" If it bothers you so much to give candy to pitiful children , then just do n’t give candy at all . stick around inwardly , turn off your porch visible light , and count your money or something , you Halloween grinch . "
I’m not sure if there’s a Halloween version of a Christmas Scrooge, but I found one. On Reddit, a guy who aptly goes by the usernameHalloweenAssholeasked the internet whether his distaste for kids from non-affluent neighborhoods is wrong and, well, I’ll let you see what happened.
First, here’s HalloweenAsshole’sstoryin his own words: “Within the past year, my girlfriend moved in with me into my home in an affluent neighborhood. For the past few years, the neighbors and I have seen a growing amount of people come to our neighborhood for Halloween. This has caused a lot of people to ‘turn off’ for Halloween, which you’d think would get the crowd to lessen, but it keeps growing.”
“I was openly annoyed with this leading up to Halloween, and my girlfriend would condemn it every time I brought it up because ‘Halloween’s all about sharing.’ She said it shouldn’t matter whether the kids are from the neighborhood or not.”
" She ’d also point out that many of these children probably live in risky neighbourhood where it ’s not potential to trick - or - treat . "
“Not surprisingly, this year at both entrances to the neighborhood, cars lined the streets. Some with out of state plates. (I live in a suburb of a city that is just over the state line.) Am I the asshole for getting annoyed with parents who truck carloads full of kids to a neighborhood they don’t live in?”
Unsurprisingly, thousands of commenters weighed in to call HalloweenAsshole out in varying ways. With 15,000 upvotes, the top comment simply reads: “Yep, and sorry about your privilege,” userPreOpTransCentaursaid.
Not only could people not believe how cheap someone from a supposedly “affluent neighborhood” was acting…
" If you ’re doing well enough to live in an ' affluent ' neck of the woods , you’re able to certainly afford a few dish of candy for the kids from the forged neighborhood , " usercubs_070816said .
…they more importantly couldn’t fathom discriminating againstchildrenwho may or may not come from families with less money than him.
" These kid are not less deserving of the candy from your vicinity than children who have parent in a in high spirits income bracket . The fact that you seem to think they are hints at a diagonal that you probably have n’t examined too intimately but belike should , " userSleepUntilTomorrowadded .
Excluding children is truly bizarre behavior, people reasoned, especially when considering how many of these kids may be coming from communities where there are more apartments and therefore less formal houses to knock on.
" Sorry Kyd , " userGuyNoirPIhypothetically posed in HalloweenAsshole ’s logic . " We go in an apartment complex that does n’t let trick - or - treating so you ’re never going to be able-bodied to experience a cherished American tradition . ”
Besides, the joy of giving out candy should come from seeing children happy and excited to celebrate. Who cares where they come from?
" You ’re the son of a bitch , " usersjsyedsaid . " Where is the rule that says small fry have to trick - or - treat where they live ? … On my street , there are very few whoremonger - or - treaters . Last yr , I was giving out double handfuls of candy to the kid , because hardly anyone demo up . I would be THRILLED if I got a ton of kids . If I fuck that Thomas Kid were coming to my street on purpose , that would actually encourage me to step it up a nick . If it gravel you so much to give confect to wretched child , then just do n’t give candy at all . stick around deep down , turn off your porch lightness , and bet your money or something , you Halloween grinch . "
Even other redditors who live in affluent neighborhoods weighed in to say that they not only accept trick-or-treaters from other communities, but embrace them.
" You ’re the asshole , " userCross55said . " I used to live in an affluent area of town , and citizenry would push from the other side of town to this area every year during Halloween because it was a pretty gracious place . You need to know what the owner there did ? They embrace it and decease all out . Hell , they essentially turned an entire street into Halloween Street , where up to 1,000 + nipper would show up to trick - or - do by , their parents would get free cider or wine , and the great unwashed would make their own haunt planetary house just because they could . So yeah , suck it up , or actually have fun with it , your choice . "
