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Is it politically incorrect to say Merry Christmas?
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Permalink Reply by Smart Ass Sara on -
Oy. I think people are nuts. I mean, I am not Jewish, but if some said "Happy Hanukkah" to me I wouldn't be offended. I wouldn't feel like I was being discriminated against or that Jewish people are out to get me. I'd just say it back and be on my merry way. I get the argument because I think that religion shouldn't be a part of our governing and law creating system, but in the real world? People say Merry Christmas and I just don't think they mean to be offensive. I think it's spreading cheer and just being a nice person in general. We always talk about how people are rude nowadays, so when someone is going to be nice and just say Merry Christmas- maybe we shouldn't jump on them. Maybe if everyone wasn't so up in arms about being politcially correct about holidays more people would be less rude. Wouldn't that be grand? :)
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Permalink Reply by Lindsey on -
I'm with you. I work in the public (I teach), so I get the point in saying "Happy Holidays" because all of my students may celebrate the same holiday, but what if they don't? Who am I to assume they do? I'm not offended if someone offers me a specific holiday greeting, example "Merry Christmas", but I have a HUGE problem with (and I may create a monster here) people who advocate that the world boycott businesses who do not actively push "Christmas" over Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or any other holiday that falls in this particular season. To me, the whole idea of judging what holiday people celebrate is completely counterintuitive to the point of the holidays, isn't it? Religion is such a private idea to me that I don't want mine (or anyone else's) smeared all over for the sake of being "right". Does this make sense at all?
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Permalink Reply by leilani on -
I agree that the simple gesture of wishing someone merriment is rather refreshing these days, but since the attitude behind it is supposed to be one of sharing/caring/love/etc. I feel like it's kind of incongruous to wish someone a happy holiday whilst thinking it's just too bad if that's not the holiday they celebrate...
it's not like I walk around thinking "okay - him - Kwanzaa," "her, the festival of lights," etc. but if we're spreading joy and shit, I just feel like we should spread it to celebrations of all holidays :)
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Permalink Reply by Andrew G on -
I'm atheist and NO, it is not politically incorrect. I could give a flying crap. I think Christians made this up so that they'd have a platform to feel victimized on. Everyone knows you can't get sympathy if you're not under attack.
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Permalink Reply by Adrienne H on -
Why are you angry with God? (Why are Christians looking for sympathy? And for what?)
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Permalink Reply by Hater Von G on -
I think these days its politically incorrect to take a dump in your own home. People are so crazy.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen on -
Indeed! I read an article couple of years ago: I don't know if it was true, but I sincerely hope not. It was how the whole political correctness craze is filtering through the public system and as an example the nursery rhyme "Baa baa black sheep" became "Baa Baa Grey Sheep". Ridiculous.
Surely the essence of free speech is that any one can say anything that does not force the ideals upon anyone with no alternative, or doesn't cause anyone undue offence. I hardly think wishing someone joyful season's greetings, no matter what religion, can cause someone enough harm that they have the right to complain about it. Plus we all get the public holiday anyway :P -
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Permalink Reply by Whitney on -
i really don't think so. i'm with everyone on the "i'm not offended if someone says happy hannaukah/kwanza/ashura/whatever." some people look for any excuse to get upset. and to those people i say... Merry Christmas! (and something about not getting their panties in a twist over something so festive).
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Permalink Reply by Stevie on -
Not at all. Christmas is such a secular holiday now anyway, who the hell cares? I wish people could just enjoy this time of year as a time to get together with family and friends, eat way too much food, and drink way too much egg nog. And wine. And hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps. :-)
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on -
Yeah, that's why I think its okay... Christmas is a secular holiday. When I say Merry Christmas, I'm not saying "have a good celebration of the birth of Christ" but rather "have a good day off eating cookies shaped like snowmen and opening gifts and visiting family" etc. It's the same as saying "Happy St. Patricks Day" to a non-Irish person. It's not just some people's holiday, it's everybody's holiday.
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Permalink Reply by Writing to Reach You on -
I certainly think there are far more important issues, but I don't think you can just reverse the situation and say you wouldn't be offended or at the very least annoyed if someone said Happy Hanukkah. If someone said that to me, it would be a total anomaly. In fact, it has never happened to me once in 26 years. I would find it more humorous than offensive. But, I have been in other situations where I was not part of the dominant culture and even small things like that can wear on you after a while. It's just thoughtless to say Merry Christmas to someone you know doesn't celebrate. It's pretty easy for me to say Happy Holidays or (because I'm in an academic setting) enjoy your winter break.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on
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This is very smart. I think Merry Christmas is okay, but not using the justification that Happy Hanukkah isn't offensive to me. That reversal doesn't work. Dominant culture. Okay, I'm not saying anything new here, just agreeing!
And also, yeah, even if you think Merry Christmas SHOULDN'T offend people, there are some that it does. So is it THAT much harder to say Happy Holidays? -
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