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Very few are actually offended, but tons of people know that there's a widespread discussion about not offending, and avoid poking the hornet's nest for that re
by hunter2_ 5y ago
Very few are actually offended, but tons of people know that there's a widespread discussion about not offending, and avoid poking the hornet's nest for that reason. Not quite analogous to, but eerily reminiscent of, the Latino/Latinx idea.
- foldr 5y agoThe alleged “War on Christmas” (and the idea associated idea that it is somehow no longer possible to say “merry Christmas”) are by no means a new phenomenon. They have long been favorite talking points of Ron Paul and the AFA, for example. https://www.lewrockwell.com/2003/12/ron-paul/the-war-on-religion/ https://www.lewrockwell.com/2003/12/ron-paul/the-war-on-reli... If the President of the USA can say “merry Christmas” without anyone complaining, then I’d have to say that the scale of the issue is (and always has been) enormously exaggerated in the rough and tumble of American culture wars. https://mobile.twitter.com/joebiden/status/1342490030787407872?lang=en https://mobile.twitter.com/joebiden/status/13424900307874078...