Women's History Month gone too!
Huntington Beach, California, there in the coastal heart of Orange County, is a surfing treasure. Officially nicknamed “Surf City, USA” after beating rival Santa Cruz in the courts, the town hosts the annual U.S. Open of Surfing as well as semiannual surf-induced riots. Mega big surf shop Huntington Surf and Sport is right across the street from mega big surf shop Jacks with Rockin’ Fig is tucked up there somewhere. Huntington Beach is home to the Surfing Walk of Fame, living surfing legend, plus US Olympic surf team coach, Brett Simpson and the offices of surf forecasting juggernaut Surfline.
All very cool but, lately, the municipality has made more news for its politics than its gorgeous mushburgers. No rainbow flags are allowed to fly, for example, and I would imagine libraries are forbidden from hosting transexual reading hours.
Hate crimes don’t exist in Huntington Beach either.
Not satisfied with smacking the LGBTQ+ community around, the city council, days ago, passed a resolution that would officially cancel Black History Month.
Women’s History Month too.
Pride Month, obviously, burned with a propane torch.
Etc.
Except for the recognition of the Holocaust in January which was mercifully preserved by Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark.
The stated reason for the move was to celebrate uniquely Huntington Beach moments. “I’ve been amazed to learn just how much of our rich history I was unaware of,” Councilman Casey McKeon from the dais on Tuesday night’s meeting. “We wanted to focus on 12 themes a year instead of dozens to help city staff get on the same page.”
One proposed theme is “Black Gold Jubilee” which will celebrate the discovery of oil offshore.
Another should be “Kanoa Igarashi is a Traitor Becasuse Even Though He Was Born and Raised in Huntington Beach He Surfs For Japan and Lives in Portugal Bacchanal” wherein effigies of the Olympic silver medalist are burned.
A report was released reading, “All monthly themes hosted by the City must be included in this approved twelve-month program and will therefore repeal and supersede all such monthly themes/celebrations previously approved by Council.”
Shockingly not everyone was on board. Councilman Dan Kalmick declared it seemed like a 4th grade school project. Councilwoman Rhonda Bolton wondered, “Why does it have to be either the proposed calendar or the existing commemorations?The fact that those are being left out of this proposal says something. That sends a message to the community.”
Still, the haters were in the minority and Huntington Beach will move forward with its beautiful recognition of “Chop Hop Appreciation Day.”
Can’t wait to celebrate.
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Huntington Beach isn’t Montecito or Newport
True dat, true dat!
Are they also going to respect the Palestinian holocaust?
Where you see nothing others like me see something awesome.
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That’s presumptuous of you! I see rocks. Rocks break stick! We could team up with what we both see and make a rudimentary tool. Rudimentary tools being symbolic of us both? Haha Merry Christmas dude.
Let’s just make sure we don’t invite that other guy who always brings “words”, cause words never hurt anyone. We’ll put our sticks and stones to good use.
Merry Christmas to you too. I’m waiting on a ribeye roast to come out of the oven. The time is near.
you are in the educational industrial complex division. that’s no small feat. are we better off than our ancestors? yes. better off than our parents? Dad got a business degree at USC. I dropped out 3 units shy of a degree in Public Health Education. We were both valuable consultants…in the same division as you. Power is how you yield it or else it can yield leaving us useless.…existential Dane
How’s the seal population?
that class i missed? human anatomy 101 w/ cadaver. irony is the only dead body I’ve ever seen…Pops.
You just did
You already did.
I smell a trojan horse. It always starts innocently with a 12-month program, moves to a 5 year plan and SMACK you have collectivized agriculture and a one child policy…
PS Happy holidays you cunts!
Shay Shay you foreign devil you
They’re dime a dozen in outback south Australia
Tip of the hat to the elites man. Keep the peasants fussing about social issues while
they pilfer the country. Next year should be interesting because they have to keep upping the ante.
Or eat a rack ‘o ribs soo big your car flips over with the family in it!
“Bam Bam. you Ok?”
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if you are pro equality and anti-discrimination, this is a good thing.
every community throughout the world enjoy cultures and persons that have impacted that community, therefore the community (all communities) should decide who and what they want to celebrate based on that community’s history.
we’re waitin for lab results…be patient!
God Created Men and Sam Colt Made Them Equal!
And Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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Guessing the Klan can still march there…
Huntington Beach is pretty shit. The surf shops are huge and full of crap. The surf is pretty bloody average. I mean at least Santa Cruz has surf.
I am celebrating 24 yrs next year. 24 yrs since I stepped foot in HB. Jah bless.
Black Gold Jubilee 😂
Is that a haiku?
Wouldn’t happen if Trump was president!
That’s right. Everything would be replaced with flinstones era shit
This happened exactly because trump was president.
Fake news