Fireworks: Who could hate them? Plenty of people, it turns out:
Chris Conway hates fireworks for their “toxic consequences to our personal and environmental health.”
Troy Patterson at Slate hates fireworks for their “pomposity, aggression, triumphalism, and hubris.”
The U.K. campaign Ban the Bang hates fireworks because “all kinds of wild and domestic animals, but also children, the elderly and those of a nervous disposition can be seriously affected by modern, excessive fireworks.”
And finally, the blogger TexasLiberal hates fireworks because they’re dangerous, there’s a drought in his area (Houston), and you ought to be reading a book instead.
Or making fireworks out of yarn.
Happy Fourth of July. Kaboom!
Sources: Toxic Fireworks, Slate, Ban the Bang, TexasLiberal, Craft
Image courtesy of Chris Conway.
