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The 'C-Word'

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Cúchulainn, Nov 4, 2005.

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  1. kuemper Gems: 31/31
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    Would you rather I call it 'Happy Birthday, Jesus Christ'? :angel: ;)

    @HB: Pot, this is the Kettle. You're black. :hahaerr: :lol:

    :yot: When I see the title of this thread, I keep thinking to myself, Cucumbers? What's wrong with cucumbers?
     
    kuemper, Nov 5, 2005
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  2. Harbourboy

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    What is that supposed to mean? I've spent years crusading against the sloppy use of the English language.
     
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  3. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    I stand behind Acrux. The letter 'X' is symbolic of Christ...So X-mas is still 'Christ'-mas. :) :rolling:
     
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    @HB - It refers to 'the pot calling the kettle black', which means you're doing the thing you dislike other people doing. It was a joke to your use of Xmas, then saying you hate it when people use Xmas instead of writing/typing out the whole word. Sorry that it went over your head. Just trying to keep the funny in. :happy:
     
    kuemper, Nov 5, 2005
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    So does anybody really understand why X-mas shopping starts in early October. You shouldn't be hearing about Cristmas specials untill after Rememberace day.
     
    tipperon, Nov 5, 2005
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  6. Klorox

    Klorox Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! Veteran

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    Didn't know that, but you just made me feel better. :)
    I actually sing "Happy Birthday" at dessert on Christmas Day. :)
     
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    Tipperon, it's all about stores wanting us to spend money. Besides, all the presents we buy early means that if we don't have family obligations on the 24th we can go to the mall and point and laugh at people that haven't got their shopping done yet...
     
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    It's the same over here now, the PC brigade want the word banned. It will always be Christmas to me though.
     
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    Shocking ain't it. Apparently in England one of the banks stopped using, promoting and selling 'Piggy Banks' on the basis that it may be offensive to some religions.
     
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    What religion is a Piggy Bank offensive towards?
     
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    Russian Christmans is in the same day as yours. Only the calendar is different. ;)
    Anyway, it is indeed stupid and pitiful to have come to this point wherein people "are not allowed" to wish Merry Christmans. I have some pals in the US, and that is exactly what they have told me, so this is nothing new to me.
     
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  12. Shell

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    I think people without small children should be made to work Christmas day, provided they get New Year's Eve off to celebrate. My dad worked every Christmas bar one for 22 years (my life) and it was never the same without him there. Now my fiance has to work Christmas morning on our very first Christmas together with our son, and I feel like we will all be missing out. Especially since the other two people he works with both have the day off and freely admit that they will both sit at home and get drunk while being depressed (they are both single with no kids)
     
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    I agree, Shell. We just implemented a similar strategy at my job, as they don't close hospitals during the holidays.

    Anyway, I pulled Christmas this year, and even though I don't have kids yet, I am a religious man and don't like the idea of working this day. Of course, Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, so the Holiday is observed on a Monday, and I get off scot-free! YAY!
     
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    @Saber:

    Muslims for one, since the pig is an unclean animal according to the Quran.

    To the original topic: How many people do you offend by prohibiting the use of the word "Christmas" in order to not offend the minorities? Hasn't "Political Correctness" begun to look eerily like censorship?

    Oh - enjoy this one: :)

    http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/dmredish/wwwMLRF/links/Humor/PC_Song
     
    Montresor, Nov 11, 2005
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  15. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    IIRC, the Jewish faith also holds that belief.

    RE: the PC song
    That's supposed to be humor? It's not so funny when you're living it. :grr:
     
    Felinoid, Nov 11, 2005
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    But you're not eating the piggy bank, you're storing money in it... and money is already one of the dirtiest things around.

    And it's not censorship; it's a business/political decision to not alienate members of their clientele/constituency.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Nov 11, 2005
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    I'm going to call it Christmas. If someone doesn't celebrate it, there's no reason whatsoever to wish "happy holidays" any more than you would wish happy summer holidays. Get me a Jew and I will wish him Happy Hanukkah. Give me an Orthodox Christian and I'll wish him Merry Christmas in January. So what's the problem?

    I don't like the paranoia that even so frequently causes people to police themselves in order to be more politically correct leading to such a result that they tangle themselves into a schizophrenic net of double speak. Each fancy new denominator lasts only until someone discovers that with enough ill will it could actually be construed as offensive or simply a fancier word is invented. Blaaah.
     
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    Don't Christians feel alienated if they're not allowed to say "Christmas"?

    If the authorities disallow or discourage the expression of any opinion, no matter now vile it may seem to you and me, it is censorship. If the authorities can prohibit use of the C-word, can't they also prohibit use of words like "Easter", "Whitsun", "Hanukkah", "Ramadan", not to mention "Fascism", "Communism", "Conservatism", "Liberalism", or "Libertarianism"? Where do we set the limit, once we've opened Pandora's box?
     
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    I think you are confusing the issue. This has nothing to do with discouraging any opinion, nor from interfering in people's private lives. Nobody is prevented/discouraged from saying "Merry Christmas" in their own homes etc.

    What this is about is merchants who have clientele that they cater to from all religions do not want to alienate their non-Christian clients by having/saying "Merry Christmas" all over their place of business; and it is apparent that some actually are alienated by such a practice because it would not be an issue otherwise.

    The same thing goes for the government and public places. Everyone's taxes go into the upkeep of such public places and the decorations that are placed there during the holidays; some people don't like it that their money is paying for things they don't believe in.
     
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    I've never noticed a partiucular problem with folks saying Merry Christmas at their places of business.
    Of course, I live in a state where admitting you are not Christian will at best get you pestered and your property vandalized.
    Luckily, my county and city are more tolerant than that.
     
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