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!

Forget the OP now she’s been made to walk the plank...who are the 28 Mumsnetters who think she is NBU????

What is a pirate's favourite black and white, early film comedy duo?

Laurel and Haaaaaaaardy

Dhalandchips 🤣
Are you making yours up? They're good.

Lol. Our infant school had a whole school pirate dress up day once....! Tons of Pre-school and primary school kids books have pirates in, never seen any raping in any of them, and though the pirates are usually looking for treasure(usually shown as lying around on an island) if they steal from a person they usually get their come-uppance. It bears very little resemblance to any historical fact. In junior school my kids learnt a bit more about pirates in history and actually discovered they were not nice people. Doesn't stop pirates of the Caribbean being popular.

OP you are everything that is wrong with the world, or a troll.

What does a pirate cut his nails with?
Nail clippaaaaars!

Shit that means the tarts and vicars party I have arranged for DS 7th party won’t be well received then???

What is a pirate's favourite Japanese giant lizard type cartoon creature?

Godzilaaaaaaaa

I'm on a roll @TonytheDog!

What's a pirate's favourite beer/virus?

Coronaaaaaaaaa

What's a pirate's favourite cartoon comedy about zoo animals?

Madagascaaaaaaaaar

You've got it @TonytheDog 😊

When I read the title I thought 'they can't possibly be saying...' and yes! You were! You're barmy. Soooo glad you're not my mum. Oh and when you explain to your DS WHY he can't go, don't forget to tell him exactly what rape and pillage mean...

Don't forget to start a petition before 19th September when its official Speak like a Pirate Day.

DC 'mummy why was I the only child not going to xx pirate party'
Mum - 'because I am being sanctimonious'
DC - 'mummy what does that mean'
Mum - 'it means pretty soon people will stop inviting us for play dates, to parties and will start to ignore us'
DC - 'ok mummy, that's ok I do not need friends'!!!!!!!

I'm taking this as the wind up it's intended to be.........otters rape baby seals to.death then carry on with their.corpses. I still think they're cute tho. 💁🏻‍♀️

What is a pirate's favourite island off the coast of Australia?

Tasmaniaaaaaaaaaa

Dahl yours are making me laugh wine down my jumper.

How many pirates does it take to change a light bulb?
Fouuurrrrrrrrrrrr.

Oh ffs

Are you actually joking

What is a pirate's favourite Italian food basic?

Pastaaaaaaaaaa

Some serious trolling going on with this post.

Sorry if this Ines been done already..

What's a pirate's favourite letter?

R..?

You'd think it would be R, but his first live be the C

(It's the only joke I know)

What is a pirate's favourite school shoe shop?

Claaaaaaaaarkes

First love goddamit

Wait, wait, wait! Can we come back to this post PLEASE? A coronavirus themed party. I need to know more about this one.

Best not invite the OP over to my corona virus theamed party this evening 😂😷

What's a pirate's favourite Caribbean island?
Jamaicaaaaaaaaa