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| Topic Started: Dec 20 2008, 03:46 AM (254 Views) | |
| Post #1 Dec 20 2008, 03:46 AM | Bonzolee |
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So, what's up with all this "It's Christmas, damnit!" bullshit I hear? You know, the people who complain when companies or people decide to say "Happy Holidays" or something instead of saying "Christmas". Shit, I just wish everyone a Happy Festivus and call it a year. I either get people laughing and going "yeah!", or they look at me all confused. Either response is totally worth it. I mean, I just love how there's people out there who are all like, "What's the big deal? It's just a word. You people need to loosen up. Why get all bent out of shape over a simple word? It doesn't even matter." You know these people; these are the people trying to play the "cool" card. So, when other people want to change that simple word to something else (like say, Holidays), surely, they feel the same way, right? "Just a word; nothing to get bent out of shape about" right? Hell no! They freak out! ...ugh |
 
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| Post #2 Dec 22 2008, 06:32 AM | Joe E. Holman |
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Personally, I don't care what term someone uses. Merry Christmas is fine by me. Me, I don't care anymore. I don't say it back, just "thanks" when I hear that. It's a time to eat, think about the past, socialize, etc. I love it - hate that I never have money to get anyone anything nice when they do me - but it's a cool breeze. It's kind of becoming a rightwing taboo to say "Happy Holidays" because it means giving up on the birth of the "savior," but fuck, who cares! I like Happy Festivus! I have never heard that one. |
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| Post #3 Dec 23 2008, 11:52 PM | Bonzolee |
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Yeah, I don't really care all that much, it just annoys me when the pro Christmas crowd act as if everyone's being immature over a word... and then they pull the same exact shit when other people change it to "holidays". Festivus is awesome. I mean, what other holiday are you going to find that actually encourages everyone to air their grievances? The airing of grievances, the feats of strength; Festivus has it all. |
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"Brain disorders, like madness, are themselves contagious. The frequency of madness among doctors who are specialists for the mad is notorious." – Gustave Le Bon "The fact that audiences would rather go to Wonderland than face Iraq speaks volumes." – Random Youtube Poster | |
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| Post #4 Dec 26 2008, 09:44 AM | Joe E. Holman |
| But then, the downside of using another word like this is that it calls attention to itself and people assume you have a problem with Christmas. But I guess we do (when taken seriously, which is to say, religiously). I'll throw Merry Christmas around and use it casually enough. It's funny though; the topic always gives the rightwing the excuse to bitch about how everyone who doesn't say it is politically correct. |
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| Post #5 Dec 27 2008, 03:22 PM | Bonzolee |
Here's the thing: why would one wish someone a "Happy..."? I've been friends with this Jewish broad since high school, and you know what? Not once has she ever wished me a "Happy Hanukkah". "In fact, she always just uses the general "Happy Holidays" out in public, because she only uses the Hanukkah term with people who she knows is Jewish. For the most part, I don't have a problem with it as most of the people who do it just use the term in a more secular themed way (And, I'll use it that way too every so often), but it always annoys me when the more extreme Christians start throwing that word around, and then get all pissy whenever anyone attacks the usage. It's just really annoying. It's like that Bill O'Reilly "War on Christmas" shit. Calm down, people. It's this sort of shit: " People go after Christians, ridicule them for their beliefs and engage in all sorts of blasphemy because they know the Christians will turn the other cheek. You don't see these same people going after muslims, do you? Because the muslims mean business. Make fun of a muslim, make fun of Islam, make fun of Allah or Mohammed and you stand a pretty good chance of being killed or maimed. Simple as that. They don't put up with it. As crazy as it is, it's true." ...No. I see people make fun of Muslims all the time. Where do people come up with this shit? Bill Maher attacks it all the time, and he's had quite a few guests who will join in on the bash fest. South Park made fun of Islam too, just like they do with every other major religion. I always hear Christians complain how they get the worst treatment, and it's just laughable. If they actually paid attention to what Atheists said, they'd already know that the Islam faith also gets attacked. This whole Christmas thing just reeks of some paranoid, pissy majority. "Unfair, they're picking on us! Why don't they go pick on the Jews or Muslims? It's not fair!"  |
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