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I don't know, more people celebrate Christmas compared to Pride month, but saying "Merry Christmas" can be seen as controversial. It's hard to imagine that "hap

by Zababa 5y ago

I don't know, more people celebrate Christmas compared to Pride month, but saying "Merry Christmas" can be seen as controversial. It's hard to imagine that "happy Pride month" is completly neutral.

joshuamorton 5y ago
I've literally never seen anyone complain about "Merry Christmas" except in Fox News fever dreams. Are there actually any examples of people complaining about it? On the other hand, people don't greet me with "happy pride" during June, but they do greet me with "merry Christmas" during December, so perhaps there's a false equivalency there too.
- Zababa 5y ago
  Here's one article from Grammarly about why you should use "Happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" https://www.grammarly.com/blog/happy-holidays-or-merry-christmas/ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/happy-holidays-or-merry-chris.... > If you say “Merry Christmas” to someone who celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or nothing at all, you could make them feel marginalized: like their own beliefs aren’t valued or respected by society. And that’s not a good way to feel around the holidays. I'm not sure if that fits "examples of people complaining about it" however, as it's more "people trying to protect the feeling of marginalized groups", which isn't the same. > On the other hand, people don't greet me with "happy pride" during June, but they do greet me with "merry Christmas" during December, so perhaps there's a false equivalency there too. That's fair. Pride month is not a thing where I live, so it's hard to know exactly how people experience it. I was under the impression that it was really important and lots of people talked about it, but maybe it depends on where you live, or maybe it was a warped vision of reality. Though to go back to the original subject, if people don't greet you with "happy Pride" during June, then wishing it would be definitely not neutral.

by Zababa 5y ago

I don't know, more people celebrate Christmas compared to Pride month, but saying "Merry Christmas" can be seen as controversial. It's hard to imagine that "happy Pride month" is completly neutral.

joshuamorton 5y ago

I've literally never seen anyone complain about "Merry Christmas" except in Fox News fever dreams. Are there actually any examples of people complaining about it? On the other hand, people don't greet me with "happy pride" during June, but they do greet me with "merry Christmas" during December, so perhaps there's a false equivalency there too.

Zababa 5y ago
Here's one article from Grammarly about why you should use "Happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" https://www.grammarly.com/blog/happy-holidays-or-merry-christmas/ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/happy-holidays-or-merry-chris.... > If you say “Merry Christmas” to someone who celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or nothing at all, you could make them feel marginalized: like their own beliefs aren’t valued or respected by society. And that’s not a good way to feel around the holidays. I'm not sure if that fits "examples of people complaining about it" however, as it's more "people trying to protect the feeling of marginalized groups", which isn't the same. > On the other hand, people don't greet me with "happy pride" during June, but they do greet me with "merry Christmas" during December, so perhaps there's a false equivalency there too. That's fair. Pride month is not a thing where I live, so it's hard to know exactly how people experience it. I was under the impression that it was really important and lots of people talked about it, but maybe it depends on where you live, or maybe it was a warped vision of reality. Though to go back to the original subject, if people don't greet you with "happy Pride" during June, then wishing it would be definitely not neutral.