What about this? And this is just for ONE person, not even a whole group of people?
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061215/D8M119MO0.html
2006-12-20 06:59:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I guess you wouldn't
2006-12-20 07:04:01 · update #1
People are nuts. I'm sure Sasha Cohen could have cared less what kind of songs were being sung. I wouldn't be upset if I heard Hanakkuh songs being sung somewhere. I think we should all accept the fact that not everyone believes the same thing and be respectful of other religions. If people want to decorate for Christmas they should be able to. If people want to sing songs about Hanukkah, THEY CAN! No one is stopping them!!! GO FOR IT!
2006-12-20 07:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by CarolinaGirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is idiotic. Why is everyone so worried about what people think or if they will get offended? This is America, land of the braves not the wussies. My friend is Indian and she is Hindu and doesn't get offended when people say Merry Christmas to her. I've always say Merry Christmas to her and she is okay with it. In fact, she likes it becuase it makes her feel that we're the same. She is against the whole "happy holidays" BS as I'm against it too. The whole "not wanting to offend people" is something that is made up by Christians who are PC. I bet if we ask Jewish, Hindus, Muslims, or even atheists most of them are going to say they're okay with Merry Christmas. They don't care! By using Happy Holidays or being too sensitive, we're actually setting them apart from Christians and that is discriminatory.
2006-12-20 10:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by cynical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in the 60's and 70's when being a feminist was the in thing. It really screwed with my head, so when it comes to being politically correct, forget it. I will wish you a Merry Christmas, because this is what I believe. I am sorry if I offend you, but the country in which I live was founded by men who believed in God and put it into everything from their education to their money to remind them who was in charge of things.
I am of a faith that it takes a pretty thick skin to belong to and not become offended. I think others should get over themselves and not try to push their beliefs down my throat. I don't push mine down theirs. If you are that thin skinned that one or two holidays a year offend you, go back from whence you came!
2006-12-20 07:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by Maggie P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, let me see, a cop was offended, but Cohen was not. GUess that pretty well validates your original premise, that this hwole sensitivity thing is a bunch of crap. I wouldn't be offended if a jewish person sang a traditional hebrew hymn, so lighten up out there. Why should I be offended by someone celebrating their beliefs? We have become waaaay too sensitive in this culture.
2006-12-20 07:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by raci_tracey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just feel sorry for Sasha Cohen. I'm sure she was embarassed by this. I think the hypersensitivity can cut both ways - as in people being more afraid of hurting other people's feelings than is actually necessary. So instead of waiting to see if someone is offended, you just decide in advance that they will be and censor yourself before they can.
2006-12-20 07:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a beautiful example of how the first amendment contradicts itself. Which is more important: freedom of speech or freedom of religion? In this case, the choir wasn't even religious. It was just a high school choir. Certainly they could've been singing a nonreligious song just as easily. They did the right thing by not singing that gospel music any more.
2006-12-20 07:12:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in Georgia and we couldn't even call it a Christmas vacation or a Halloween party. We had to call it our winter break and fall party because the school my kids went to said celebrating Halloween was the same practicing witchcraft. My sons kindergarten teacher almost got fired for carving a pumpkin in class. They told her she could paint the outside of the pumpkin but not carve it.
2006-12-20 07:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually sounds more like a blatant freedom of speech violation than anything else, it is pathetic that we can about every form of religion or bigotry, watch our fellow countrymen die on the network news, and yet we get so hung up on who might be offended or what might offend us, we all need to lighten up a bit, both sides of the coin,,,
2006-12-20 07:07:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 times out of ten she probably wasnt offended. I had a jewish person tell me married christmas. We are getting tooooooo sensitive.
2006-12-20 08:50:29 · answer #9 · answered by gloried 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I for one wished every jewish person i know a Merry Christmas this year. and I recieved a few happy hannukahs in return.
2006-12-22 01:35:14 · answer #10 · answered by Fire_God_69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋