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!

I'm guessing the OP is also against
Princes, Princesses, Kings & Queens & Knight's, Vikings, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians or Anything historically in uniform
Because none of these have an unblemished record
I'd also be worried about any carnivore
Any dangerous professions
Or mermaids

Just in case we can separate fact from fiction for a couple of hours for a kids party and we get into any tricky situations.
I mean at 4 we really do have to worry about their future life prospects based on next Saturday afternoon
I can almost guarantee they won't remember it by the time they are 5!

Where do pirates like to watch films?
The cinemaaaaa

What's a pirates favourite blood vessel?
The aortaaaaaaar.

What is a pirate's favourite passerine bird of the family Alaudidae?

The laaaaaaaaaaaaark

What's a pirate's favourite stringed instrument?
A violaaaaaaaaaaa

What is a pirate's favourite Tanzanian archipelago?

Zanzibaaaaaaaaaaar

Where does a pirate put his savings?

Baaaaaaaaarclays

Seriously though, the OP can't be serious!

What's a pirate's favourite 20th C Penguin book?

Caaaaaatcher in the Rye by JD Salingaaaaaaaaaaaa

When you look into them most dress up/themes/fairy tales etc are pretty awful. Princesses - reinforcing outdating gender stereotypes, dragons - greedy arsonists, kings and queens - classism, etc etc.

My advice is to not think too hard about it! Kids don’t understand, or know about, what pirates are really like - to them it’s all about dressing up, finding treasure, putting on silly voices etc. Take a deep breath and let him go.

Your off your nut hun

This has made me me giggle

Jeez, your poor kid. I hope you can afford their counselling fees, because they are sure as hell going to need if you don't lighten up

With what does a pirate surface his driveway?

Taaaaaaarrrrrrmac.

Dahl it's her only/first post so I'm guessing it's a work of fiction.

What will you do if someone buys your child pop up pirate?

What is a pirate's favourite fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water?

Maaaaaaaaaarmalade

Which flower do pirates plant in their gardens?
Dahliaaaaaaaaaa

I take it Jake and the Netherland pirates is banned in your house. You do know your kids school may well read them Peter Pan one day

Why couldn't the pirate get his PPI refunded?

His claim was timebaaaaaarrrred.

I do hope so @tony otherwise her poor kids are going to go through life wondering what make of glue their mother is on!

I loved pirate parties, they were the only costume I could make without having to buy anything.

Actually, the pirates favourite stringed instrument is the haaaaaaarp.

I'm sending my child as a pirate on world book day to a faith school!
Your child is in nursery? Enjoy school then when they will ultimately use pirates for some sort of lesson.......

Your poor child. Please don’t pass on your weirdness to them too.