnant).

I wouldn’t worry about pirates.

Comedy gold! If this were real that poor child

Really? Your son is going to be known as the one with the batshit crazy mother. Really. Don't do it to him. He'll never live it down.

PFB much? Jesus, it's a kids party!

What a quiet non confrontational first post on mumsnet

@Lordfrontpaw wtf pregnant sleeping snow white

Ah this thread is great! I love a proper funny thread to cheer me up while I'm watching boring rugby.

I've seen exactly this thread go down before, on another, long gone message board. I'm grabbing the popcorn, if this turns out anything like that one it's destined for classics... 🍿🍿🍿

I find it quite offensive that you assume we all wouldn’t dress our children as nazis

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Of course that’s your own choice but to me it sounds far fetched.

My kids school do a pirate themed day in year 2. Don’t see the problem.

As most media depictions seem to have pirates with a cod Devon/Plymouth/Cornish/Bristolian type accent, why not boycott it on the grounds of being racist towards Janners?

Whilst you're at it, you'll have to ban Pirate FM. And Bristol Rovers not a bad thing if you support Argyle

Are you Captain Kidding me?

Arrrrrh!

Whilst you're at it, you'll have to ban Pirate FM.

Actually, that wouldn't be such a bad thing.

god help you if you go to your dc football (hopefully no rape but some parents!!!) I am assuming you are joking -

Wondering if you let your child go on the pirate ship at theme parks etc 🤷🏻‍♀️

Funsponge 😂😂

This is great OP, you've made me feel so much less bstshit now :)

Wow! So i expect you’d all be fine with your kids getting dressed up in Nazi uniforms too!

Mumsnet bingo 😂

I find it quite offensive that you assume we all wouldn’t dress our children as nazis

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Op I may be the only person in the world who not only sees your point but was thinking about it myself recently. I don’t feel that comfortable with teaching kids that pirates are fun and something to be celebrated. However I wouldn’t stick my neck out over it precisely because of the responses you have here, it’s such an accepted part of our society and if you don’t agree you’re just considered a loon.

I'm with you OP.

Also, that bearded guy in the red suit, and that woman who comes to take away children's teeth. I don't welcome burglars into my home the rest of the year, so why would I make an exception for them?

Bah humbug, I say. The world has gone mad - mad I tell you.