Comments on: Valentine’s Day Protest

By: Will, the dinner guest. No really. I'm coming over. Soon.

Will, the dinner guest. No really. I'm coming over. Soon. — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:30:09 +0000

It isn’t just the fact that, like Christmas, it is a religious holiday that has been rabidly commercialized and annoyingly made obligatory in the minds of children and adults alike, it is the fact that through that commercialization process, it has become a grave insult to a partner to decline to celebrate a holiday that obligates one to do things that should be done for no reason other than for care for the person. I find the holiday to be a lazy way out of paying attention to your significant other for most of the rest of the year. To support the fact that I didn’t wish to celebrate that holiday, I used this tidbit on my girlfriend: “If I was Islamic, would you make me celebrate Christmas and Easter?” Good ‘ol Saint Valentin may have had good intentions, but I’m sure we are all aware that flower prices are raised to twice as much at the start of February, if not more, and I guarantee that the ones ordering the price hike aren’t interested in love and happiness.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:27:26 +0000

My girlfriend and I both HATE this pink, obnoxious holiday. I see that Pirate Tom has used some Ad Hominem to make his wang appear bigger, but believe it or not there are a LOT of us (both single and taken) who are sickened by cute pink teddy bears and chocolates. Actually, I woke up to hear Deicide on the stereo, after which we went to the bar and had a bloody mary with our other like minded friends, where we listened to metal and drank during the afternoon. A tradition actually. Fuck Vaneltine’s Day I say!

By: Caty

Caty — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:55:25 +0000

How would an Anti-Valentine’s day be?Hm…interesting,well if it’s a nightmare to you or to you ,I am sure can do or say more than having a drink and waiting for the whole thing to go away.Speak your mind!!

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:49:45 +0000

If you really care for someone, you could give them the same gift you would give them on Valentine’s Day on any regular day. It would surely hold even more significance to the receiver as they did not wake up with expectations planted by the corporate world. The problem isn’t people making money from it, the problem is that they’ve turned the concept of love into the most artificial, lifeless mockery that they could.

By: PirateTom

PirateTom — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:41:39 +0000

Aww, poor babies who don’t have anyone special to share their affection with on Valentine’s Day. Just because money grubbing shops cash in on the Saintly origins of this holiday doesn’t mean it can’t be special. So don’t buy your Valentine the shitty chocolate that rolls around this time of year, don’t buy them a bear holding a fucking heart saying ‘I love you’. Put some effort into picking out a gift or making a card that truly embodies your love for that person.

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Valentine » Blog Archive » Anti Valentineâ€™s day pictures — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:10:41 +0000

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