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

[Grey Acumen]

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.

appolose said:

MontanaHatchet said:

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.