I am tired of not being able to say Merry Christmas. How can you be offended by two words. If someone ever looked at me and said, "Sorry I don't celebrate Christmas," I would likely tell them to have a lousy Christmas. The person might as well be offended if someone told them to have a good day. If someone told me happy kwanza or Channukah it wouldn't bother me at all, I would probably echo the greeting. You could probably state "happy ritual satanic cat killing day," and I would be like, "yeah sure." I might be thinking, "what kind of sick lunatic is that," but if it is ritual satanic cat killing day, then I would like to have a good one. Have a Merry Christmas!
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Try imagining yourself as the minority. It changes your perspective pretty quickly. Everyone wishes me a Merry Christmas. If just one single solitary person wished me a Blessed Yule, I'd get over my issues right quick, but it ain't gonna happen.
My argument is that you should greet with your holiday and the person should recipricate with that same holiday or at the very least say, "thank you and you too."
I see your point, but we had an employee try that experiment last year. Every time someone wished her a Merry Christmas, she responded with Happy Hannukah. The results were less than favourable. Seriously, being a minority and wishing the majority a "happy [insert minority festivity here]" is a quick way to an ass-kicking. I merely respond with the obligatory "thanks" or "have a great day." I usually settle for my generic "enjoy," which I use year-round.
"If someone ever looked at me and said, "Sorry I don't celebrate Christmas,"
I would likely tell them to have a lousy Christmas."Not trying to be a dick or anything, Budd, but wouldn't that reaction only perpetuate the very holiday season intolerance that bugs you so much? Maybe instead say, "Well, have a Merry Christmas, anyway! Don't gotta celebrate it to enjoy the day!" With the vocal inflection and big smile that informs the person you're sincere.Just remember that some people simply have to be visited by a trio of scary freaking ghosts before they come 'round to the true spirit of the holidays.
"Seriously, being a minority and wishing the majority a "happy [insert minority festivity here]" is a quick way to an ass-kicking."And that is so very sad. We're all in this mess together, so why is it so hard to value the things that make us individuals?
Kirk: I like the Christmas Carol allusion. If it is good enough for Dickens, it is good enough for me. Pinot: I am sorry that you don't feel that you can share your holiday without being assaulted. I am unsure of what Yule is, but if it is Yule, have a good one.
Why, thank you, Budd. Today is the Winter Solstice. I connected with a fellow pagan today in my line. We wished each other a Merry Solstice. It was my one non-minority moment of the day.Merry Solstice and Blessed Yule to you all!xoxoPP
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