It's not being said to people as an insult, so why can't people who don't celebrate Christmas just let it go? I could care less if someone said "Happy Hanukkah" to me. I guess I just don't understand why people are so bent out of shape about it. It's ment to be a nice, pleasant thing. Well, if it creates controversy someone's gonna whine about it.
2006-09-11 13:13:10 · 28 answers · asked by ~ashli~ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
2006-09-11 13:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by ....FED UP............ 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
To Cassandra who posted an answer earlier - the term was not created by "right-wingers" - sorry to say. It is the liberal media and others who are so concerned with making sure everyone is "warm and fuzzy" with everything everyone says. Hardly the reputation of the "right-wingers."
Anyway, everyone is so worried about being "Politically Correct" these days that they spend all of their time finding alternative phrases for everything under the sun! People need to get a life.
All of these stupid PC terms have just confused the world and made people feel even more alienated.
I have a friend that is Jewish and she says Merry Christmas to
everyone! She says Happy Hanukkah to me! What's wrong with that? I don't get offended. I appreciate the wishes even though I am not Jewish.
It is CHRISTMAS after all! Right? Give me a break. It's all ridiculous and everyone that gets offended by it can stuff it.
2006-09-12 08:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by PT&L 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Out of curiosity....If you don't think it's a big deal then why not say Happy Holidays to people? At least like the people at the grocery store who you don't know? Save the Merry Christmas for your family, friends who celebrate it and people you see in santa hats.
I guess I just don't see the big deal in saying Happy Holidays to people if I don't know what they celebrate. Seems alot nicer to me to include everyone in my well wishes not JUST those who celebrate the one holiday.
Say Merry Christmas though if you want to and if it makes you feel better. Don't think you'll ruin anyones holidays with it. But don't call the other people whiners because they want to include all people and all celebrations.
:-)
2006-09-13 21:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by Miss. Bliss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "controversy" was created by right=wingers who are always looking to divide and conquer. They were the ones getting bent out of shape, about stores saying "Happy Holidays" and such, and trying to pretend there is some problem. The whole Merry Christmas 'controversy' is a despicable sign that there is nothing team bush won't sully in their pursuit of power and money.
2006-09-11 23:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY LORDS DAY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, BLESSED BE ITS CHRISTMAS INDEED, ST NICKOLAS DAY,
as you can see say it many ways. i have lived all over the word. i have seen how many cultural celebrate the holiday. i know that Jesus wasn't really born on that day, but we honor him on that day. my family is messianic( Jewish believers that believe in Jesus Christ as the savior) so we celebrate the christian and Jewish way. at the same time i also know many wiccans. like when you look at a German Santa he looks more like father time and is actually sorta skinny. i guess there is just so many Grinch's. plus people who hate the holidays because of the money having to be spent.
now one thing. remember this too some may just be grumpy because a loved one has passed and isn't there during the holidays. also all the families that have spouses overseas in this war. a persons feeling about their situation may be one reason they don't like hearing any words of the holiday.
2006-09-13 11:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by angelchele 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Thumbs up rabika97. For a time, some cashiers were instructed to say "happy holidays" to their customers instead of "Merry Christmas." But after being criticized for being overly PC, some have gone back to saying "Merry Christmas." It's amazing how many people want everyone else to change things they simply don't agree with. I really don't care what kind of greeting you give me, as long as you're nice about it. Live and let live.
2006-09-11 15:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by Frosty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-07 03:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the above answers, if one believes in Jesus' birth, then we would should Merry Christmas as loud as we can. The problem here is that some people feel offended, and in this "politically correct" govenment that we have, they have changed many things to just be winter. In my daughter's school they don't have a Christmas concert they have a winter concert, and they don't have a Christmas party, they have a winter festival. I for one think that it is ridiculous that we are taking a tradition and tweaking it.
2006-09-11 14:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by rabika97 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No Big Deal Just Say It, "Merry Christmas".
2006-09-11 13:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is what I think..We can say what we want when we want..We our suppose to have Freedom of Speech I will not go around and say Happy Dec. 25Th day or whatever it is they want..I will shout it loud..MERRY "CHRIST"MAS ..I will not call it a Holiday Tree it is a Christmas Tree..And to the 14% of you that don't believe in God or Jesus keep it to yourselves..I'm not out trying to change your minds if you don't like it walk away..There is millions of things people don't believe in but we are not out trying to hard to change them..Do you see anyone trying to hard to fix the Gas Prices in America 'NO' But we're gonna let 14% of America try to change Christmas for us ..Next it will be Easter ..What are they gonna call it Ham Day instead of Easter..Come on let stand up for what we believe in..I can't see 14% taking down 86%...Thanks for letting me answer this question..God Bless you all....
2006-09-12 00:47:52 · answer #10 · answered by Love Song 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are told to say Happy Holidays so as not to cause offence to anyone, we deal with some very high profile companies and we would not want to lose millions of pounds by offending someone, so to be safe we say happy holidays, as it is inoffensive to everyone. I would not want to be the one to blame for my company losing a large amount of money, coz then I would lose my job.
2006-09-12 00:43:08 · answer #11 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋