What Are We Really About?

I really don't understand people. Maybe I'm too generic. In one California school district, they had to discontinue a Thanksgiving tradition between to elementary schools because of parent complaints. I'm sorry, I don't have a link, but I bet a friend and fellow blogger does. :-)

In the Plano ISD, they've banned a Christmas song. Yes, BANNED it. It's not even about Christmas really. It's called "The Twelve Days After Christmas." It's a parody--and it's hysterical. I've performed it and I've directed it with middle school choirs.

You can hear the song here.

You can see the story here.

This is just the most ludicrous thing I've seen in a long time. Have we really gotten that thin-skinned?

People--it's a PARODY!

It's FUNNY!

It's supposed to be light-hearted and fun. But because it talks about shooting the partridge and wringing the necks of the turtle doves, it's suddenly violent? Do these same people eat turkey at Thanksgiving?

The other part that bothers me is that it was one student's parents who complained.

ONE STUDENT!

That's all it took for the district to ban it from not only that concert, but every concert throughout the district and for all eternity. And THAT is the scariest part of all.