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I'm not American. And I'm an atheist. Are there actually people who object to "Merry Christmas"? This seems so bizarre to me, I always assumed it wasn't a real
by marcus_holmes 6y ago
I'm not American. And I'm an atheist. Are there actually people who object to "Merry Christmas"? This seems so bizarre to me, I always assumed it wasn't a real thing.
- slumdev 6y agoIt's real. What's worse: There are some people who celebrate Christmas but who choose not to wish others a "Merry Christmas" out of fear of offending them. Peak woke.
- chc 6y agoNot really. Very nearly 100% of the examples of "objections" to Christmas are just people or corporations choosing to say "Happy Holidays" or something instead. As in the OP, there's probably somebody you can point to who holds any dumb position you want to argue against, but there isn't really an anti-Christmas side of the public discourse in America.
- _nothing 6y agoThere are some (but not many people) who will get upset at you if you tell them "Merry Christmas". These are generally people who dislike Christianity or another, and/or whom dislike its pervasiveness in American culture over other religions. Likely more prevalent are the people who don't like corporations, public services, etc. wishing everyone Merry Christmas year after year while ignoring the holidays of other religions. To avoid all of this, many places are switching to "Happy Holidays", except there are a not-insignificant number of people who are upset by this and feel that companies/governments should be saying "Merry Christmas" because they should be aligned with Christianity.
- fuzxi 6y agoI've only ever received two different responses to "Merry Christmas". "Thanks, you too", and "I'm Jewish." I have yet to see anyone get riled up.