F*** being politically correct! Merry Christmas to all of you!

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SnesTea on 19 December 2008

Merry Christmas!

I am not going to even start about Kwanzaa....

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jv103 on 19 December 2008

Personally I don't care if someone says Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas. In fact I would rather have both sayings eliminated if people genuinely wished others well throughout the entire year, instead of the normal robotic programmed responses. That's me, but maybe I'm just cynical.

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jv103 on 19 December 2008

What's wrong with Kwanza? Shit if holidays only make us happy in this stodgy society we should make as many as we possibly can.

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Grey Acumen on 19 December 2008

Kwanzaa - essentially, it's a political holidays that was created some 40 years ago, but apparently a lot of people think it's actually a holiday that has roots in africa and such.

The problem I have with it is that it basically creates the perception that Christmas and Hanukah are "white" holidays and Kwanzaa is a "black" holiday. Even if that wasn't the intent, that's how it ends up coming across, effectively becoming a self imposed segregation for black people.

But y'know, for the purposes of this thread, I don't even care. You celebrate Kwanzaa, that's up to you. I'll still wish you a Merry Christmas and you can still wish me a Joyous Kwanzaa.

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Does it really just ruin your entire day that someone says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas?" You say your fiance is dealing with it at work almost as if it's some kind of nationwide plague or fad. It's really the most pointless thing imaginable to get angry about, and it wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that most of the people who complain about it are angry old conservatives (Bill O'Reilly, Pat Robertson, etc.).

It's annoying in the fact that it's an absurd and pointless "censoring" (if I may). Why wouldn't it be perturbing to be pressured into so obviously blotting out any reference to the holiday?

This. If you WANT to say Happy Holidays, that's fine, but if you WANT to say Merry Christmas, and feel you can't, that's a problem.

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graywolf96 on 19 December 2008

screw walmart, it isnt "happy holidays" (Gay)

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SamuelRSmith on 19 December 2008

Have a gay old time.

Honestly, though, I've never heard this "happy holidays" thing myself, all I ever hear is "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".

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jv103 on 19 December 2008

Sorry, I know what Kwanzaa is, I forgot the guys name who 'invented it,' I just don't see a big deal since all holidays are 'made up' essentially. It's just their age that gives them an air of officiality.

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pearljammer on 19 December 2008

graywolf96 said:
screw walmart, it isnt "happy holidays" (Gay)

Clever use of the word 'gay' there... I hate when people use this term as synonymous with dumb, stupid or weird.

Anyhow, happy holidays! I really don't care much what people say to me so much as how they say it. Spreading a bit of cheer regardless of the words used is great.