As Christmas quickly approaches, businesses and schools rush to become politically correct and inclusive of all holiday celebrations. But by being "inclusive," politically correct gurus end up alienating the majority of Americans.
John Stewart on The Daily Show, mocked the movement to preserve Christmas noting that, "because we have two holidays within a small period of time, the word 'holiday' becomes plural, which, in the English language, necessitates an 's'. Hence the use of 'happy holidays'."
This plural is obviously true. And if one prefers saying "happy holidays", then so be it. However, stores and schools are not simply encouraging the use of "happy holidays," they directly prohibit the words "Merry Christmas." Instead, they promote a commercialized day, full of self-gratification.
Ironically enough, even the word holiday comes from the middle english "holy day." So "happy holidays" entails religious meaning. Perhaps someone should notify the ACLU.
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sadly, most americans... most christian americans... buy into the commercialization of christmas that you only partly decry. the stores that are expanding their holiday decor and language or limiting it are still peddling the same merchandise. christians boycotting or making a fuss fail to realize that though christmas isn't monopolistically affirmed in the business sector anymore that they are still giving into consumerism.
"Holy Day" is middle english? I suppose you could say that, but it's definitely still used in liturgical churches that actually observe more than a few of them. Otherwise known as a "feast day," but both terms are used frequently in common speech.
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