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"I have been egregiously harmed!" (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/atheistmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Happy Honda Days, unless you celebrate Toyotathon.

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    • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Well … Holiday comes from the Old English hāligdæg, meaning holy day. So it closer to it than one might think. But on the other hand … conservative christians might not get that connection

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Which is why I wish them a Merry Yule and the All Father's blessing, and watch them act like they're gonna die of contact with an unclean heathen...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This usually gets downvoted but I love it when people remind Christians that all of their holidays are bastardized versions of other cultures holidays.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Yule, Ostara (easter), Samhain (All Hallow's Eve / Halloween)... It was the forced removal and conversion of entire cultures and ethnic lifestyles, often with the threat of death for those who don't re-identify themselves. If only there was a word for the killing of entire ethnocultural groups...

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    • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My mother isn't even Christian and she does this. I blame Faux News.

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    • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’ve never understood this.

    I’m a Christian, but I don’t make the connection on purposely avoiding greeting someone’s religious celebration.

    I have no problem saying ‘happy Diwali’ to my Hindu neighbours. Do you think they feel uncomfortable saying ‘merry Christmas’ to me?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's when you're dealing in an official capacity or speaking to a broad audience or when you don't know the person's culture.

    The CEO saying Merry Christmas to his 140 employees, when 5 of them are Jewish is going to be not feel so great for those 5 Jewish people. Happy Holidays should be fine for everyone.

    But if you know the person is Christian (or celebrates Christmas) it should be perfectly fine to tell them Merry Christmas.

    Of course in some places that may be considered insensitive because a Jewish person might be hearing it. Which is absurd and that level of sensitivity is not acceptable IMO.

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  • [+] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I wonder how much Hispanic people squirm when they hear Father Christmas referred to as Santa.

    Just saying that transgender people in popular Christian culture seem to have been around for a significant amount of time….

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Are you saying Santa is trans..?

    I don't get what this comment means..

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    “Santa” is the Spanish term for a female saint. Hence Santa Anna, Santa Barbara, etc.

    And then there’s Santa Claus, AKA Father Christmas, named after Saint Nicholas.

    (Of course, there’s also Sinter Klaus, but I’d rather go with calling a very masculine saint “santa”)

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    • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Deal the killing blow by wishing them a happy Saturnalia.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I usually roll out the "Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah, Rockin' Ramadan, Cheery Kwanzaa, and Sassy Saturnalia!"

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    • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Don't think I will ever forgive Christians for making "Merry Christmas" hostile.

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    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Looks like the KDE community moderators when they get honest feedback.

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