Christmas no longer polically correct?

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What EJ is trying to get at, is that the idea of Christmas is being forced down non-believers (as you Christian ppl would classify anyone who isn't a Christian), but why isn't there an awareness for (C)Hanukah, Kwaanza, Diwali, or any other religious holiday that is around this time? Why should the non-believers say "Merry Christmas" instead of happy holidays, when you probably don't have a clue about their own holidays.

Who cares, really? If people would stop being too sensitive about everything there wouldn't be this mess. If I say Merry Christmas to a Jewish person or an African person, then I'm not saying it to offend them. Just as if they say Happy Hanukkah to me I won't be offended. Why isn't there awareness? because no one is making an attempt to make an awareness, maybe? And why is that? Too many sensitive people.

People need to stop getting hurt feelings over the pettiest of bullshit. Later, QD.

[Mchnhead2k5]

I'm with you QD about ppl being too sensitive about stuff, but at the same time would you think it's disrespectful to tell someone Merry Christmas when chances are they don't celebrate it?

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but at the same time would you think it's disrespectful to tell someone Merry Christmas when chances are they don't celebrate it?

So what are we supposed to to alleviate this? The day after Thanksgiving, everyone put patches on their shirts or jackets reading, "Hi. I celebrate________" on them?

It's not ignorant to NOT know someone else holiday background. (Not talking to you) don't take offense if I am being genuine and say Merry Christmas as a nice gesture to the holidays. If I were a cashier and liked to wish some a Merry Christmas after they're about to leave my register, I shouldn't have to ask them their religious preference first. Later, QD.

[Mchnhead2k5]

So what are we supposed to to alleviate this? The day after Thanksgiving, everyone put patches on their shirts or jackets reading, "Hi. I celebrate________" on them?

It's not ignorant to NOT know someone else holiday background. (Not talking to you) don't take offense if I am being genuine and say Merry Christmas as a nice gesture to the holidays. If I were a cashier and liked to wish some a Merry Christmas after they're about to leave my register, I shouldn't have to ask them their religious preference first. Later, QD.

We don't need to visit Nazi Germany with ppl wearing patches again to separate themselves from society. LoL

If a brown/middle eastern person came up to your register, would you still say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? I work at a bar and usually say Merry Christmas b/c I know that most of my clientele are Christian. For those I do not know, I just use Happy Holidays.

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We don't need to visit Nazi Germany with ppl wearing patches again to separate themselves from society. LoL

Exactly, lolol.

If a brown/middle eastern person came up to your register, would you still say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? I work at a bar and usually say Merry Christmas b/c I know that most of my clientele are Christian. For those I do not know, I just use Happy Holidays.

Well that's a tough one, too. When working for Budweiser for 8 years, you can imagine how many people of Middle Eastern descent I cam across. And do you know that well over half of them actually celebrated Christmas? You just don't know. Later, QD.