as promised here it is. ‘recently’ political correctness has gotten to a remarkable level, close enough, one might venture to say, to discrimination. yes, discrimination. what am i talking about? well, apparently it is politically correct to say ‘happy holidays’ and not ‘merry christmas’. where? well, on tv, on the radio, in stores, and pretty much everywhere.
what are the statements used to express well wishes for the following celebrations: hanukkah, chinese new year, thanksgiving day (both in canada and us), or any other celebrations or holidays based on specific nationality or society.
although i agree that we should reduce level of discrimination and try to include everyone, but how is disallowing those who celebrate christmas to wish ‘merry christmas’ in december diminishing discrimination? isn’t it fundamentally wrong to not allow a culture to fully enjoy its rituals? how does the tv anchor insult other nations, nationalities or races, by wishing ‘merry christmas’ on national tv in a country where the holiday is clearly stated as a national holiday?
better yet, how does the same anchor not insult the ones not celebrating thanksgiving by wishing ‘happy turkey day’ or ‘happy thanksgiving’? i’m certain not 100% of canada’s population celebrates thanksgiving, but yet there are no outcries about being politically correct about the wishes at around that particular time.
the same questions can be continued about each and every holiday or celebration. we live in a mosaic, and the last i recall canada recongnizes the right to celebrate your rituals as long as they don’t endager anyone. so why is christmas so special?
it does feel discriminatory against the ones that celebrate christmas. i don’t recall cries that when other nations and cultures celebrate their holidays are discriminatory against the ones that do not. but yet, ‘merry christmas’ becomes ‘taboo’. i agree that we should be understanding and respectable of other cultures other than ours, but then how should one culture feel if its rights to celebrate properly are limited when the other cultures do not receive the same treatment? who in the end is being discriminated against?
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