Black Stands For Death. Friday Stands for Friday.

Well, that day we've been prepping for since yesterday is finally here. Black Friday! It's just like Christmas eve, but with no real bearing as a holiday. And yet, it's probably one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States. I went to McDonald's at around 12 last night, and there was already line of maybe 10 people outside of Target AND about a 12 person line at the McDonald's drivethru. C'mon people, it's McDonald's!

One question that's probably on most people's minds is "why exactly is it called Black Friday?"

Well, the answer is simple.

It's called Black Friday
Because it's supposed to be
A day of mourning


I bet you're thinking "why on Earth should we be mourning, when we have the opportunity to take advantage of some of greatest deals of the year!?" Well, the answer to that question is also rather simple: It is for mourning the death of dignity and reason, and for the rise of the further predominance of material-society. I can understand camping out to buy movie tickets or sports event tickets, camping out for a Boy Scout trip, or camping out to stalk someone- but camping out to save 50$ on that George Foreman Grill is just sad. Where is your dignity? Our culture has become far too object-oriented. Also, it becomes even more sad when you find out about all of the casualties. Imagine having a policeman knock on your door and be like "I'm so sorry, but your husband died after being trampled by a mob making their way to the computer aisle at Best Buy."

By now you're probably in tears, so I will stop depressing you. And have a happy Black Friday.