I received an e-mail from a friend who thinks political correctness has gone too far and wanted your opinion.
It contained a poem about Merry Christmas not being in stores and Happy Holidays instead. I'm not going to print it here as it's too long. I posted it on the Christmas site and all I got was ignorant answers that had nothing to do with the question so I deleted it.
My thoughts were this. They should put up Merry Christmas signs as well as Happy Channukah signs and Happy Kwanza or whatever it's called as all these holidays fall within the same time period. Why delete one? Also, if you are not sure what religion someone is then I would think saying Happy Holidays to them would be correct. I can see someone getting upset if they were Jewish and someone said Merry Christmas. I can see trying to all get along and respect each others beliefs. I just don't think erasing Merry Christmas from everything is going to solve anything.
2007-11-21 07:06:14 · 18 answers · asked by lilith663 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the poem it said something about Target hanging trees upside down. I don't shop at Target for other reasons but what was this all about?
2007-11-21 07:06:51 · update #1
Political correctness has indeed went way too far. Government spends most its time and effort making sure everything is politically correct. So do the candidates. Its nonsense. Spread p/c on your front yard and watch how green it turns.
2007-11-21 07:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it has gone too far. The western world seems to have forgotten it's religious roots in an effort to please everybody else.
I do not believe there is any harm in wishing anybody "Merry Christmas" (or "Happy Christmas" here in the UK) because anybody who claims to take offence should bear in mind that here in the West (Europe, North America, etc), and particularily in the United States, Christianity has been the official religion for several hundred years.
If you would prefer to wish somebody "Happy Holidays" that's fine too, but there should be a choice. Political Correctness demands that we not name any one holiday above another, that they are all the same and to generalise by saying only "Happy Holidays" and that is going too far.
Not only are we throwing out our own traditions, but we are making things worse for people from other religions and societies because we're in essence denying them their freedom of speech (something many of you Americans claim you would die for) by telling them their traditions are nothing in the face of not wanting to offend those of differing religious views.
As for this thing with the Target chain of stores, sadly, being in the UK, I am uninformed on this.
I believe that in order to remain true to the Spirit of the season, and what it represents (at least for Christians), we shouldn't be so quick to dumb it down to just an ambigious "Happy Holidays" and should wish people "Happy [whatever]" because recognition and acceptance will go a lot farther in the long run than anything else.
2007-11-21 07:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by John Q 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-12 08:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are right. We should be able to wish people Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and all good wishes for any holiday any human being of any religion celebrates.
But why are people so obsessed with issues like these when there are so many more important issues to be concerned about : war, starvation in parts of the world, slavery and genocide in Dafur, economic problems, etc.?
2007-11-21 07:22:37 · answer #4 · answered by Pascha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're correct, erasing it isn't going to solve anything. It takes an understanding of why getting all frazzled in your own mind if someone says it to you (not "you" personally) and letting go of the ego that freaks out, even if the person freaking happens to be Wiccan, Pagan, Muslim, etc.
It's an ego issue. Merry Christmas is a way of wishing someone something nice... how you say it is irrelevant in my opinion.. I think it's nice and I reply with well-wishes for them of my own.
My way of saying it today is to say that I wish all beings happiness and freedom from suffering, no matter what philosophy, religion, race, sex, sexuality, etc. Let there be peace among us.
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2007-11-21 07:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree Political Correctness has gone WAY too far! And no, Target doesn't hang Christmas trees upside-down.
2007-11-21 14:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Rev. Kaldea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PC speech has gone way too far. when someone says happy holidays to me i correct him. You mean merry christmas.
2007-11-21 07:33:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it thas to do with intolerance. I will still say Merry Christmas, but if someone was to tell me "Happy Chanukah," well, I wish them one in return, even though that's not what I celebrate, or same with Kwanza...that's just my thoughts.
2007-11-21 07:29:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen what a person gets reported for on Yahoo R & S? There is no tolerance of normal Bible questions here if they are of a rebuking nature.
Although all kinds of idiotic posts come across my screen every time I am in this section, anything about Hell is regarded as rude.
2007-11-21 07:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by realchurchhistorian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People need to get a life!!! I would not be offended if someone said to me me Happy Kwanzaa. I am sick of people trying to be so politically correct and scared that they are going to offend anyone. Get over it!!! People are going to be offended no matter what!
Sorry about my rant!
Have a very Merry CHRISTmas!
2007-11-21 07:14:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋