Happy Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year, Festivus, etcFollow

I get offended. Because I'm a Chinaman.

FA-RAH-RAH-RAH-RAH-RAH!!!

I'd say "you'll shoot your eye out" but you're in the Army.


Which means you'll shoot some Canadian soldier's eye out.

only time I internally roll my eyes is when strangers start to push the "Christ is the reason for the season" or get all huffy and offended when they are met with Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Yes, it happens. Often.

A friend of mine (not religious) was just dumped by a "friend" this week because the friend told her she had no right to celebrate Christmas since she was not christian and my friend laughed it off, thinking she was joking. Her "friend" wasn't.

There is such thing as taking being offended too far. But that doesn't mean one needs to tolerate the ignorant arrogance and lack of tolerance to others that once in awhile rears its ugly head this time of year.

Jesus is still the reason for said season in that case. The Church wasn't going to just let a bunch of pagan celebrations continue; they could either co-opt them into Christianity or else wipe them out. Co-opting won and thus Jesus is the reason we still maintain those traditions.

Ironically, Jesus was rather annoyed when people tried to merchandise off God in the temple so people throwing a hissy fit over Target not saying "Merry Christmas" as a requirement to grace them with your present-buying presence is rather off-key as well.

In short, you're all stupid.

Santa is still watching you

Hah. Friend of mine has the Very Scary Solstice cd. Fun times!

... and on his hands, he's got orifices...

You know that commercial for Jared Jewelers where a dude is showing Santa the jewelry that he bought for his wife? He shows Santa the jewelry, and Santa goes "She'll love it. Trust me, I know." and gives this big laugh.

I said to my fiance, "You know, every time I watch this commercial, I hear it as Santa implying that he had sex with the guy's wife. Is that weird?"

She called me a pervert.

Edited, Dec 22nd 2011 4:36pm by Eske

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus.

So exactly what I said. It was either quash the pagan celebrations that ran counter to Christianity or else co-opt them under the Church's banner. They chose co-opting, otherwise it's very possible that we wouldn't be celebrating much of anything right now much like all those Summer solstice office parties you attend.

...was never going to happen. I bet there was a hypothetical option involving ninjas and dinosaurs too but I didn't waste time talking about it.

I don't really care about it and I don't give a shit if someone says "Happy Purely Commercial Secular Holiday!". I'm saying that the fate of the winter solstice celebration was in the Church's hands and they preserved it via linking it to Jesus. Hence, no matter how many knickers get twisted over it, Jesus technically is the reason for the season (although not especially as the church goers would have you believe). For that matter, I don't know how willing your typical southern state fundamentalist would be to credit Holy Rome with making Jesus the reason

Edited, Dec 22nd 2011 7:07pm by Jophiel

At least Halloween retained its pagan-ish roots. All Saints, my ***.