who else thinks the word xmas is insulting christmas?

Answer 1

ME!!!!

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Let me know what you think.
I totally agree with you...it's like Christmas isn't even special anymore.
I swear, I got a card the other day in the mail from a friend I haven't seen since high school (3 years) and it said "Merry X-Mas!"
WHy???
Edit: "Crimbo" drives me NUTS. That's not even anything like Christmas.

Answer 2

X stands for Christ and has for far longer than casual abbreviation. If you are not insulted by "the Jesus fish", you shouldn't be insulted by Xmas, they're both a similar visual abbreviation of Jesus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas

I guess in answer to your question, I personally am not insulted or offended when someone says "ex-mas" or writes Xmas on a card. Christmas is too commercial, as Charlie Brown says. It's not really even a Christian holiday anymore. The best you can do is try to remember in your heart the wait for and the arrival of Jesus, your savior.

Answer 3

Christmas is christmas simple as, i hate it when people write merry xmas on cards etc, bit sad i know but we all have our funny little ways. As for christmas being insulting to non christians, the world is full of different people who celebrate different things, someone elses beliefs should not be insulting to anyone. Wouldnt it be crap if we were all the same.

Answer 4

The word is Christmas. Xmas (pronounced Christmas) is an abbreviated way of writing it. The first letter is not the Roman X but the Greek symbol Chi-Rho used to signify Christ since the 1st century.

Answer 5

I don't, because I know the origin of the word Xmas.
The letter X has been used as a symbol for Christ since the first century AD. It is not a lazy short form, or a replacement for Christ, it's just a different way of saying it!

Answer 6

I'm a Cristian. I have to say, no it doesn't bother me. I won't do it, but that's just me.

Being a marketing major, I understand the importance of Christmas to the retail community. I also understand that advertising space is a premium some can't afford, especially when the print shop charges by the letter. Also, some retailers, just aren't Christians themselves (whether they actually object to writing Christ, or just don't have much experience writing the word Christmas and thus can't spell it * because of the silent T*), but understand the influence that Christians have, during this time of year.

And then there are those who put it in there Christmas Cards. It's nice of them to think of you. Ever notice they sign with X's and O's instead of actually saying kisses and hugs. Again it's all about saving time, space, and your dictionary.

Answer 7

That's actually a bit hard for me to answer. On one hand, I think it's neat if pronounced correctly. It was supposed to be cross. Which is still a religious symbol, so not really taking the place of the word "Christ".
However, I don't like it when people call it x-mas. (Sounding like ex-mass.) I think that's insulting.

I guess I'm a bit weird. LOL.

If I had to say yes it's insulting, or no it isn't. I suppose I'd go with yes, it is, as most people say ex-mas.

Answer 8

I don't think its insulting Christmas !!
It just seems so lazy to write Xmas instead of Christmas !

Answer 9

Adolf Hitler was anti Christ. He distorted the cross as much as possible that is how the German Empire became to produce the Swastika flag. This shows that the X mas to shorten Christmas should not be acceptable, therefore it should be seen as an insult.

Answer 10

It is not an insulting term. It is historical. Do a simple web-search and satisfy yourself that no one is being negative about Christ when they use the word Xmas.

And don't be so touchy. If Xmas gets you all worked up, you must not embrace the theory of Christian love.

Answer 11

The X in X-MAS actually is shortened version of X/P, which means Christ. So by having X-Mas it is not taking Christ out of Christmas at all.

"By the Monogram of Christ is ordinarily understood the abbreviation of Christ's name formed by combining the first two letters of the Greek form...."

"...this monogram was also known as the Chrismon. There are, however, besides this type of monogram, two other monograms of Christ -- one of His name, Jesus, the other of both His names together. "

"the X is the first letter of the name Christ in Greek and is often used as an abbreviation in eastern iconography (XS with a line over it). "

(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10488a.h...

"The monogram of the name of Christ, formed of the two first letters of that name in Greek, X and P .....

(http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/Symbo...

Yuo have asked a really good question, as many people believe that by writing X-mas, commercialism is winning over the true reason for christmas. But it is not the case, for reasons explained above.
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Source(s):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10488a.h...

http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/Symbo...