Halloween is coming up, which is All Saints Day. But let's just be honest, Halloween is a dark, dark day. Not a fan of it, it's what you do with it. Not a fan of all the kind of dressing up and all that nonsense, I don't like it. >> Speaker 2: Halloween is a dark, dark day, says Charlie Kirk. [00:00:18] >> [LAUGH] >> But you'd be surprised, because while a right winger, along with, I mean, decades of other right wingers is fear mongering about Halloween, looks like some on the left are joining him, but from a completely different angle, a diversity, equity, and inclusion angle, I'm not kidding. [00:00:37] >> Jesus. >> Now, school districts in states like New Jersey have decided to ban Halloween festivities in the classroom in the name of diversity and inclusion. Now, district officials from South Orange Maplewood schools sent out a letter to [00:00:53] parents this month, and here's what they said. As you know, the South Orange and Maplewood School District is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion meaningfully. Not just saying the words, but also promoting an inclusive school community [00:01:08] that celebrates belonging for all students, families, and staff. Each year, questions arise from families, students, and staff about what the district schools will be doing regarding Halloween. We believe it is important, moving forward, that we implement a consistent [00:01:24] approach that is respectful and inclusive of all families. In trying to determine the right approach for our district, we formulated three crucial questions. Now, what are the questions? Here we go. Is promoting school sponsored Halloween activities creating indirect and [00:01:41] unintentional financial hardships for students and families? >> Speaker 3: Come on, brother. >> Speaker 2: Do school sponsored Halloween activities violate the dignity of some of our students and families, either culturally or religiously? And finally, does the promotion of school sponsored Halloween activities [00:01:59] create tensions with the equity and access values of the school district? >> Speaker 3: Now, I don't even know what you're saying. What is that? That last one, I don't even know what that is. I don't think they know what that is, okay? >> Speaker 2: They've banned the Halloween festivities in the classroom. >> Speaker 3: Of course they have. [00:02:14] >> Speaker 2: Okay, maybe after school hours, Halloween festivities could take place, but during school hours, no, can't have it happen. We're worried that some students might not like it or it might not be inclusive of some students. [00:02:32] Listen, when I was in elementary school, my dad lost his job and we were in a very terrible financial situation, okay? I remember it as if it happened yesterday. We had no money, we were broke, and I wore a Halloween [00:02:48] costume that was donated to me, if I remember it correctly. So here it is, I was very cute. It's gonna be okay, if you're worried about look at how cute I am. >> [LAUGH] >> I was a little kitty. You were a little bodysuit, little cat ears. [00:03:05] Okay, don't take this away from the kids. They think they're helping, they're not helping. Halloween when I was a kid was freaking awesome. I remember, the festivities we had at school, I was super excited, I had the best time. By the way, as an adult, I actually don't really care for Halloween that much. [00:03:21] >> Speaker 3: Boo. >> Speaker 2: However, I remember loving it as a kid, taking that away from them is awful. If you're worried about students not having the means for costumes, do a costume drive, right? Don't do away with the holiday and the festivities because of it, [00:03:38] find creative solutions to the issues that arise. >> Speaker 3: Yeah, so I'll tell you my version of that story as well. But first, look, the reason Charlie Kirk's against Halloween is because, and we've covered this a lot in the 21 years young Turk has been around. Christian evangelicals think that the Harry Potter competes with Jesus Christ, [00:03:58] and they think, like, witches and demons and warlocks are real. So they're like, no, those are the bad guys. And so Christian Kirk has to appease that audience by saying, it's a very dark day, all those demons flying out. And Harry Potter, I mean, what does he think he is. [00:04:13] Potter of Nazareth? No, okay? But now the extreme left has met the extreme right, and the extreme left says, it would be culturally religiously insensitive. So now, wait, is the left supposed to agree with evangelical fundamentalist Christians who [00:04:33] think that it is religiously insensitive to dress as Satan, for example? Guys, come on, what is this? What is this? >> Speaker 2: Have fun, please. Can we just bring a little bit of the fun back in life? >> Speaker 3: But that's gonna go to one of my points here. So first of all, you say in diversity and inclusion, [00:04:51] we're gonna make sure there are no diverse costumes and everyone is excluded. How is that diversity and how is it inclusive? It's the exact opposite, right? But most importantly, when you shut down the holiday, everyone hates you. [00:05:08] We've been making fun of the right wing for 20 years straight about their hatred for Halloween. You know who loves Halloween? America and every kid in America. If you're against Halloween, you're against America. What is wrong with you? [00:05:23] Okay, why don't you just come out against Thanksgiving, right, they do that sometimes, too. And against have well, they do that sometimes, too. Hey, guys, let us celebrate, let us have fun. And so, okay, poor people are having trouble with costumes, yeah, a lot of us were poor. And you know what happened? [00:05:38] So I had trouble with a costume, just like Ana did when I was growing up. And my neighbor, who was the loveliest person you'll ever meet in your life, she made me a whole outfit, okay? It was a prisoner outfit, it was black and white with the stripes, had a ball and chains. I came in second in the whole school in the outfit costume, okay, [00:05:57] because sometimes people open up their hearts. >> Speaker 2: Yes. >> Speaker 3: And my beautiful, lovely, great American neighbor came to my rescue and we built a bond together. That's how things work, okay? And later, when I was playing football, I would go in my football outfit, [00:06:15] and I would collect the candy in my helmet, [LAUGH] okay? Little too old, but still you get the point, we love Halloween. This is not the New Jersey I grew up in and the New Jersey I know and love. So we've got to get back to reality and back to sanity. [00:06:32] So the extreme left and right could go exclude everyone in their own time, maybe they should go on an island somewhere on Halloween. Have their own Halloween party where they hate each other. >> Speaker 2: The Debbie Downer Island. >> Speaker 2: Yeah. >> Speaker 2: Go enjoy, go nuts. Go to the Debbie, where you guys just complain about everything. [00:06:49] Don't look at the bright side of anything, constantly complain, go enjoy each other's company or fight each other. I don't care, but go do it in the island and leave us alone. Let the kids enjoy Halloween, come on. Come on, and I'm not even a proponent of Halloween, but I don't wanna ruin it for everyone else because I'm an American. [00:07:06] >> Speaker 3: Exactly, now, look, Halloween's thing is trick or treat. And now both extreme right and extreme left are saying shrink. No, it's supposed to be treat, you're supposed to give candy to the kids, [00:07:21] not be like, I will now judge you for you and your costume and your fun holidays and your candy, right? I will exclude all of you in the name of inclusion. No, no, get back to sanity and get back to Halloween and back to America. [00:07:36] >> Speaker 3: America.