A local public library in Massachusetts decided to refrain from displaying Christmas decorations after an individual said that the holiday made them “uncomfortable.” The library’s manager took to Facebook to explain her frustration with the decision, stating the following:
“I have never posted a negative post on Facebook. That is, until now. I found out today that my beautiful library will not have its Christmas tree this year.”
“When I asked, I was told ‘people’ were made uncomfortable last year looking at it. I’m sorry WHAT? In my 28 years at the Dedham Public Library, I have never heard a negative comment.”
Lisa Desmond — Fox News
The City of Dedham, a Boston suburb, had been debating “for months” on whether or not to feature a Christmas tree at public libraries this holiday season, and announced the decision to opt-out of festivities after the individual complaint was filed.
While there was an outpour of positive responses to Desmond’s post, some people did not appreciate the librarians willingness to celebrate Christmas with a public display. Many messages she received were threatening, “I was actually put into a category with murderers – that was probably the lowest point I’ve ever had,” she told WBZ. Some referred to the fact that Desmond wanted a simple Christmas display as “Christian Privilege.”
Among the negative responses was a “profanity-laced” message from a member of the town’s Human Rights Commission, Diane Loud, who claimed that Desmond’s statement “put people’s lives in a lot of danger.” The message is riddled with obscene language, and calls to library staff, “the least gracious, most hateful, most disgusting trash in the world.”
Loud has since resigned from her position following significant and warranted backlash to her message. After receiving numerous comments from the public requesting the Christmas decor be displayed, the library staff rescinded ether initial decision.
“The initial decision to not display a Christmas tree was the result of an ongoing review of all our holiday decorations and displays that started back in the spring. What has played out on social media is unfortunate, it has negatively impacted our staff and the community, and frankly, transpired before we had even started our seasonal decorating. As we finish decorating for this holiday season, Christmas trees will be put up at both locations.”
Director of Dedham Library — Fox News
There is an important lesson to extract from this town’s back-and-fourth regarding Christmas decorations: it is becoming more societally acceptable to have an adult man cross-dress in front of children at a public library than it is to display a Christmas tree. Liberals in America have succeeded at moving the Overton Window so far to the left that our communities would be unrecognizable to anyone even 30 years ago.
