SEAN CARLESS
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Dec 19, 2013 19:07:58 GMT -5
I had a girlfriend who taught, and she edited out all Male terms of authority figures in songs. So "Bossman" became "Bossperson." This always struck me as odd. Did you show her who's really bossperson?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Dec 19, 2013 23:10:36 GMT -5
I HATE crap like this.
Especially since they seem to be forced through by overly PC, white, middle-class idiots who have never spoken to a person of a different race and automatically assume they get offended by things such as Christmas.
Last year I spent Christmas in Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation on earth. They LOVE Christmas over there. The shopping malls all had Christmas trees and Christmas lights. There was a big model of Santa Claus outside the sealife centre. Christmas decorations in shops. They loved it.
Likewise I'm living in Taiwan now, a primarily Buddhist nation. They LOVE Christmas. My school is having a Christmas events day. There are Christmas decorations hung up everywhere, a Christmas wonderland set up at the main shopping mall. Nobody is offended or complaining.
The idiots who complain about Christmas and try to change it to things like "Happy Holidays" "Winter cookies" and such need to be told to shut the f*** up and be forced on a plane to Indonesia and other countries to see that people ARE NOT offended by Christmas.
In fact, if I was a Muslim. I'd be more offended over the fact that some middle-aged, white do-gooder feels the need to speak on my behalf and act like I would be offended.
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Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 20, 2013 0:25:38 GMT -5
A Christmas Carol isn't even particularly religious. It's been awhile since I've read the short story, but it's mostly about how a greedy miser is alienating himself from his friends and family and hurting people. The ghosts help him realize that his avarice over human relationships has cost him. If he doesn't change he will die friendless and no one will mourn his death. It leads him to change his life.
The lessons in this are really not about reinforcing the Biblical significance of Christmas.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 20, 2013 0:34:31 GMT -5
I don't think there is a war on Christmas anymore. At least not in 2013.
Maybe I just live in the wrong town or I'm not looking at the right displays, but I really don't see this mass censorship or outlawing of Christmas- certainly not from most marketing companies. In fact, to me "Happy Holidays" seems to be less common as of late, partially due to people's fear of seeming too PC.
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Dec 20, 2013 2:50:24 GMT -5
The idiots who complain about Christmas and try to change it to things like "Happy Holidays" "Winter cookies" and such need to be told to shut the f*** up and be forced on a plane to Indonesia and other countries to see that people ARE NOT offended by Christmas. In fact, if I was a Muslim. I'd be more offended over the fact that some middle-aged, white do-gooder feels the need to speak on my behalf and act like I would be offended. Well, to be fair, Christmas isn't a socially ubiquitous over there as it is here, for obvious reasons. Having lived in both Minneapolis and New York, I can tell you first hand from multiple accounts that some people who don't observe Christmas do get annoyed when it's just assumed that they celebrate it and are told "Merry Christmas." It can get pretty alienating and overwhelming. I can name names and give you their addresses if you don't believe me.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 20, 2013 2:58:27 GMT -5
Growing up Jewish, I can tell you it does get pretty damn annoying after awhile seeing all this Christmas stuff while your holiday is treated mostly as an afterthought.
Mind you, Hanukkah is a very unimportant holiday for Jews. It's a holiday celebrating kicking Syrian ass with the whole "miracle" about a day's worth of oil lasting 8 days tacked on. The whole giving presents thing is a very recent invention so Jewish kids wouldn't feel left out while all their Christian friends got awesome Christmas presents.
But yeah, Hanukkah is supposed to be about winning a war against a numerically far superior foe. LOK'TAR OGAR!
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
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Post by chazraps on Dec 20, 2013 8:00:22 GMT -5
Growing up Jewish, I can tell you it does get pretty damn annoying after awhile seeing all this Christmas stuff while your holiday is treated mostly as an afterthought. Mind you, Hanukkah is a very unimportant holiday for Jews. It's a holiday celebrating kicking Syrian ass with the whole "miracle" about a day's worth of oil lasting 8 days tacked on. The whole giving presents thing is a very recent invention so Jewish kids wouldn't feel left out while all their Christian friends got awesome Christmas presents. But yeah, Hanukkah is supposed to be about winning a war against a numerically far superior foe. LOK'TAR OGAR! You guys have Purim though, which is such an incredible holiday. It's essentially Christmas meets "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
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Post by Cyno on Dec 20, 2013 12:00:54 GMT -5
Purim is a lot of fun. Though it's more Halloween than Christmas. Plus Queen Esther was pretty badass.
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