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| do me no favors |
| 12.06.05 (6:13 pm) [edit] |
Okay, we all dealt with the Christmas paranoia last year, right? So nobody's allowed to say "Merry Christmas" anymore and everything has to refer to "the holidays," because G-d forbid a non-Christmas-celebrating person gets offended. So this year, do we refrain from discussing Christmas and its traditions? Hell, no. What happens is, every media and entertainment outlet simply uses the word "holiday" instead of Christmas, but it's all bullshit. It started last week. When Howard Stern goes to commercials I flip around the other radio stations on my way to work. The Mix's Eric & Kathy were quizzing men's and women's preferences for holiday traditions... such as kissing under the mistletoe. I may be an idiot, but isn't mistletoe a secular-Christmas thing? I don't know about Kwaanza, but it's definitely not a part of anything Chanukah. All the Christmas commercials say holiday and show Christmas. Then Babycenter sends me my weekly e-mail, with "8 Ways To Make The Holidays Magical For Your Child." Again, it's pretty much all Christmas stuff. Do me a favor, guys, okay? If you think that removing the word "Christmas" from your vocabulary will make non-Christmas people feel better, you have another think coming. This is just insulting. The Jews I know are aware that we're far outnumbered, and we don't really care. This isn't a competition; we don't have to get our panties in a bunch because there are stores full of Christmas stuff with maybe a shelf devoted to Chanukah candles. We're dealing. So get back to doing the regular Christmas thing. |
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (5:50 am)
well said!
hows the baby?
posted by: PastorDave (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (7:23 am)
Thanks. I appreciatethat you are not offended or threatened by Christmas. I believe most have similar maturity about the subject, that it is just a few who protest way too loudly and get far too much attention who are ruining this thing.
posted by: JT (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (8:22 am)
Reply to: Fairmoon
Still inside [grin] but growing like a weed. I'm lumbering around like a fool but it's nice to know that I have a "real" deadline. I'm looking forward to meeting my little guy!
posted by: JT (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (8:24 am)
Reply to: PastorDave
Thanks for understanding my position! Once in a while I feel bludgeoned over the head by Christmas, but frankly I always enjoyed singing carols as a youngster (I was always in choirs), riding around with my family admiring lights, etc.
I do appreciate stores saying "holiday" instead of just "Christmas" all the time - so as to include other people in the season - but just applying the concept of holiday to Christmas traditions seems so silly.
posted by: graceshaker (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (9:18 am)
i wish more xians would think the way you think. weve been the dominant for so long that we are now in a state of utter confusion about no longer holding sway over societies pluralistic interests.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 12.07.05 (11:37 am)
Reply to: JT
I'm looking forward to hearing alla bout him. i love babies, especially ones i don't have to feed at midnight and 2 and 4 and 6 *teehee*
Wishing you all the best! now go lie down! :D
FM
posted by: islandArtist (reply)
post date: 12.09.05 (9:58 am)
I hate it when people piss on my shoe and tell me 'it's raining'.
It's also cool that you can appreciate the holiday even if you don't celebrate Christmas.
I can't wait to hear about the new arrival *hurry up little guy!* LOL
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