Society/Culture Father's Day or Special Persons Day? The case for change.

[cartwright]

This is why people will be voting no

You know this has nothing to do with marriage equality.

The name Father's Day seems a bit antiquated now that Fathers are not a perfunctory part of a family unit, and post-SSM (I assume it will pass and rightly so), what is the message that it sends, not only to children without present fathers, but also to gay couples?

I always dreaded Father's Day because I didn't want to include my father. He was an alcoholic and verbally abusive to all of us. So I sympathise with children in particular who want no part of this holiday for other reasons, ie. not having a present biological father at all.

What is your opinion on picking a more inclusive name? How would you go about it?

http://honey.nine.com.au/2017/08/30...-special-persons-day-backlash-on-social-media

I'm sorry you had a poor father. It makes everything that much harder as a young person - did you have any other role models growing up?

Good fathers shouldn't miss out on "their day".. good fathers who are present, engaged with their children, run households, and on & on.... I don't think they deserve to be part of a catch all

Unless you combine it with Mother's Day and make it parents day, or if the point is to celebrate family, make it "family day".

 

[roscreasl98]

The name Father's Day seems a bit antiquated now that Fathers are not a perfunctory part of a family unit, and post-SSM (I assume it will pass and rightly so), what is the message that it sends, not only to children without present fathers, but also to gay couples?

I always dreaded Father's Day because I didn't want to include my father. He was an alcoholic and verbally abusive to all of us. So I sympathise with children in particular who want no part of this holiday for other reasons, ie. not having a present biological father at all.

What is your opinion on picking a more inclusive name? How would you go about it?

http://honey.nine.com.au/2017/08/30...-special-persons-day-backlash-on-social-media

GOOD MORNING.
Happy FATHER'S Day, all you dads out there.....
Have a great day...

 

[cartwright]

GOOD MORNING.
Happy FATHER'S Day, all you dads out there.....
Have a great day...

Did you make something nice for your dad at school this week?

 

[roscreasl98]

Did you make something nice for your dad at school this week?

He's Dead.
But thanks for the sentiment.....

 

[cartwright]

He's Dead.
But thanks for the sentiment.....

Oh. Well I would have thought you'd have more maturity than to troll someone first thing in the morning.

 

[Big_Luch]

Is mothers day on the chopping block? Or just fathers day?

You don't have to take part it in it, if you have a different family setup then celebrate it how you want. Nobody is stopping you...

 

[Lethality]

GOOD MORNING.
Happy FATHER'S Day, all you dads out there.....
Have a great day...

Are you supporting Adrian Bayley? He's a father, you know.

 

[Norwood1878]

Is mothers day on the chopping block? Or just fathers day?

You don't have to take part it in it, if you have a different family setup then celebrate it how you want. Nobody is stopping you...

 

[LeverPuller]

Dads4Kids is political. Go and look at their about us page.

 

[strung_out7]

You know this has nothing to do with marriage equality.



I'm sorry you had a poor father. It makes everything that much harder as a young person - did you have any other role models growing up?

Good fathers shouldn't miss out on "their day".. good fathers who are present, engaged with their children, run households, and on & on.... I don't think they deserve to be part of a catch all

Unless you combine it with Mother's Day and make it parents day, or if the point is to celebrate family, make it "family day".

Or just stick to celebrating the 2 separate days of the 2 people who biologically make it possible to make a family

 

[roscreasl98]

Are you supporting Adrian Bayley? He's a father, you know.

Are you supporting Adrian Bayley? He's a father, you know.

Creep.

 

[roscreasl98]

Oh. Well I would have thought you'd have more maturity than to troll someone first thing in the morning.

Nice.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

So, you want to celebrate dads, but hate when there are 2 Dads?

This is why people think you are all stupid.

 

[strung_out7]

Shifting language. Cunning little tricks by the left. Illegal immigrants become undocumented migrants, Father's Day becomes special persons day etc

 

[strung_out7]

So, you want to celebrate dads, but hate when there are 2 Dads?

This is why people think you are all stupid.

Maybe it's because of the fact the whole family unit has been attacked, meaning they want to change the name of the day. 2 dads just furthers the attack on a proper family unit. Hence saying no to 2 dads

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

You know that nothing you say has any logical thread through it, right?

 

[TimmeT]

You know that nothing you say has any logical thread through it, right?

Typical that all you can do is come out and criticise another poster's position without actually providing any evidence to support your claims.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Typical that all you can do is come out and criticise another poster's position without actually providing any evidence to support your claims.

What's their to critique? Something you vomited up about attacks on families? It's stupid.

 

[roscreasl98]

So, you want to celebrate dads, but hate when there are 2 Dads?

This is why people think you are all stupid.

Keep wallowing in your sad sack life.
I'm going for a few FATHERS day beers.

Cheers Sad Sack.....

 

[chelseacarlton]

If your hope of a inarticulate or indescribable card or lump of glazed and fired clay comes from the heart of a child biologically or otherwise in your care,I see no reason to justify your argument!

 

[Lethality]

So, you want to celebrate dads, but hate when there are 2 Dads?

This is why people think you are all stupid.

Thanks for your support friend, but please don't call other people stupid.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Thanks for your support friend, but please don't call other people stupid.

Try and look at it from my perspective next time.

 

[kwikfix]

 

[roscreasl98]

Thanks for your support friend, but please don't call other people stupid.

Gee. How thoughtful of you.
A big, big Fathers Day lol to you.....

 

[kirsti]

i am a female Dad i have no problem retaining Fathers Day.