Prominent Canadian Women Press For Gender Neutral Anthem

[exploited]

So what you're saying is that saying Merry Christmas to someone creates the expectation that they will give you gifts, or the expectation that you will buy them gifts, even though 95% of the time, people don't exchange gifts with the person they are saying it to? That just doesn't make sense.

The reason we make gifts is because it is more fun. Plain and simple. It is exciting to see what the person who drew you made. It has nothing at all to do with being anti-consumerist, and everything to do with spending time and effort creating something that another person will hopefully like.

I don't know what strange world you inhabit, or if you spend Christmas time sitting by yourself in a culture neutral dwelling, but the vast majority of adults do the gift-giving and the big meals because they like to please the people they love. They would do this regardless of corporations or consumerism or even advertising, as they have for literally centuries.

That capitalists use this tradition says nothing about the validity of the tradition itself. They use everything, even the most pure and wonderful human emotions, churning up authentic experiences and spewing out shit. Perhaps instead of going crazy and throwing out all the things they've corrupted, we can reclaim them by insisting on authenticity, saying Merry Christmas because it is valuable to you, or Happy Holidays if you prefer, or nothing at all, for that matter.

[The Dharma Bum]

Holly Jolly, christmas wins despite scrooge's attempt to blacken it's pristine spirit. You just gotta believe kids!

I give up. Santa is far too strong. lol

[exploited]

[The Comrade]

[exploited]

Absolutely.

Nobody has explained why saying Happy Eid Al-Adhar is offensive and ignorant. And you haven't explained why saying it is a cultural imposition.

Until you do, I'll continue to appreciate and respect the decent traditions of all cultures and religions.

[The Comrade]

no one has answered that stupid ass question because we don't live in saudi arabia.

but how you don't see the irony in what you said...i just don't know.

[exploited]

What irony? All people should be free to wish people well, making reference to whatever cultural or religious beliefs they have, and have it appreciated for what it is, instead of being accused of magically imposing something merely by mentioning it.

That is multiculturalism, not saying everyone should abandon their culture because blah blah consumerism.

[The Comrade]

[exploited]

You have suggested that people who work retail should be required to say Happy Holidays, even if they would otherwise say Happy Hannukah or Merry Christmas, correct?

Others have suggested that people who say Merry Christmas to strangers are ethnocentric and psycho. And maybe I'm mistaken, but didn't you like that post?

I'd say arguing in favour of either is arguing in favour of stripping people of their culture, in favour of corporate cultural homogeneity.

[The Comrade]