tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273456064683522223.post5614516592786503149..comments2012-08-14T14:49:57.773-07:00Comments on Mixed Number: The Christmas AngelPandorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066405025653204155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273456064683522223.post-44601738584971681792011-12-07T13:55:02.159-07:002011-12-07T13:55:02.159-07:00I understand your view, as does the rest of the ma...I understand your view, as does the rest of the mainstream media world (at least those who adhere to political correctness). However, what I found about this woman's rant that I appreciated was to her mind "Merry Christmas" did NOT mean "merry celebration of Christ," as you put it. Perhaps you overlooked the part where she said that to her Merry Christmas was more like Happy Santa Clause day. Perhaps you overlooked the part where she said in her day she recalled Christians being mad about Santa Clause and Christmas trees because they were not seen as a part of the Christian tradition, and how growing up in her day anything Christian was the farthest thing from her mind, and she likes the trees and the Santas and the what nots, but because somewhere between her childhood and now people have associated trees and lights with "merry celebration of Christ," she is now in a position where she and her family don't get to enjoy the things she remembers as merely family time and celebration of gifts and giving. I think perhaps you missed the point and jumped right onto the band wagon that this woman was trying to point out was taking away from her ability to enjoy the season of giving because perhaps it was IMPOSING itself upon her as the new "mainstream" way of thinking and yet another way force people to CONFORM instead of practice true tolerance and learn to appreciate the differences. The words "Merry Christmas" for her had nothing to do with religious affiliation or "tradition" as you put it. This was a unique argument for me to hear as most of the time, the argument sounds like the Christian being offended by the Happy Holiday for the removal of Christ or the mainstream argument you posted here. <br /><br />Read through it again. Her argument is not yours or the Christian argument. Her argument is simply life as she sees it, which I think one should respect the same way I would respect any other view. I listened to her blatantly choose Santa Clause over Baby Jesus, and I didn't get all up in her face about it. I simply smiled and said Merry Christmas because she is entitled to her view, just as you are entitled to yours, and the rest of the world is entitled to theirs. I see no reason to be hostile or feel IMPOSED upon by anything the average working class lady in line at Target, who I am most certain doesn't hold a PhD in anything, has to say. She was a spunky lady with something unique to say. And this was an interesting moment for me. And I like to write about the people of the world. You know this. <br /><br />Good to hear from you, btw. Guess I should write more often.Pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066405025653204155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273456064683522223.post-11449733056221245582011-12-07T08:13:55.239-07:002011-12-07T08:13:55.239-07:00More to the point, perhaps, every "Merry Chri...More to the point, perhaps, every "Merry Christmas" greeting imposes a certain wish and begs for a certain response that IMPOSES a certain worldview on those who may not appreciate that worldview. If you want to wish me a good day, evening, weekend, that's fine. If you want to wish me a happy holiday season, I suppose that's fine, too. But when you tell me to have a "merry" celebration of Christ, that is NOT fine if you don't already know I share your beliefs. We're friends, so often I'm treated as though this is just a quirk, but, in actuality, it is yet another way that "tradition" is being used to remind minority groups about where they stand.NotMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562338073907705726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273456064683522223.post-26316128582136076442011-12-07T07:57:06.473-07:002011-12-07T07:57:06.473-07:00And yet for some people it is a regular reminder o...And yet for some people it is a regular reminder of how American sanctions the celebration of one group over others, and a reminder to those others that they are perceived as "less" and DO have fewer rights than the "status quo." To my mind, there *is* something wrong with that.NotMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562338073907705726noreply@blogger.com