Good post! Political correctness has become a disease. Culture, tradition, and history are being taught to mean nothing because what has been done publicly for hundreds of years now might offend someone.

The United States has a legal system and government that is supposed to be based on Judeo/Christian values combined with the belief that everyone can believe anything or nothing as they choose. Now the majority is expected to change long held traditions because of the noise made by a small minority.

I think being PC is the problem.

I tell people Happy Hanukkah sometimes when they wish me a Merry Christmas. I get some weird looks.

oh! blub........nevermind then,,,,,happy blubatoney to you too

Me too!!

lol, cute

My paralegal instructor was a jewish lawyer. She wished me happy (Rosh hashana?)some jewish holiday and I was like,,,,"THANKS< YOU TOO"


then I proceded to ask her what (Rosh Hashana?) was....lol

haha nice.

Our Mayor is Jewish and he was at the Christmas Tree lighting and spoke there. So, it's definitely not all people who are offended by things having to do with certain holidays. I think some people just like to complain, no matter what's going on. They're not content if they're not complaining about something.

Season's greetings is acceptable as it has nothing to do with the word Christmas. One could interpet that saying as Winter greetings as winter is a season. Fact is you can say what you want in your private life but in business only certain things are acceptable. You can't risk losing a big account just because you insist on saying Merry Christmas. We have to respect the wishes of other cultures and other beliefs or non beliefs. At work we must represent ourselves professionally and keep our personal views to ourselves. Myself when someone says Merry Christmas to me personally; I just don't acknowledge it or respond to it.

what is 'professional' is subjective when it comes to well wishes

i would imagine if a business is christian enough to say merry christmas or jewish enough to say happy hannukah,they probably are catering to enough like minded folks that they dont mind not having the business of those who would be 'offended' by such celebrations,,

respect is a two way street, if we are all truly respecting each others cultures than there would be no offense to how others choose to celebrate or express their sentiments,,,

Its called being politically correct. Its that simple. One can celebrate how they wish in private but you can't force your beliefs, or wishes on anyone. Its crossing the line of being politically correct. Wishing someone well is not the same as saying Merry Christmas.

Actually, I'd think Season's Greetings is as neutral as can possibly. Happy Holidays would suggest that you do celebrate some holiday, whereas Season's Greetings could apply to ANY season, not just winter.

Exactly what I said.

Now I'm offended....what about Festivus, for the rest of us?

Hell, I just don't say frack all to anyone because really who gives a damn. I just play by the rules as I want to keep my job

to each their own



Acts 4:18-20
Then they... commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”



a job that will discard someone for saying merry christmas is not an environment that would be a good fit for me anyhow,,,making everyone comfortable is impossible and not the bottom line

Id rather lose the business of three out of one hundred in order to appease the ninety seven and stay true to my values, than to be so fearful of losing three that I cant aknowledge the ninety seven or display my values,,,but thats just me


I might have customers who dont think women should work, but thank goodness the laws dont require me to accomodate every customers preferences about every issue,,,

Trust me, when you almost lose your house and can't buy groceries, your job is the most important thing there is and I know as I went through that. Praying to God isn't going to pay my bills.

respect, as am I

but in the end, I choose God and he makes a way(although its usually got plenty of hard work and obstacles)

Actually being EXTREME in being PC would be the problem, just as it applies in other areas.

Remember, it was a long held tradition that women remain barefoot and pregnant at home. They weren't to have careers, except as a waitress or a secretary at best.

It was a long held tradition that a business could deny someone business based on the color of their skin. Hell, we recently had a politician say that businesses should still have the right to serve who they want and deny service to who they want based on the color of their skin. He was quick to say it was a wrong belief, but that it was their right.

I dunno, maybe I've made some sort of disconnected attempt to illustrate my point and that the comparison doesn't hold. Just sayin...

Good point. Some traditions certainly did need to change.

This.

Hard to find anything in the political section of the forum that isn't childish anymore though.

Happy Chanukkah!!