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Would *I* be offended? I dunno, maybe a part of me would, and that probably wouldn't stop me from lurching towards one of them and pretending to devour their brains. ;) But the issue isn't whether I would be offended, as I won't be anywhere near Somerville. (And besides, it usually takes an awful lot to really offend me.) I just see a whole potential for negativity up against very little if any potential for positivity. Perhaps for non-Christians (or non-practicing Christians) it's difficult to comprehend the heightened emotions that accompany this day. If you've followed along and participated in the entire Triduum, it can be a powerful experience, closely following Jesus' Passion, death, descent into hell, and finally His glorious resurrection. Emotions get run through the wringer. I've seen ordinary people burst into tears as they read the Gospel on Easter and the full impact of its significance hit them. We're not all even-keeled and level-headed, as you can imagine from a group of people that take all this on faith alone. So what is accomplished by mocking them? If nothing else at all, it's just not very nice.