why "HOLIDAY" is better than "CHRISTMAS"
I know, you've seen it everywhere, from major stores to the post office, all are offering "holiday" items and not "christmas" items. ("holiday trees"...umm...I dunno) They are all afraid to offend any one particular group, cowtowing to the stomach-churning "politically correct" ideology so rampant in today's overly-sensitive world.
But in the reverse-psychology of my world, I think it's a good thing to rid Xmas of these labels. Look, I could care less about the offended feelings of the religionist hoards and/or atheisits out there. My reasoning is that eventually the political correctness will grow to ban...CHRISTMAS SONGS!
yes, CHRISTMAS SONGS! ...those insidiously nasty ditties that blare out to us at every opportunity aroung this time of year.
God, how I hate the incessant din of those friggin' xmas songs that follows me like a unrelenting black curse everywhere I go! I have already heard enough Burl Ives to fill many lifetimes.
I mean really, how can one defend their stance (I am talking from Big Business' point of view) of banishing all references to "christmas" and pump nothing but "holy" songs through the store's speakers?
Can you imagine all businesses playing only holiday songs without any references to "christmas" in them? It would narrow it down the amount of brain-numbing music played tenfold. I can't event think of any tunes that would even fit the bill.
And "lite-fm" stations would probably have to can 99% of their playlists. YAY!
well, I can dream, can't I?
update:
I can see it's starting already!...
(from ABC news)
in Maplewood, N.J., last year— officials told high school bands they can't even play instrumental versions of Christmas carols, and — as happened in Chicago — to make the lyrics of traditional songs more generic.
"Holiday celebrations where Christian music is being sung make people feel different," said Mark Brownstein, a Maplewood parent. "And because it is such a majority, it makes the minority feel uncomfortable."
YAY!!!
(my xmas wish...)
Please, Jesus, ...please let the MALL & any store playing Lite FM be NEXT!
But in the reverse-psychology of my world, I think it's a good thing to rid Xmas of these labels. Look, I could care less about the offended feelings of the religionist hoards and/or atheisits out there. My reasoning is that eventually the political correctness will grow to ban...CHRISTMAS SONGS!
yes, CHRISTMAS SONGS! ...those insidiously nasty ditties that blare out to us at every opportunity aroung this time of year.
God, how I hate the incessant din of those friggin' xmas songs that follows me like a unrelenting black curse everywhere I go! I have already heard enough Burl Ives to fill many lifetimes.
I mean really, how can one defend their stance (I am talking from Big Business' point of view) of banishing all references to "christmas" and pump nothing but "holy" songs through the store's speakers?
Can you imagine all businesses playing only holiday songs without any references to "christmas" in them? It would narrow it down the amount of brain-numbing music played tenfold. I can't event think of any tunes that would even fit the bill.
And "lite-fm" stations would probably have to can 99% of their playlists. YAY!
well, I can dream, can't I?
update:
I can see it's starting already!...
(from ABC news)
in Maplewood, N.J., last year— officials told high school bands they can't even play instrumental versions of Christmas carols, and — as happened in Chicago — to make the lyrics of traditional songs more generic.
"Holiday celebrations where Christian music is being sung make people feel different," said Mark Brownstein, a Maplewood parent. "And because it is such a majority, it makes the minority feel uncomfortable."
YAY!!!
(my xmas wish...)
Please, Jesus, ...please let the MALL & any store playing Lite FM be NEXT!
posted by edroogie at 3:49 PM
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