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BDP
It makes a lot more sense than someone being offended by being wished "Happy Holidays". That's certifiably insane, but that's really where this issue comes from. It's mainly comes from the uber-senstive and delusional Bill O'Reilly types saying they are offended by hearing "Happy Holidays". That guy's paranoia even leads him to claim it's part of some sort of larger “war on Christmas” and people eat that crap up.
The media has some thinking that Happy Holidays is meant to supplant Christmas, but it really is a way to include Thanksgiving, New Year's, and Christmas, as well as Hanukkah, Quanza, Festivus, or whatever. It is the Holiday Season, after all, hence: Happy Holidays. It's hard to imagine that this issue is even on anyone's consciousness, but the other day my Jewish friend's boss actually asked her if it was okay to put Merry Christmas on some company correspondence. WTF? No one would have even thought of asking that just 5 years ago. It's bizarre.
In any event, I wish my Christian friends Merry Christmas because I know they're Christian, otherwise, I just say Happy Holidays, which happens to include Christmas or any other Holidays, simply because I just want to be considerate and contextually appropriate to the person upon which I am trying wish some happiness. Why it has to be any bigger deal than that is ridiculous, imo. But what’s even more ridiculous is people insisting that I default all my holiday wishes, no matter who I am speaking with, to their holiday. It makes zero sense for me to assume what religion, if any, everyone practices and go around wishing everyone ‘Merry Christmas’ like a fool. How insecure can you be?
I mean, should I wish everyone happy birthday… just in case…
I would hate to wish someone a "good day", have it be their birthday, and end up offending them.
Some people just need to relax and understand that Happy Holidays includes Christmas and that the whole world doesn’t have to cater just to them. In the end, I guess it may be easier just to wish everyone Merry Christmas so some nut job doesn’t go all freaky on me.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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