I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Kind of, sort of. I love snow and I think it romantasizes the whole holiday so it's kind of nice. But it's just an ideal and doesn't have to happen.
I'm going to talk about something that pisses me off, I know, I know, what a topic, and I'm just going to be blunt about it cause it really ticks me off. But it's just my opinion...
So what the hell is wrong with people that they can't just say Merry Christmas. I understand that there are other holidays and faiths out there, but it is Christmas time. Some stores are trying to implement having their staff say "Happy Holidays" to the customers, meanwhile they're decorations all coincide with that of Christmas. Christmas trees, Christmas lights, wreaths, red, green, gold. If a Jewish person said Happy Hanukkah to me I wouldn't me offended, it wouldn't matter, they're celebrating Hanukka so be it. That's fine, they're celebrating their faith. So all these stores can profit from people buying Christmas gifts meanwhile they want their staff to say Happy Holidays? It's Christmas time... just say Merry Christmas. I wouldn't get offended if I was told Happy Hanukkah so why would people be offended if their told Merry Christmas. I am offended though when people say Happy Holidays. Cause I just don't like it - I don't have much of an arguement except that it's Christmas time and we all know it. Sure there are other holidays going on too... but in some ways I just want to say majority rules. I mean schools out cause of Christmas, even though they call it winter break. I dunno, I'm starting to ramble.
One more thing that ticks me off. Any of you who replace the Christ in Christmas with X. What the fuck is that? What the hell is X-mas? How can you even say you celebrate Christmas if you do that? Christmas is about the birth of Christ not about a fucking letter. People seem to get lost in the holidays and forget it but how can you replace Christ with a simple X. Why are you so lazy as to do that. Madds and I were at the grocery store the other day and almost all the bulk Christmas candy said X mas, X mas gummy trees, X mas Santas. Well shove it up your ass because I'm not supporting that crap. X mas is not a holiday, Christmas is. Have a little bit of respect. If you're going to replace Christ with an X in my opinion you shouldn't be celebrating Christmas because clearly you've forgotten the true meaning.

4 Comments:
MERRY CHRISTMAS EM!!!
I guess you could assume that Happy Holidays summerizes them all... considering the three festive holidays are all around the same time of year it is a nice way of acknowledging all of them. You may be buying gifts for Christmas, supporting their stores in that way, but the person behind you in line might be buying for another holiday. Instead of assuming they are being politically correct and trying not to annoy people, assume it's because they love ALL the holidays and want to wish you good cheer for all of them and not just the one you or they will be celebrating.
I think Merry X-Mas is quite lazy... but it's kind of like Happy B-Day... terms change with the times... guess that shows that people are becoming lazier!
I'll have to get back to you on the stores saying happy holidays because my logic is all muddled and I can't make a clear arguemnet! HOWEVER. I'm not a very religious person but I'm greatly offended by replacing Christ with X. And believe me! I'm lazy!!! Grr, so from now on ill write out Birthday. lol
Em I just saw something on TV that might make the X-mas thing a bit better... X is Greek for Christ, so really the term is just being replaced by the same thing... you see since the Chi (X) is our letter "C" the word "Christ" when spelled in ancient Greek capital letters took the form XPICTOC. Just something to think about...
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