It doesn't matter where I work... your workplace is probably just the same.... "Happy Holiday". Bull... Merry Christmas!! I am so tired of being "politically correct"... and what does this have to do with politics? They say prayers in Congress... the President ends speeches with "God Bless the United States of America"... aren't they the politicians?
It isn't political correctness.... it's pain in the ass whiners that they are "offended" when they hear "Merry Christmas". The same low life's that think we must all do things their way. Such as using their terminology when there is talk about the Holiday Party (Christmas Party)... when we set up a holiday tree (Christmas tree) in the office and what about those holiday decorations (Christmas lights, Christmas wreaths, nativity sets (oops, can't do that).
Everyone wants to take December 25th off from work.... isn't that Christmas Day?
Everyone goes Christmas shopping and hopes to receive Christmas presents?
Why do I get a 1000 holiday catalogs only in December? Why not send them to me in July when we celebrate the 4th of July.... can I say that or does that offend illegal aliens? I've never gotten a Hickory Farms catalog for Labor Day.... isn't that a holiday?
Do you go out and spend an 100's of dollars on Memorial day gifts for your kids? I'll bet you only buy them lots of gifts at Christmas... not for "holiday".
Why is it that the less than 10% of Americans that celebrate Christmas are forced to be "PC" for the few that are offended? I'm offended I get crap for saying Merry Christmas. Once when I said Merry Christmas to a girl in my office, she said "I'm Jewish". I think I said Merry Christmas, not what faith are you? By the way, my brother in law is Jewish and I get him a Christmas present every year and guess what, I just receive a package from him in the mail, a Christmas present for my family. No wonder he is my favorite Jewish brother-in-law. For the record, I am not Jewish and I have sent him a Happy Hanukkah card before, was that PC?
Should we be offended that we celebrate Black History month in February, after all, I'm not black... but I am brown, I held my hand next to a piece of paper and could tell I really wasn't white. Should we be offended there is a Secretaries Day in April.... oh crap, was that PC? I guess there is no more Secretaries Day, there is now an Administrative Professionals Day. What the hell is that? I work in the Budget and Administrative division of my organization, does that mean those of us in Administration should celebrate? What separates the Administrative Professionals from the Administrative non-professionals (are they only armatures?).
Today took the cake... I stopped by the office and found that a manager had someone move a holiday decoration so it wasn't offensive. It was a series of 14 separate blocks of wood that had been carved into letters, tastefully paint in an antiqued kind of way that would have really fit my taste in decorations. Someone had mistakenly arranged the 14 letters so they spelled out Merry Christmas. That just couldn't be and the 2 words had to be put in separate cubicles so no one would be offended. Oh gag me with a spoon.
It is about time we stand up and get offended over whom ever these people are that are offended just because they don't like something, Merry Christmas or anything else. get over it and agree to disagree. I hope every one of those PC people are planning on working on December 25th, they have no reason to take the day off...
Merry Christmas to all... and don't forget the most important thing which is the reason for the season.
This rant is over
