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mrread55
People will still be offended. The Christmas war shall start again. Make ready your holly and red Starbucks cups, the battle is nigh.
Shendorion
The big deal is that working class evangelicals need a liberal boogeyman or they might stop voting Republican.
PandaDander
Black people aren't a religion, most of them don't celebrate Kwanzaa
Tunaccat
Pretty sure it's only evangelical nutjobs who care.
OverMyDadBody
People should finally realize that the SENTIMENT is the only thing that really matters.
bpetersen
The people who get mad are probably the type of people who look for something to bitch about. If it wasn't this, it would be something else
BuffingtonRumbleberries
Obviously by wishing them a “Happy holidays” they mean “unless you’re a Christian”
FrazZ3000
Ok.. but what is under the fold..
JmARCANGEL
The crease is downward facing. We are looking at the inner folded part.
djknetic
It is either a fold or two pictures/papers. The line-height is too tall to just be a crease.
DukePhelan
I always though 'happy holidays' was for Christmas and new years both. Evidently it makes me an enemy to Christianity and an awful person.
razetherunner
Merry Christmahanukwanzedon, one and all.
BrotherhoodOfTheTaco
Ahh. The non-existent war on Christmas. I've been hearing a lot about it.
pugslunch
I think by now we all know that no one is actually offended by any of this yet this lives on year after year.
airronic
I’m African-American and I never celebrated kwanza. In fact, I never knew a black person who did.
TheBigBoldLlama
Happy Holidays seemed like more or less a blanket statement. Shorter than "Human person, I do not know which you celebrate but enjoy it!"
BeeCups
I was a Lyft driver last year and a driver gave me a 1/5 rating an no tip after a thirty minute drive to him because I said "happy holidays"
BeeCups
He also gave me a five minute lecture while he refused to get out of my car telling me how this is a Christian nation. So now I say nothing.
Sm9yCg
The worst are cunts who get offended by saying "Merry Christmas" or even "Happy Holidays" to them. Literally. Yes, even the later.
anaujiramevolyllaeri
As a server, can confirm
CitizenDickbag
Except that happens so rarely as to be negligible. Paranoid Christians w/ persecution complexes making shit up.
Kaler
If you live in Brussels say Happy Winter Wonder...
TheLingoBingo
Don't think they do
Phunkie
I confirm they don't
madjo
But the war on Christmas!!!
nahclluf
Kwanzaa is a joke.
djangojazz
You would think it would be that simple but Fox News makes it a major war every year out of sheer stupidity.
rshini
not stupidity, ratings, it gets their demographics angry, and when they're angry, they're less skeptical of the other bullcrap Fox spews.
MunchinDeQuchie
The "War on Christmas" is another emotional smoke-screen to get you to vote against your family's best interests: Republican.
raidleadergutts
War on Christmas? Is that a thing?
SugarSmack
^This. Another piece of worthless shit to rile up simpletons. What a waste of everyone's time.
KharnApproves
People voted for that guy. Willingly.
AngryRaven
But I'm from an obscenely wealthy, morally bankrupt, politically corrupt family, so voting republican is in my/my family's best interest...
JohnMagneTrane
I thought for a second there that the Clintons are on imgur...
gamblingpoet
"Liberal snowflakes are so offended!! BTW, we are boycotting Starbucks because their cup is RED and doesn't mention Jesus once"
rshini
it's funny how the people who bitch about people being too sensitive are the ones always blowing their stacks over the littlest things.
QueenCharcoal
Yeah, sensitive people on both sides. After all, being one or the other doesn't make you less human and humans are definitively sensitive.
aesthesia1
Literally its just boomers crying about shit. Like always.
thecreep1ngbam
In Britain we say merry Christmas because it's Christmas.
IvorTheEngineer
As an atheist, I say Merry Christmas for the same reason I refer to today as Wednesday. I no more believe in 'Christ' as I do 'Odin'.
OhMyCrapMoonCake
only if your not in the South East. No one talks to anyone else down here
popejubal
What about the New Year? I say happy holidays because there's a bunch of holidays together and I want you to be happy through them all.
newsguycraigevans
I don't believe you. Those documentaries about the English wizards has them saying Happy Christmas. Now I doubt Britainland exists.
trigonman3
But you also have a national religion, right?
textilelover
It's also Hanukkah, and the Eastern orthodox don't have Christmas till January. And it's New Year's and Yule and yadda yadda.
Brainsplosion
You know the reason Christians are paranoid about the phony war on Xmas is because they stole Xmas during their war on pagans.
Brainsplosion
I'm obviously joking. Most Christians don't know the history of their religion.
djknetic
The pagans stole Christmas before it was invented. The Christians just took it back. Take that pagans!
raidleadergutts
Double kill!
WookieWookieWookie
That's what I was gonna say. Don't give us too much credit. Most of us don't know jack about Christianity's history.
Fallenboskuk
As an African wtf is Kwansa? do you have to have a different name because of the extra melanin in your skin
Whatsname
In the 60's a black activist was of the idea Christianity as a "white religion" so he invented Kwanzaa to counter Christmas.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
It was a holiday invented in the 60s to celebrate African American culture. It caught on for a bit but it's very uncommon these days.
allyourdownvotearebelongtome
I prefer when people leave me the fuck alone
GiantDad420
Well then someone's getting a lump of coal.
Lots43
Same here
Menikmatik
Happy loneliness to you
PantaloonPrincess
SexMonster42069
Yup, both my parents died around Christmas. I don't celebrate holidays anymore & prefer not to be reminded of those who can still find joy.
SexMonster42069
Since I'm getting downvoted, I wanted to add that xmas is for dumb children w/ empty lives that need shiny toys to give their lives value.
SexMonster42069
Sorry your lack of identity & dependence on consumerism that creates slavery in other countries is seen as retarded for some people.
SexMonster42069
Also, Santa isn't real.
bloodtippedrose
I was once screamed at after asking a coworker if he wanted to join secret santa at work. Apparently his wife & kid died xmas eve 1/2
bloodtippedrose
But fuck, no need to take it out on those around you 2/2
LoveWarriorPrincess
Get used to that not working well.
bosskcradossk
Hey! Leave em alone!
allyourdownvotearebelongtome
Thanks, I owe you one.
raidleadergutts
Leave Britney alooone!
PhilMcrevice
And we prefer you to stay inside...all the time. Pay someone online to buy your groceries. The world need less people offended by good will.
Triprw
Wanting to be left alone is not the same as being offended..or are you offended by someone wanted to be left alone...????
Paprika6
And how exactly would saying one of the above greetings qualify as bothering someone?
Triprw
Some people don't want to be talked to by strangers when just walking around.
Paprika6
I get that, I don't either...but a friendly greeting isn't harmful just spit out the awkward response and carry on.
PhilMcrevice
And it's simply asking too much to put a fake face on for a moment, though you are miserable, and greet them back?
CharlamagneThaGod
MarleyAndMe
As an atheist I’m offended by people being offended by others saying Merry Christmas. Your life is amazing if that’s your biggest problem.
ibroketheinternet
As an atheist, I say merry Christmas, say grace when asked at family dinners, etc. I also say Jesus Christ! Holy shit! And goddamn! A lot
sourorphan2112
I feel the same way, I want a life where this type of thing is my biggest issue of the day. It must be great.
plainoldfool
As a christian I'm more offended by christians that get all pissy over red Starbucks cups and the phrase 'Happy Holidays'. 'Keep Christ (1)
plainoldfool
in Christmas' stickers pop up everywhere in my area, which is silly since we basically stole the holiday season from holidays like Yule (2)
Cucumbawumba
When I learned that as a kid, I hopped off the "keep Christ in Christmas" bandwagon real quick. I can celebrate Jesus' birth anytime of year
Cucumbawumba
2/and I'm pretty sure God's love doesn't include being obnoxious to cashiers and randoms trying to wish you well.
plainoldfool
and Saturnalia.
HypnotoadIRL
I've never seen an atheist do that. I have had some rude reactions when I reply "happy holidays" when someone says "merry Christmas" though.
kittybuttwiggle
That seems especially dumb since it's multiple holidays even if you're a Christian. Where I'm from we say it because NYE is coming right up.
rshini
And that's exactly how it started, "Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" used to be a standard greeting, then it got shortened.
flyingmonsters
I always see atheists do that. Guess it depends where you live
iAmLordBeer
Most the people I see getting offended about this stuff are Christians who are wished "Happy Holidays".
dreagrey16
Yep! “It’s not Happy Holidays, it’s Merry Christmas!”. . Even though there’s more than one holiday celebrated during the month of December.
InDubiousBattle
They act as if Christmas doesn't take over every other aspect of public life, every random person has to verbally ratify it too (1/2)
InDubiousBattle
regardless of THAT person's background. It is a big "CATER TO ME" tantrum. (2/2)
confanity
1 Most of the offense is by Christians who don't see 100% Christmas everywhere. 2 You're allowed to respond to issues that aren't "biggest."
Shardinian
"I'm offended by people being offended" should be the tagline for 2018.
PilotG2pensarethebest
Who are we kidding, it should be the tag line of the decade
BarbequeBandit
I prefer to celebrate Noam Chomsky Day.
Mustymuffins
I'm an atheist too and I have nothing wrong with saying Merry Christmas. It' Christmas! Have a merry one!
landofbob
If I know someone celebrates a holiday I say "Happy [insert holiday]." If I don't know, I simply use Happy Holidays.
kevincow
I have literally never seen anyone get upset by someone saying Merry Christmas. I'm sure it happens, but not enough to be a WAR ON CHRISTMAS
CitizenDickbag
Of course, the instances of that actually happening are virtually nil.
OctopusStinkhorn
You have never worked retail.
CitizenDickbag
Funny w/ how much this is alleged to have happened, no actual documented evidence of it happening is seen anywhere. Hmm!
richlion3
Or basically any job that interacts with the public mass
mondayaddams
Thank you! I'm being bullied by someone I thought was a friend cause... Why do I celebrate the birth of Jesus... 1/
mondayaddams
If I don't believe in God/Bible. No, for my family it's a tradition, when we are together and chill and eat the best meal of the year.
VInTheSkyWithElephants
When I was younger, I tried to not celebrate Christmas and my family got mad. I understand now that it's a time for family to get 1/2
VInTheSkyWithElephants
together, especially when you're older and living far away. It doesn't have anything to do with religion for a lot of people. 2/2
MummyNapkin
You're not bullied. You're being questioned for supporting a religion that is the "moral" basis for people's bigotry.
scoundr3l
Christmas is religious the way food is for energy. Technically true and practiced by some, but for most it's just a celebration of excess.
IHaveASiriusCyberneticsCorporationGenuinePeoplePersonality
And Festivus for the rest of us! *oils up for the wrestling match*
CptnDIstraction
That's an odd way to say gay orgy
Munnin41
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Better be good or Krampus will get you.
Imightbetrolling
*takes off pants* This is how this works right?
BigErnsDaycare
stormegedendarklordofall
itachipirate
It beginning to feel a lot like Robanukuh...
stormegedendarklordofall
LeahShine88
And now, the airing of grievances!
GhostofCain
It ain't over 'till you pin me.
711isAnInsideJob
I got a lot of problems with you people!
lunchbeers
My barber shop has up Festivus decorations along with the others.
MiracleWhoop
I like you for saying this.
MrBodyMassageMachineGO
It’s not a wrestling match... it’s “feats of strength,” jeeeeeeez.
LordGODMemester
Happy robonica!
heyjohnnyjohnny
A big thank you from the pole dancers of America, I'm sure.
poscduke
Festival can not end until you pin me to the ground!
Seethreepeeoh
Purchase. Stuff. That is all.
ItsNotASchoonerItsASailboat
Well, originally all these holidays are meant to keep you upbeat in the darkest coldest time of the year. But yea, now purchase stuff =/
SmallHandsBigPenis
I mean, buying and receiving gifts keeps me pretty happy.
IMadeThisAccountForButts
Holidays don't need to be like that
Seethreepeeoh
Sorry if I offended you
IMadeThisAccountForButts
Why would that offend me
Seethreepeeoh
According to @op , you shouldn't!
Mistasippi
As a black person I've never actually met someone that celebrates Kwanzaa
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Ydafuqitmattertho
As a brown person, I hear yah.
OsoLoco1313
Krusty sez Krazy Kwanzaa !
dave234234
Rachel Dolezal, what you doing here?
EdwardStarsmith
As a white person who attended an African-American university, I've attended a celebration or two. It's a nice holiday.
BecauseCanadian
I imagine this is more significant to Africans, not African Americans
shuttlecockinakumquat
I think more white people celebrate it as a joke than black people celebrate it seriously.
singingturtles113
My great grandma tried to get us to celebrate it once. Not much enthusiasm from anyone else.
CatsAgainstHumanity
I'm white. I've met one person who celebrates Kwanzaa.
BalphEubanksLeftNut
Who was also white?
CatsAgainstHumanity
No, they are black.
NapAllDayPartyNever
I tried teaching toddlers about it, there is a huge lack of available toddler appropriate information/books, none of the parents celebrated.
inferiredivivus
I'm fightin' back for Kwanzaa so the children won't miss it I'm confused about it's meaning but I know it when they dis it.
trustmeimontheinternet
I hear about it more from angry racists on the internet complaining about it than anyone else.
RandAIFlagg
part of me wonders if it's made up by those angry racists so they have something to rub sand in their vaginas about
thepicklebucket
I had a black friend who did. His Momma was white, but she dressed like she was in Afrika Bambaataa
vonKaiser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8r1Q77ewSg
warick
My understanding is that only virtue signaling White liberals living in the Clinton archipelago celebrate kwanzaa.
bobbynixon
Haha +1
CitizenDickbag
That's a stupid statement. Kwanzaa wasn't created by white liberals, and they don't celebrate it b/c it's not their culture
warick
4 *b/c it's not their culture.*
warick
It's based on marxist teachings, with a veneer of "african" culture.
warick
Kwanzaa was created by an fbi stooge, who happened to be black. It was invented by White fbi agents.
CitizenDickbag
Oh dear lord, no it wasn't, you conspiracist hack.
warick
3And i can't help but notice all the black people commenting in this thread that they don't celebrate it, don't know anyone that does.
warick
5 Virtue signaling is White lib culture. That's the only reason the sham of a holiday still exists.
Monkeyscribed
No. Virtue signalling is alt-right for things that make you feel guilty
vonKaiser
As a white person, I'd celebrate it just for the pimp cup.
confanity
As a Jew, let me tell you about something called Kiddush... (highlight and) search for "Kiddush cup"
TemporaryUzername
do we fill it with pimp juice, fellow cracker?
sunyudai
HEY! That's Saltine-American to you!
MantisTobagganMD
Yes....cracker refers to crackers....yea, this is correct
vonKaiser
I... I think so.. I think this is how it's done as long as none is spilled on your polo shirt or boat shoes.
TemporaryUzername
what if we exclaim "that was for my dead homies" if that ever happens. are we in the clear? I think that is the acceptable norm.
vonKaiser
Perhaps a shout out to cousin Dave who was placed in Minimum Security for that insider trading fiasco...
shmachero
NotHellmanns
I know this post is supposed to be all "Oh I won't be offended" but do they really think all black people celebrate Kwanzaa??
HomelessJesus
Well happy Kwanzaa anyway
comehomefransbrauder
That makes two of us. I couldn't even tell you what Kwanzaa is about.
Tinkrr
Kawanzaa is a recent holiday that celebrates African heritage and pride, not anything religious. Probably why, it's not comparable.
2graves
My friend here is throwing a celebration. I'm bummed I'll be out of town
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2graves
My friend went to an afrocentric high school in NY and speaks and writes about being black. He's a great guy and I was interested in the exp
2graves
as I know almost nothing about it. As far as I know, Kwanzaa is an American holiday. but, see previous sentence ;p
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orangecicle
Using random African words for a made up holiday is very American, yes. Lol.
razalude
I’m originally from Nebraska where Kwanzaa came about and I’ve never met anyone that celebrates it either! And I’m from Omaha!
TylerWarranty
https://youtu.be/KM7Vheio_IA most of my knowledge of the holiday
inferiredivivus
Check check it out Kwanzaa bot in the Neptizzlehizzle with my inhuman beat box busy building missiles.
shmachero
I have learned a great deal from that show. Smart people making funny things!
patattack
The problem is that Xmas is treated as the "default", so many people who don't celebrate Xmas feel marginalized, and every time someone (1)
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tells them "Merry Christmas", that just emphasizes that they're not part of the majority that celebrates it.
patattack
I would bet dollars to donuts that this was written by someone who celebrates Christmas (or at least *doesn't* celebrate any other holiday)
septillion
I'm Jewish, and I agree with it at least. No idea who wrote it.
Alice3173
What exactly is wrong with not being part of that majority though? The sentiment is still the same. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas 1-
Alice3173
They're still wishing you have a good day.
Imnotmadeofhoneykid
and?
patattack
And...nobody likes to feel like an outsider. So why inflict that on them, when you could just say the broadly-applicable "Happy Holidays"?
Imnotmadeofhoneykid
What about Scrooge? Now he feels like an outsider. Or people who have SAD, ppl who were traumatized during the holidays,or ppl who 1/2
Imnotmadeofhoneykid
Don’t celebrate holidays like Jehovah’s Witnesses? Why not just accept the greeting and move on?
paulPoster
Too fucking bad.
ITalkAboutGoats
I can see your holiday cheer from here
paulPoster
Merry Christmas!
ITalkAboutGoats
Happy holidays