"Happy Holidays"... or "I don't care about your individual racial demographic" (834 hits)
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Submitted by Matt Guttenberg <mattheus.von.guttenberg.at.gmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-12-25 15:58:21 EST
It seems today that with all this "politically-correct" this, and "politically-correct" that, it is really irritating. No. More than just irritating. It's downright pissing me off.
Do people really think saying "Happy Holidays" to every no-good stranger you see, will brighten his day? As a matter of fact, it probably won't. At least not to me. To me it sounds corny and pretensious. As if you actually cared enough to wish me a Merry Christmas, but not cared enough to even know what associated religion I belong to. Or if I even do belong to one. Now, some of you might be thinking, "Well, RePet, that person might not even KNOW your religion. Don't blame him. He's just covering all the bases." If you are, I'd say you're right about part of it, and dead wrong about the other. Sure, he's just "covering all the bases," (if there were even more than 3 major ones in America in late December) but that's just proving my point, and I will fucking blame him. He doesn't care enough to ask me inquisitively what I believe in, in order to ascertain an answer. No, no of course not. He's a busy guy. He's not gonna ask every jerkoff who he talks to what to wish them; he's just gonna be lazy and try to get away with a "Happy Holidays." Prick.
Is it really THAT offensive to say "Merry Christmas" to someone, unbeknownst to you, is a Jew? I think not. I think, unless they were wearing a fucking yarmulke and had a long beard like the guys in ZZ Top, they'd understand the mistake. And they'd say something along the lines of, "Oh... I'm... not Christian." And you'd reply, "Oh, I'm sorry." And walk away. Spare them the humiliation of a shitty "Happy Holidays," because you can shove it your ass.
Merry Christmas.
-RePet
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Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-31 22:04:11 EST (#)
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Except for the fact that I got better reviews. And I typed with the literacy rate of an intelligent person, and you typed as if I couldn't pay someone enough to dissect it.
In my defense, I'd say I didn't know about yours when I made mine.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2005-12-30 14:45:58 EST (#)
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Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2005-12-27 17:41:27 EST (#)
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To forgo this holiday faux pas I just yell "JAPAN 5, JAPAN 5!!!!" at passers by whilst grabbing my testicles.
Submitted by psychabillyjean (user info) at 2005-12-27 17:27:13 EST (#)
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There was only one major holiday in late December e.g. Christmas. I have many jewish friends and Hanukkah is no big deal to them and does not have the importance of Rosh Ha-Shanah or Yom Kippur. Hannukkah is about as spiritual for them as St. Valentine's Day is to Catholics.
And Quanza is a fucking joke. It was invented by negrocentrists to glorify blacks and their communities, and celebrates NO DEITY. After no one gave a shit about 'juneteenth' they were like, "Hey, if we ride on Christmas's coattails people will give us attention!" And that is the worst part about *Happy Holidays*. It legitimizes political propaganda swill!
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-27 17:03:44 EST (#)
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Well, to me it just seems ostentatious.
Submitted by alliecat (user info) at 2005-12-27 11:15:58 EST (#)
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who the hell cares????? people are just trying to be friendly! Happy fucking holidays! There!
Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2005-12-27 02:51:34 EST (#)
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One of my friends is muslim and she still sent me a text message saying "Merry Christmas". It's not like other religions have any problem with it. It's just a celebration.
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2005-12-26 18:53:52 EST (#)
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I don't think I'd be offended if someone wished me a Happy Hannukah. I don't think I'd even bother pointing out that I'm not Jewish. Hannukah is going to happen no matter what religion I am, after all, so I may as well have a nice one.
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-26 17:05:19 EST (#)
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And "Nobb" sounds so much better? What kind of knob are you, you freakin' bell end.
Submitted by Nobb (user info) at 2005-12-26 16:36:18 EST (#)
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Post was meh, and repet just sounds like gay.
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-26 15:36:04 EST (#)
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"its very easy for people in the majority to assume the minority doesn't care. Sure, you wouldn't mind if someone said Happy Hannukah to you, or if 50 people did, but imagine growing up in a world where everyone says Merry Christmas, and you don't celebrate it. You'd begin to think your culture was wrong, because you're the only kid on the block with a Menorah.
The same concept, if you beleived you were gorgeous, and everyone told you so, and someone called you ugly, you wouldn't care, because that persons opinion is in the minority. But, if you were gorgeous, and only a few people said it, and everyone else called you ugly, you'd begin to beleive you were ugly"
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People shouldn't be so gullible. If I said, "You're a retarded monkey," would you take offense? Probably, but you wouldn't be scarred for life.
The idiots who are like this need to understand what willpower is. It's a religion you believe in. Don't let some smartass take that away from you. And self-consciousness? C'mon. You can think whatever you want about yourself. You sometimes have to go in the face of adversity and go against the majority to stick to your doctrine. Otherwise, you SHOULD be mislead.
Submitted by Jay_Bassman (user info) at 2005-12-26 12:10:27 EST (#)
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Someone said that to me at the shops the other day, so I made a point to say "You have a merry christmas too!". I hate that "happy holidays" american bullshit expression.
On a side note (although I guess it's all relative)... what the fuck is Kwanzaa?
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-12-26 10:32:23 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by vettesrule88 (user info) at 2005-12-26 10:13:56 EST (#)
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its very easy for people in the majority to assume the minority doesn't care. Sure, you wouldn't mind if someone said Happy Hannukah to you, or if 50 people did, but imagine growing up in a world where everyone says Merry Christmas, and you don't celebrate it. You'd begin to think your culture was wrong, because you're the only kid on the block with a Menorah.
The same concept, if you beleived you were gorgeous, and everyone told you so, and someone called you ugly, you wouldn't care, because that persons opinion is in the minority. But, if you were gorgeous, and only a few people said it, and everyone else called you ugly, you'd begin to beleive you were ugly
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-26 03:12:10 EST (#)
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The cashiers at the grocery store I frequent always say this. It's like regulation or something.
It almost makes me want to "Pai-Mei-snatch" the safety pin name tag and stab them in their left eye.
(You know, the way she ripped her eye out.)
Submitted by Stabkill (user info) at 2005-12-26 02:50:04 EST (#)
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Agreed 100%. I'm not christian, but the majority of Americans are... And I'm not offended in the least bit. Hell, when someone actually says "Merry Christmas" I actually become happy someone had the nuts to say it and offer the same back with a smile.
Submitted by nahnoneofit (user info) at 2005-12-26 01:13:56 EST (#)
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perosnally, when i say happy holidays, i mean it.
im a weird bastard though.
Submitted by supadupapupa (user info) at 2005-12-26 01:07:25 EST (#)
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A-men
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-12-25 21:36:44 EST (#)
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you have nothing to worry about since i don't talk to; 'no-good strangers'
Submitted by Aiya (user info) at 2005-12-25 20:49:00 EST (#)
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I still say 'Merry Christmas' most of the time.
Submitted by matnotharry (user info) at 2005-12-25 19:21:50 EST (#)
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Nail on the head
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-25 18:30:22 EST (#)
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I only just realized that I missed some words throughout the writing.
What can I say, I was pissed off.
Submitted by Bob_Dole (user info) at 2005-12-25 17:54:16 EST (#)
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yep.
Submitted by MandaPanda (user info) at 2005-12-25 17:45:14 EST (#)
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Yes.
Submitted by gallowayveer (user info) at 2005-12-25 16:49:26 EST (#)
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too many words we are all drunk if it had a funny picture instant +2
Submitted by RePet (user info) at 2005-12-25 16:47:11 EST (#)
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Hmm, still need to figure out how to change my name up top there.