Comment on Is time up for backyard fireworks? UK ministers weigh partial ban over noise concerns
apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 week agoHave you considered: things celebrated by cultures other than white British people? Diwali, for example, which is probably the reason for people setting fireworks off in advance of and following nov5, since it lasts 5-6 days and takes place in Oct/Nov.
That said, I don’t think people should be setting off (loud) backyard fireworks at all. It terrorizes animals, disrupts sleep, and endangers people.
waz@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Not particularly, I’d prefer to ban the bangs altogether. If you let every variation of celebration be an excuse for letting off the bangs and whistles there would always be yet another religious section/version that justifies continued use. But in a UK community suggesting UK traditional restrictions does not immediately jump to my mind to be internationally inclusive. I wouldn’t expect to celebrate Nov5 if I emigrated to China, but then I wouldn’t complain that their new year’s celebrations aren’t on jan1 because that would be foolish.
apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Being inclusive of other cultures isn’t about being internationally inclusive, its about being inclusive of the people living alongside us in our country :) but we agree that fireworks should be banned generally