r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MelanieWalmartinez • Sep 01 '26

Video Students get smudged by indigenous elders for peace and blessings throughout the year

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u/Captainxpunch Sep 01 '26

Everyone that's butt hurt about this. Explain the difference between this and Ash Wednesday to me.

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u/farfly7 Sep 02 '26

"My religion GOOD, your religion BAD!"

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u/yyrkoon1776 Sep 01 '26

I'll explain the difference:

You would be LIVID if a priest was at a public school offering ashes on ash Wednesday :)

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u/Captainxpunch Sep 01 '26

A. It's not a public school B. A lot of priests probably aren't allowed within 1,000ft of a public school. ;)

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u/yyrkoon1776 Sep 01 '26

Oh well if it's not a public school then they can do whatever they want.

Also LOL @ your joke šŸ¤£

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u/Thick-Actuary1462 Sep 01 '26

Not sure Catholics are standing outside public schools wiping ash on kidsā€¦

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u/MelanieWalmartinez Sep 01 '26

This isnā€™t a public school

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u/Impossible_Humor736 Sep 01 '26

What is it? Context matters and you didn't post any.

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u/MelanieWalmartinez Sep 01 '26

I wonder what the opposite of public is

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u/Impossible_Humor736 Sep 01 '26

Quit being a Reddit personality and just say it's a private school.

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u/Captainxpunch Sep 01 '26

Username checks out. Quit asking dumb questions with a snarky attitude and you'll get nicer responses.

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u/Impossible_Humor736 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 02 '26

Just give context to a video. Not that hard.

EDIT because I can't respond for some reason:

Who's upset? I asked a question and got a back handed, caddy answer.

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u/DevonLuck24 Sep 02 '26

stop looking for reasons to be upset. you showed up after ā€œnot a public schoolā€ so unless you are dumb, you had all the context you needed.

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u/MelanieWalmartinez Sep 01 '26

Good job getting it, only took your whole brain lol

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u/Impossible_Humor736 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

No, it took questioning you because you didn't give any context. Next time use your brain and we can skip this whole conversation.

EDIT: and they blocked me after commenting. What a douche.

EDIT 2: How about give context so no one has to assume anything. Another douche blocked me.

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u/MelanieWalmartinez Sep 01 '26

Donā€™t get mad at me because you forgot private schools existed haha

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u/Stompya Sep 01 '26

Dude, even at a private school this could be a bit weird, since there are lots of different schools with different formats.

If itā€™s a school focused on indigenous culture thatā€™s a helpful thing to say in the post.

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u/Fabichupi Sep 01 '26

How about you don't just immediately assume that this is a white American school. Even if no further context is given, why is your immediate conclusion that this is the case? I didn't recognize it as an indigeneous culture either but my first reaction was; oh, how interesting, I wonder what culture practices this. There is no context needed to not just immediately assume that it's YOUR context.

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u/Prize_Ostrich7605 Sep 02 '26

No, that would be Planned Parenthood, minus the ashes.

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u/chypie2 Sep 01 '26

Never been to the rez eh ?

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u/Thick-Actuary1462 Sep 01 '26

Do Catholics stand outside reservation schools on Ash Wednesday?

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u/Beneficial_Emu9299 Sep 02 '26

they were standing outside and showing pictures of abortions at my middle school

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u/Charming-Book4146 Sep 01 '26

Im not butthurt, but I can explain why a Protestant parent would probably tell their kid to avoid something like this. They dont usually like those sorts of rituals with smoke. Incense sacrifices died out in popularity a long time ago and their image within the Christian worldview has shifted pretty dramatically over the last two hundred years or so, being lumped in with occult practices and sacrifices made to other deities (ie. Demons).

Just like a Muslim parent would probably not let their kid attend the school barbecue, because it's haram, Protestants would likely shirk this expression, as the thing being burnt is not done so with the express intention of being a sacrifice to God. The only time I can see a true diehard Protestant being cool with something like this is if they were like, directly doing it as part of a personal prayer ritual. Even that's kinda a stretch.

Hey, to each their own, if they dont like it, they hopefully aren't forced to walk through the smoke. Doesn't look like it tho.

Edit for spelling oof my fingers

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u/Captainxpunch Sep 01 '26

I appreciate the reply, I just can't get over the irony of the argument that Protestants don't like rituals with smoke. It's ironic because Protestants came to this country and immediately categorized most of the indigenous people as demonic Satan worshipers because they didn't understand their traditions. Then, they stole their land, kidnapped many of them and their children and tried to force them into Christianity. Again, ironic because Protestants separated from the catholic church because they didn't like their abuse of power, papal authority, and the way they interpreted the Bible only to turn around and try to force their views on unwilling people. So while Protestants have an extremely long and well known history of trying to force their views on people, it's laughable that people would get so upset over this optional ceremony. Like you said, to each their own, if you don't like it, walk around it.

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u/Charming-Book4146 Sep 01 '26

Were you actually looking for an explanation? I can't tell. Was just trying to answer a question

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u/SunsetCarcass Sep 01 '26

I don't know what Ash Wednesday is, but smoke around kids is bad, smoke around anyone is bad. It's nothing against their culture, it's that we are smart enough to know smoke is bad to breathe, and third hand smoke exists.