RE: Is it really politically correct to say Happy Holidays, or is it just being polite?
November 17, 2014 at 3:07 am
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2014 at 3:08 am by Astrogod07.)
If I am greeting someone that I know is Christian, I'll say "Merry Christmas," but if I do not know, I'll say "Happy Holidays." There are multiple holidays within a short time celebrated by a wide range of faiths, and I think "Happy Holidays" is the most appropriate for the sake of generality. Christians (not all, but a vocal minority) seem to be the only ones that get offended when you don't greet them by recognizing their specific holy day. It's not enough that we wish them well. They require that we wish them well AND acknowledge that it's a special time of the year for little baby Jesus, ignoring that it's an important time to others as well. It reminds me very much of the fact that the god of the bible COMMANDS that we love him more than anything else, and only after we do that are we to love everyone else too. ME ME ME ME ME!!!
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Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas.
