Stupid People bitching about holiday greetings!

[Greenday]

Problem is, there are plenty of people who celebrate holidays just to be with their families. Not everyone has such dastardly plans for holidays.

[anriana]

I dislike the holiday season and annoying chipper people who constantly remind me of it, whether that be through obnoxiously evangelical "merry christmas!"es or just annoying "happy holidays!" What exactly are we celebrating? Consumerism? The Catholic church appropriating pagan celebrations in an attempt at religious supremacy? English settlers getting help from Native Americans before committing genocide against them? Annoying visits with annoying family? Ritualized slaughter of turkeys?

Just say "good evening." Not annoying, not political. Yay.

[vanima]

I always say happy holidays from just before thanksgiving until new years... and if someone bitches i say... i am wishing not only christmas but thanksgiving, new years, and all the other non christian holidays to be happy as well.. and then go about my day...


they end up looking like a jackass

[McDreidel09]

These are the reasons I will put up a sign that says "Happy Whatever You Celebrate" in the classroom that I student aide for. If students bitch at me, I will say "But in the teacher evaluations for Mr S, you complained about no decorations."

[Boozy]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings... they all basically mean "I wish you well during the month of December."

How did such a kind and polite message come to be interpreted as something ugly?

Two words: "Fox News." Or "Bill O'Reilly". Take your pick.

[Greenday]

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, Christmas is still December 25th. So if someone wishes you a merry Christmas, it's the same as saying have a nice day. There is NO reason to complain about it.

[Amethyst Hunter]

Oh, how I hate these idiots. Hate them, hate them, hate them. They need to be choked with their own tinsel decorations (if they have any, and even if they don't, they still need to be strung up).

I speak, of course, of that Special breed of idiot, the kind who flips out on you if you say anything other than "Merry Christmas" to them at this time of year. (Also, the dumbshits who freak if you DO say Merry Christmas because they don't celebrate that particular holiday. Dude, unless you're walking around with a big-ass sign over your head denoting what (if any) religion you belong to, how the fuck are we Joe Stranger Public supposed to know what you do or don't celebrate?) Because, of course, if you don't say Merry Christmas in that exact phrasing, you are persecuting OMG Teh Xtian People!! (Not to be confused with actual Christians, who, y'know, have common sense and don't wig out over a harmless wish of general goodwill.)

Jackasses, hop a plane or boat to the nearest 3rd world craphole where they routinely guillotine Christians just for looking at a Bible - THAT'S persecution. Here's a hint, fundie nuts: those who scream the loudest about being "persecuted" for being Xtian are usually the LEAST Christian of all. So STFU and let the rest of us glean what enjoyment we can out of a holiday season that's been overcommercialized to the North Pole and back again.

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