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Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

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A person’s land is their kingdom. Their house is their castle. And if they’re not harming anyone, it’s their — and only their — business to run it however they want. However, this simple concept is apparently too difficult for some to understand.

Three days ago, Twitter user @goldenstef posted a picture of a disgusting letter her grandpa had received. In it, his neighbors ridicule his house decorations, saying they’re ‘excessive’ and ‘bad taste.’ The senders signed it as ‘decent, middle-class people’ but the contents of the letter clearly show they’re anything but. I mean, how self-conscious and insecure they must feel if the only way they can raise their self-esteem is to diminish others?

The perfect example of how to a trash human being went viral on Twitter, generating over 236K likes and 5.4K comments, many of which are sending the elderly man their best wishes. Let’s hope they will cheer him up!

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

Here’s the full letter

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

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After the letter went viral, the Internet got to see the house, too

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

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The granddaughter of the recipient said they think the decorations aren’t bad at all, and many agreed with her on the Internet. “We’re still looking for the people who sent it and when we find out who…” she added. “I’m so mad and sad at the same time and they didn’t leave a return address.”

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors

Even if the man and his granddaughter were to ask around, trying to find out who could’ve written the letter, chances are, they would run into some trouble. According to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, the majority of Americans (57%) say they know only some of their neighbors; far fewer (26%) say they know most of them.

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What do you think ?

Stephanie Did It 4 years ago

This house is in my city. First of all, Thunderbird Hills isn't a particularly upscale or expensive neighborhood at all. Second, the "decent, middle-class [white] people who wrote this disgusting letter are by far the MINORITY in this area. I'm white, but I love this city and its culture which is predominantly Hispanic and rich in history. Those people need to move to Bigotville.

116points

Tabitha L 4 years ago

Can we start up a fund so you can buy this person some more decorations for their yard?

61points

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Bacony Cakes 4 years ago

Bigotville, a satellite of Fucksburg, Arseland.

17points

Potato 4 years ago

The use of typewriter indicates an older person. Someone needs to come get their senile and demented parents and put them in a facility.

7points

RaroaRaroa 4 years ago

This letter is so full of stereotypically racist language that I find it hard to believe it could be real. I know people who say these things exist, but this sounds more like the writing of someone who's heard these things and tried to put them all in one letter to make a point. Like they tried to hard to make it seem like grandpa got a nasty letter. Sorry, but I'm a skeptic when it comes to sob stories on the internet. Wasn't there a story recently about a lady who supposedly got abused for her rainbow decorations (one chain of rainbow coloured lanterns), had a gofundme to buy more, never spent it on decorations. Julie Baker of Overlea.

1point

John Smith 4 years ago

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bryguy 4 years ago

Maybe I'm spiteful, but I'd be going ALL OUT with the decorations after receiving that letter

57points

Louloubelle 4 years ago

If it were me, I'd get all the plastic flamingos I could find and put them up.

44points

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SaraFromHell with you all! 4 years ago

Hell yeah! Pink flamingos really p**s people off..js

4points

Steve Cruz 4 years ago

Start a "Pink Flamingos Against Bigotry" campaign and invite neighbors to buy one and plant it in the yard.

2points

John Montgomery 4 years ago

If you are, I am as well. It's my first thought whenever I see this kind of thing.

2points

davidredge87 4 years ago

bryguy Good response!

1point

Hans 4 years ago

"you're house". All said.

45points

bryguy 4 years ago

Carrot dude: *WHOOSH*

10points

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Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago

I wish I was a house. Then again whoever owned me would get a huge bill fixing me up.

2points

Carrot dude 4 years ago

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Stephanie Did It 4 years ago

This house is in my city. First of all, Thunderbird Hills isn't a particularly upscale or expensive neighborhood at all. Second, the "decent, middle-class [white] people who wrote this disgusting letter are by far the MINORITY in this area. I'm white, but I love this city and its culture which is predominantly Hispanic and rich in history. Those people need to move to Bigotville.

116points

Tabitha L 4 years ago

Can we start up a fund so you can buy this person some more decorations for their yard?

61points

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Bacony Cakes 4 years ago

Bigotville, a satellite of Fucksburg, Arseland.

17points

Potato 4 years ago

The use of typewriter indicates an older person. Someone needs to come get their senile and demented parents and put them in a facility.

7points

RaroaRaroa 4 years ago

This letter is so full of stereotypically racist language that I find it hard to believe it could be real. I know people who say these things exist, but this sounds more like the writing of someone who's heard these things and tried to put them all in one letter to make a point. Like they tried to hard to make it seem like grandpa got a nasty letter. Sorry, but I'm a skeptic when it comes to sob stories on the internet. Wasn't there a story recently about a lady who supposedly got abused for her rainbow decorations (one chain of rainbow coloured lanterns), had a gofundme to buy more, never spent it on decorations. Julie Baker of Overlea.

1point

John Smith 4 years ago

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bryguy 4 years ago

Maybe I'm spiteful, but I'd be going ALL OUT with the decorations after receiving that letter

57points

Louloubelle 4 years ago

If it were me, I'd get all the plastic flamingos I could find and put them up.

44points

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SaraFromHell with you all! 4 years ago

Hell yeah! Pink flamingos really p**s people off..js

4points

Steve Cruz 4 years ago

Start a "Pink Flamingos Against Bigotry" campaign and invite neighbors to buy one and plant it in the yard.

2points

John Montgomery 4 years ago

If you are, I am as well. It's my first thought whenever I see this kind of thing.

2points

davidredge87 4 years ago

bryguy Good response!

1point

Hans 4 years ago

"you're house". All said.

45points

bryguy 4 years ago

Carrot dude: *WHOOSH*

10points

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Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago

I wish I was a house. Then again whoever owned me would get a huge bill fixing me up.

2points

Carrot dude 4 years ago

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