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I fucking hate Mardi Gras. I fucking hate the traffic. I fucking hate all the crowds. I fucking hate waiting for the parade. I fucking hate the cold weather freezing my ass off. I hate the shitty ass people. I hate the fucking kids on ladders up front; shit I fucking hate your kids in general. I hate the Tulane students being d-bags. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. I love everything about Mardi Gras except for this one thing..#MardiGras2025 #NewOrleans #FrenchQuarter #BourbonStreet #carnival #LaissezLesBonsTempsRouler It's okay to hate Mardi Gras, but honestly if you keep hating it I would suggest either making your peace with it and quietly staying away from it, or making plans to move to another city where "we put on a huge month-long party" is not one of the defining features, and a major part of the economy. In college, I brought college friends home so they could experience Mardi Gras. I have experienced Mardi Gras in Acadiana as well. At this point in my life, it is no longer exciting or enjoyable. I am an introverted person; I am uncomfortable in large crowds. I really do not like the drunk (or sober) Mardi Gras crowd. I have seen many people Well, they're getting smarter. I was at Mardi Gras a few years ago and they had huge crosses instead of the pole banners shown in the photo. My friends and I discovered that the crosses made great ring toss targets for the cheaper beads. Like most artifacts of the Antebellum South, embedded deep within Mardi Gras is a heritage of hate rooted in racial discrimination. Charges of racism have plagued New Orleans’ celebration of Mardi Gras since its inception in 1857 when the first parading organization, the Mistick Krewe of Comus, was established. I didn’t feel the need to join the crowds or attend the balls anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy everything else about Mardi Gras — except for the parades and large crowds. I still love the food, the king cakes, the fun Mardi Gras social media posts, and hanging out with family and friends. Mardi Gras Parades in Other Towns. A lot of towns have parades leading up to the actual weekend of Mardi Gras. Some of those are quite family-friendly and can be viewed without tons of people Stay sober. Know your surroundings. Don't travel alone. Keep your head up. Leave your valuables at home. Get Applepay. Don't wear beads unless it's Mardi Gras. If it looks odd, it's probably not a good idea to go check it out. Stay off Bourbon street and parts of Canal street. Take ubers. People are still coming and still having a good time. Response to I Hate Mardi Gras!!! 2011-03-08 19:31:42 I remember when I was at Mardi Gras in Florida, I was super young and still their were like 30 year olds trying to catch beads I was trying to get, like I even thought at the time wow, these beads look like their from the dollar store calm down. The ‘First Mardi Gras Together’ Couple whos Gras will inevitably conclude in an orgy; The Interstate Gays who just couldn’t stay away and have money to burn; The International Gays who I I remember the 80s, I remember fear and hate and contempt for gay people being commonplace, I remember it being treated as well, like paedophilia, honestly. I think that Mardi Gras has helped drive acceptance a little bit over the years, and its reception is a fantastic sign of just how far we've come. False worship, such as Mardi Gras, does NOT bring you closer to God. You simply need to have a closer look at what happens in Mardi Gras and you will soon see how this festival is truly anti-God. Top 1: Mardi Gras promotes the wrong type of repentance. All of us are called to repentance. However, there are fake repentance and true repentance. I live and work in boston St.Patricks day is probably the equivalent of mardi gras. Its an utter shit show. Ive never been to new orleans but my suggestion, if you really want to work parades, go in early and bring all the bartenders and organizers and event staff in, then you can bring a couple people in. once the parade starts sit back and See it and believe it. When my husband and I first met, I told him I always wanted to go to New Orleans except at Mardi Gras bc I never wanted to have to flash people to have fun. He assured me that is something only college kids and non locals do, and that Mardi Gras is actually an amazing time to experience in New Orleans. Fayetteville's Mardi Gras parade is on Saturday before. It is a fun time, mostly for the locals, and is more of a "look at how cool, progressive, inclusive, diverse we are" than what we think of as a Mardi Gras parade. A LOT of white people patting themselves on the back. But still a fun time. Much more chill than here. No, sexual decadence is not why I hate Mardi Gras. I hate Mardi Gras because it reinforces several lies of the Evil One. The lie that “holiness” is about deprivation (Click links for details.) The lie that “holiness” is dull and boring The lie that we have to give in to temptation so that we can resist temptation in the future The lie Blasphemous words here in South West Louisiana for sure! Billed as the biggest free party on Earth, Mardi Gras is known worldwide. A lil King Cake bread pudding! I brought this to work at the Mardi Gras ball yesterday and it was a hit Happy Mardi Gras yall! Didn’t wanna post this because I hate my voice on video but ya know
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