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The Brits have it right: forget Happy Holidays, just wish people Merry Christmas

5 points by yapcguy 13y ago

ecspike 13y ago
"Even at the Guardian, when we put up our Christmas tree in the New York office, the first thing one of our interns said was, "Where's the menorah?" Well this year, if was after the first week of December, it would have been weird to still have a menorah up. Not much unlike having a Christmas tree in mid-January.
- mc32 13y ago
  You know, I'm areligious and I say Merry Christmas more than Christians do. It's like they're afraid to offend someone. To me it's memories of childhood and a season of feelgoodness. My atheist father still put up a christmas tree and bought us toys for christmas. I don't know what the avoidance is all about. It's like me going to Asia and some Chinese feeling that they would not want to offend me by wishing me a Chinese New Year, or something. Just odd.
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  - saraid216 13y ago
    If you don't know, have you considered asking?
    - mc32 13y ago
      No, it's been more of an observation than an annoyance. But it seems like (nominal) Christians are too self-conscious about that. I mean, if I were in China or Taiwan and one of their countryfolk thought that I'd be offended at them wishing me well for one of their holidays, etc., I'd feel offended that they'd think I were so sensitive or plain square.
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saraid216 13y ago
I see no reason why I should support a materialist bacchanalia of blood red and evergreen worshiping a pagan monstrosity trafficking in impish minions to tempt and subvert good Christian hearts from the simple truth of salvation and redemption. "Sparkle"? Clearly an underhanded subterfuge intended to surreptitiously convert honest Protestants into dirty Papists, holding a mass claiming to be for our Lord and Savior Jesus H. Christ, when it is really an annual call to summon the sparkling Devil himself: Edward Cullen.
notdrunkatall 13y ago
I am sick of political correctness in all of its forms. The truth is the truth, and if you're offended by it, the problem isn't how I said it, the problem is that you need to get over yourself. As for Christmas, I don't give two shits what we call it, but can we just decide to call it something and move the fuck on, please?
kyriakos 13y ago
its a fun tradition just enjoy it or ignore it. I don't think anyone ever wished someone merry christmas in order to offend them. as for people who avoid 'christmas' because of materialism, even if christmas was called something else, corporations would still try to get you to buy their crap.
kyriakos 13y ago
dressing up for halloween, carnival and so many other things people do all over the world have religious origins but people are not offended by them.

5 points by yapcguy 13y ago

"Even at the Guardian, when we put up our Christmas tree in the New York office, the first thing one of our interns said was, "Where's the menorah?" Well this year, if was after the first week of December, it would have been weird to still have a menorah up. Not much unlike having a Christmas tree in mid-January.

mc32 13y ago
You know, I'm areligious and I say Merry Christmas more than Christians do. It's like they're afraid to offend someone. To me it's memories of childhood and a season of feelgoodness. My atheist father still put up a christmas tree and bought us toys for christmas. I don't know what the avoidance is all about. It's like me going to Asia and some Chinese feeling that they would not want to offend me by wishing me a Chinese New Year, or something. Just odd.
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- saraid216 13y ago
  If you don't know, have you considered asking?
  - mc32 13y ago
    No, it's been more of an observation than an annoyance. But it seems like (nominal) Christians are too self-conscious about that. I mean, if I were in China or Taiwan and one of their countryfolk thought that I'd be offended at them wishing me well for one of their holidays, etc., I'd feel offended that they'd think I were so sensitive or plain square.

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saraid216 13y ago

I see no reason why I should support a materialist bacchanalia of blood red and evergreen worshiping a pagan monstrosity trafficking in impish minions to tempt and subvert good Christian hearts from the simple truth of salvation and redemption. "Sparkle"? Clearly an underhanded subterfuge intended to surreptitiously convert honest Protestants into dirty Papists, holding a mass claiming to be for our Lord and Savior Jesus H. Christ, when it is really an annual call to summon the sparkling Devil himself: Edward Cullen.

notdrunkatall 13y ago

I am sick of political correctness in all of its forms. The truth is the truth, and if you're offended by it, the problem isn't how I said it, the problem is that you need to get over yourself. As for Christmas, I don't give two shits what we call it, but can we just decide to call it something and move the fuck on, please?

kyriakos 13y ago

its a fun tradition just enjoy it or ignore it. I don't think anyone ever wished someone merry christmas in order to offend them. as for people who avoid 'christmas' because of materialism, even if christmas was called something else, corporations would still try to get you to buy their crap.

kyriakos 13y ago

dressing up for halloween, carnival and so many other things people do all over the world have religious origins but people are not offended by them.