Breakfast at Tiffany's – Because I Do Not Know

Putting Christ And A Squirrel Back In Christmas

The absurdity of political correctness has risen to new heights. In several places now, I've heard Christmas trees called "holiday" trees. This in an effort to avoid the "Christ" portion of Christmas.

Dare I ask exactly who puts up a Christmas tree? Better yet, who puts up a holiday tree? Jews? None that I've met. Muslims? Granted I only have two friends who follow Islam, but neither one of them decorates a green tree with white lights -- and why would they? I don't fast with them during Ramadan. Jesus H. Christ (sorry for the pun), what is wrong with this country that we are so oversensitive we can't call a Christmas tree a Christmas tree. Do we call a menorah a multipronged candlestick?

I'll give the retailers "happy holidays," but just barely. It is quite possibly that someone enters their store who doesn't celebrate Christmas. "Happy holidays" is generic and therefore covers a lot of ground -- including New Year's, Chanukkah and even people who normally would claim to be offended by "religion" but like the idea of giving and receiving overpriced electronics and crappy cologne.

But a "holiday" tree. Good grief, we have become a country of such pussies. (And I've said the same thing when the shoe is on the other foot and the nutjob religionists try to take the joy out of Halloween by calling it satanic.)

So do me a favor: If you're one of those people who abhor the idea of Christmas and the simple fact that we mark the birth of Jesus Christ on this day, please make sure you are at the office on Dec. 25 and that you don't accept "holiday" pay. After all, by taking the day off, you are contributing to the repression of millions of happy children everywhere.

But if you agree with me -- and you're tired of all the killjoys out there -- go here and watch Foamy give them an earful. (Make sure you have your sound up and do not listen to this at work or around small children. Foamy has a filthy mouth.)

/Rant off

UPDATE: Apparently Lowe's sells "holiday" trees to the Anglos, but if you're Latino, you can still buy a Christmas tree. Well, then, Feliz Navidad!

5 comments Jake McCafferty last posted at 8:20 PM
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5 Comments:

Just saw your comment on my post...

I do agree with the ridiculous-ness of the concept of a 'Holiday Tree'...A Christmas tree is a Christmas tree. I don't put one up, but I can recognize one when I see it, lol... Unless we are going to throw crosses, menorahs, and kinaras (representing the 3 most noted winter holidays) on it , I don't think we can call it a Holiday Tree, lol...

My point was that I, personally, would rather be wished Happy Holidays -- a greeting that can be all inclusive from Thanksgiving to new Years -- than specifically a Merry Christmas. As for working on the 25th, count me in...unfortunately, we are closed.

My lack of Christmas spirit tends to bite me in the ass during scheduling the week of Christmas...considering it is fairly well known that I have no particular plans for Christmas, I end up working all the crap shifts leading up to and following the holiday, lol...

By Extra Ordinary Boy, at 9:54 PM

And a GOOD RANT it is! I agree totally...

By Joel, at 11:19 PM

I work in retail so Happy Holidays is
a necessity since you can't ask customers stuff like"what religion are you celebrating?" but Holiday Tree is so damn dumb.

Everyone knows a Christmas tree is about Christmas-even if we had visitors from space and they landed in Rockefeller Center on December 24,they wouldn't think we were honoring Buddha with a big honking tree covered in lights:) Geez,some
people need to get with the program and pass the Christmas Cookies over to those who want to scarf those suckers down!

By lady t, at 8:56 AM

While I do agree that it is silly to call it a holiday tree, and I do think that is taking things probably a little too far; I do understand the sentiment behind it. "Holiday" is just trying to be all inclusive. With the case of Christmas trees though, that doesn't apply, since, as you pointed out, they are really only used for Christmas.

I do think that it is important to say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas though... did you read my post?

By Anonymous, at 9:37 AM

I read it, Duane. I will usually say, "Merry Christmas and happy holidays." If people want to be offended, they can be. I don't give a happy damn. If a Jewish person wished me a joyous Passover, I would return it with the good cheer in which it was given.

Most people sat back and watched Christmas be watered down, and didn't say much. But the "holiday" tree was just too much. This should be a time where we share our spirit of giving, not piss and moan around about being offended because someone wasn't PC enough -- and, God forbid, wished them a Merry Christmas.

By Jake McCafferty, at 9:11 PM