Are liberals afraid of saying the "c" word? (sarcasm alert)

[guillaumeb]

At this time of year, the right wing loves to issue dire warnings about the supposed war on Christmas. Yes, the c word, Christmas. This meme is nonsense, of course, but in the alternate universe of FOXlandia, we are told that there is a war on Christmas, and of course a war on Christians.

The Religious Right’s War on the ‘War on Christmas’ Is Well Underway

Liberty Counsel is also promoting a Prager U video published a few years ago in which right-wing propagandist Dennis Prager explains why saying “Happy Holidays” is not, as you might think, an inclusive approach to the holiday season in a diverse society. Instead, he claims that not using the word “Christmas” is “hurtful.” Prager portrays public-facing employees as being afraid to use the “C-word” for fear of violating “all the sensitivity training they’ve had to undergo.” Prager insists, “Of course it’s a war on Christmas,” which he says is really “a war on the religious nature of America.”

https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/the-religious-rights-war-on-the-war-on-christmas-is-well-underway/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rww&utm_campaign=bestof

What this is really about is spreading fear and dividing people so the 1% can continue stealing from the rest of us.

[world wide wally]

1. Christmas is about freedom.

The freedom to say "Christmas, Holiday, Hannakuh, or nothing at all."
If you have a problem with what is said, that is indeed YOUR problem.
Now shut up and pass the candy.

[guillaumeb]

3. Exactly.

This pretend outrage is part of the myth of all white, Christian America that the right loves to promote.

[mr_lebowski]

2. I find this entire subject incredibly annoying (that's not directed at the OP :) )

I just go ... seriously?

IF you are Xtian and can't handle being told 'Happy Holidays'? You need to sack up, as the saying goes.
IF you are non-Xtian, and can't handle being told 'Merry Christmas'? WAAAAAAH.

My DOG, what a trivial thing to get bent out of shape about.

I hate to bring up the crystalline form of H2O that falls from the sky when it's really cold, but sheesh.

[guillaumeb]

4. All part of the right wing narrative of persecuted white Christians having no safe space.

What they really want is to bully others.

[mr_lebowski]

5. Sounds about right my friend (nt)

[Mariana]

10. The Xians who get so offended by Happy Holidays

invariably pick on retail workers, most of whom are told to say Happy Holidays or some variant of that by their employers. You won't catch those Xians harassing people on the street about it. No, they always try to shame some poor sod of a store clerk, knowing they will be fired they tell the Xian to fuck off.

I've never met any non-Xian who is offended by being told Merry Christmas. Sure, it gets old hearing it from strangers for weeks on end, but this particular manifestation of Xian privilege is minor and relatively harmless - with the exception of those I mentioned above, whose mission is to make retail workers' holiday season miserable.

[Dirty Socialist]

6. To them I say "Merry Christmas"

“You filthy animal”

[guillaumeb]

7. Are you home alone? eom

[Dirty Socialist]

8. Nope

And I don’t have my home booby trapped, LOL

[Sherman A1]

9. I go with

Happy Rock Salt as it is appropriate to the time of year for me.

[guillaumeb]

11. Happy rock salt to you as well.

Or happy calcium chloride, if that is your preference.

[Sherman A1]

12. We just use Rock Salt

It is just more folksy!


A Happy Rock Salt Season To You & Yours

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. "It's hurtful." Poor little put-upon snowflake.

If something as inconsequential as this gets his panties in a wad, maybe it's his faith that isn't strong enough.

[Dirty Socialist]

14. This! Eom

[guillaumeb]

15. Dennis Prager specializes in hate speech.

He has a site, Prager U, that traffics in many types of hate.

But it is all about promoting hate and fear of the other.

[Runningdawg]

16. Maybe they can dig up Bing Crosby and crucify him

They've been singing along to his song "Happy Holidays" for decades.

[Dirty Socialist]

17. I thought that was an Andy Williams song

Andy Williams the right winger.

[Runningdawg]

21. It was Crosby's first. A lot of people, including Williams, have covered it.

[Skidmore]

18. I prefer Happy Yule

or Happy Solstice and wait for spontaneous combustion.

[treestar]

19. How in the frigging hurtful can it be?

That's really playing the victim. Just proves they want domination and are pretending to be victims that they don't have it.

[guillaumeb]

20. Agreed.

Many of them actually believe that far right narrative.