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| Naoko | Dec 30 2008, 08:47 PM |
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It's not offensive to say Merry Christmas, it's offensive to completely and entirely disregard another person because they're different or a minority. Most people I know who don't celebrate Christmas aren't offended at hearing it, but when they're ignored or looked down upon. If you're talking to someone you don't even know, it's just kinder to tell them Happy Holidays. If they tell me Merry Xmas first, I say it back because that is what I celebrate, but otherwise I say Holidays. Honestly, it can brighten someone's day to tell them "Happy Hannukah" when they're Jewish and sick of being ignored. It really can. It can also brighten their day when they see places at least decorating with a little 8-candle lamp for the holidays next to the giant sets of Ol' Saint Nick and Jebus and sparkling trees. Really, it doesn't hurt to remember there are other people in this world, too. There's nothing wrong with saying Merry Christmas, of course. It's all fine and dandy, and I follow it too. But saying "that's their problem" to this isn't a whole lot different to saying "that's their problem" to a poor black man in Alabama. Think about it. |
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