RE: Is it really politically correct to say Happy Holidays, or is it just being polite?
November 17, 2014 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2014 at 11:48 am by paulpablo.)
I'm an atheist and I'd call it a christmas tree because it's a christmas tree, why would someone call a christmas tree anything else?
I don't see it as a christian custom of calling a christmas tree a christmas tree.
Maybe it sounds even more stupid to be because I'm English and in England the word holiday is often used to define a trip away from home, like a vacation. And a tree is hardly ever used to celebrate a trip away from home.
When I see a church I don't call it the stain glass windowed pointy topped building with a cross on top, I still call it a church even though I don't personally worship anything in there.
But anyway if people avoided using the word Christmas around me it depends who they were. If they were my friends then I'd find it very annoying, I'd probably straight away say "What the fuck are you talkin about holiday tree? You mean Christmas tree?".
If it was a manager in work or something, I'd probably just assume he was a politically correct guy who's terrified of offending Muslims and find that annoying too.
I think that me and most other people my age in England don't give a fuck about Christianity or it's traditions, but I doubt anyone wants to stop calling Christmas trees christmas trees. Christmas is something I've been surrounded by since childhood so to me it's not even a Christian tradition it's like my tradition, it's what I'm used to. I love the atmosphere of Christmas usually.
My ex girlfriend came from a Muslim family and she was CRAZY about christmas way more than me.
I don't see it as a christian custom of calling a christmas tree a christmas tree.
Maybe it sounds even more stupid to be because I'm English and in England the word holiday is often used to define a trip away from home, like a vacation. And a tree is hardly ever used to celebrate a trip away from home.
When I see a church I don't call it the stain glass windowed pointy topped building with a cross on top, I still call it a church even though I don't personally worship anything in there.
But anyway if people avoided using the word Christmas around me it depends who they were. If they were my friends then I'd find it very annoying, I'd probably straight away say "What the fuck are you talkin about holiday tree? You mean Christmas tree?".
If it was a manager in work or something, I'd probably just assume he was a politically correct guy who's terrified of offending Muslims and find that annoying too.
I think that me and most other people my age in England don't give a fuck about Christianity or it's traditions, but I doubt anyone wants to stop calling Christmas trees christmas trees. Christmas is something I've been surrounded by since childhood so to me it's not even a Christian tradition it's like my tradition, it's what I'm used to. I love the atmosphere of Christmas usually.
My ex girlfriend came from a Muslim family and she was CRAZY about christmas way more than me.
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