Political Correctness

Just a random thought...

I don't understand why people get in such a tizzy about using "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." I understand, being a practicing Christian and all, that people want to put the "'Christ' back in Christmas." Makes sense. But...and this is just a thought...isn't the Christ-like thing to do...is to be ALL inclusive? This IS the holiday season, is it not? People DO celebrate other holidays other than Christmas in this holiday season, do they not?

I also understand, after briefing myself on "political correctness," that it burns people's buns when "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" is said in order to avoid offending people. Sadly (or maybe not, depending on how you see it), the fear of offending others runs thick through the American population. In trying too hard to be politically correct, we lose the true meaning of what we are trying to express; assuming the intention is not to offend anyone, then this can result in quite a frustrating conundrum. Before opinions are given where no opinions have been asked for... I would like to condense my thought:

If someone says "Happy Holidays" to you, GREAT. Did you ever think that MAYBE they also meant to include New Years in their felicitous statement and NOT to be politically correct? And if someone says "Merry Christmas" to you, calm yo' self! Now you know they celebrate Christmas. Sometimes the nitty, gritty details just don't matter.

The End.