To refuse to send my child to a pirate party

[Mashbocking1]

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!

Haha - this is a joke post, right?

A pirate walks into a bar with a ship's wheel sticking out of the zip of his trousers. The bartender says "Do you know you've got a wheel sticking out of your trousers?"

The pirate says "Arrrrrrr, it's driving me nuts!"

Have we had 'Chirates' yet from John Finnemore?

@TonytheDog your jokes are much better than mine!

What's a pirate's favourite drink?

Bacaaaaaaaaardi and coke

😂😂😂 Totally different to a Nazi party, you’re being very precious @Mashbocking1 Please don’t let your kid become ‘That Kid’ who’s never allowed to do anything. It’s a bit mean.

Where do pirates like to go on holiday?

Marbellaaaaaaaaa

Omg this must be a piss take?

Or majorcaaaaaaaaaa

Or lloret de maaaaaaaaaaar

What's a pirate's favourite land mass?

Antarcticaaaaaaaaaaa

Catch yourself on

Will you also be declining invites to Prince and Princess parties too?

Don't be that mum that stops children going to parties for crap reasons.

And when your child has no friends in a few years you'll be morning about how jolly mean everyone is 🤣

Op has been made to "walk the plank" 😂😂 this whole thread has amused me so much, thank you for that.

Dhalandchips the only jokes I remember are ones my dad told me and they nearly all begin with " A man/a horse/a pirate walks into a pub ...."

A skeleton walks into a pub and asks for a beer and a mop.

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says "Why the long face?"

Well DS had a pirate themed bedroom, right down to a parrot on a perch(not real) and a mural which included sharks circling outside the pothole. Surprisingly, he didnt grow up to become a pirate but a teacher.

Port hole not pothole

Bloody hell, not read all the replies - but I'm sorry, over-reacting much?!
Don't send your kid if you want but FGS don't tell them why as you're going to get a look and everyone will think you're absolutely bonkers!!

Pirate themed parties are nothing new, and I wouldn't even have gone there in my head to think they were offensive

Send you child dressed up as a digital pirate then- the kind that illegally downloads music, movies, games.

What's a pirate's favourite film?

Arrrrrrrrmageddon

I don’t think Captain Pugwash raped or pillaged anyone. You are being pathetic.

No no no.....I've seen some good ones on here and your post takes the biscuit. What an absolute kill joy you are.
Your poor child having you as a parent!!

What football team to pirates support?

Arrrrsenal!!

Sorry if that already been posted!!!

How jolly (Roger) mean is that *cowboy? .. 🎶hey ho swashbucklers go....🎶