Where does politic correctness stop?

[crislem]

I'm sure everybody knows about what is happening right now in the US with Christmas. Many stores decided that they won't say "Merry Christmas" this year and stick to "Season's Greetings!", or that evergreens won't be called "Christmas trees" but "Holiday trees". Am I the only one that finds it to be a crazy thing? Do we really have to be this strict? Where will this stop?

As Jay Leno said the other day, Halloween is still Halloween even though not everybody celebrates it. I am not offended as christian when I hear about somebody else's celebrations and I believe that we should just accept that.

Anyway, they can call it any way they want, a Christmas tree remains a Christmas tree and everybody knows it's that despite this sily way of calling it. I just find this political correctness to be pushed to the limits... What do you think? Is it the same in other countries as well?

[ldcdc]

IMO this political correctness thing won't stop until someone "with a voice" will start to criticise it just as seriously and constantly as the political correctness advocates promote it.

In many ways it has come to the point where the majority has to bow in front of the minority, which IMO is ludicrous. It shouldn't be the other way around either, but people are really starting to take offense at very small things. Taking the spirit of the holiday out of the holiday leads to nothing good. In a way, by doing that, it makes it even easier for the custom to be adopted by everyone, which in the end does a disservice to those who do not (and according to their religion should not) celebrate it.

Anyway, they can call it any way they want, a Christmas tree remains a Christmas tree and everybody knows it's that despite this sily way of calling it.

It's funny how through different methods and for different reasons, both the communist system and the capitalist/democratic system/society manage to take religion out of this holiday.

In Romania, where I live, back in the day, communists have coined "Christmas tree" as "Winter tree". Even Santa wasn't Santa, he was "Old Frosty".

[crislem]

Well, I've seen it discussed in the newspaper that I read and all the people that I talked to find this to be ridiculous, but nothing changes and I have a feeling that nothing will. I'm not taking action and just like me, everybody is just talking. If I want to do something that has logic (unlike this), I'm sure there will be some people doing a demonstation against it. Okay, I'm cooling down now.

[ldcdc]

Well, I've seen it discussed in the newspaper that I read and all the people that I talked to find this to be ridiculous, but nothing changes and I have a feeling that nothing will. I'm not taking action and just like me, everybody is just talking. If I want to do something that has logic (unlike this), I'm sure there will be some people doing a demonstation against it. Okay, I'm cooling down now.

Talking is a good first step. It means people are bothered by it and become conscious it is getting ridiculous. It might take decades for anything to be done about it (as is usually the case whne it comes to social/behavioural changes), but it is important that  people are ready to receive the message.

[Kemik]

It's a hard one with the US becuase there are so many people with so many religons. However, in Europe and the UK there are a lot more Christians than other religons. Some may say (:shock:) but this is a Christian country and if they cannot support our holidays and celebrations then don't come over to the UK.

[ldcdc]

It's a hard one with the US becuase there are so many people with so many religons.

That is a point Kemik. Where I live Christians are the vast majority (probably something like 99%+). Maybe that's partially why I see things the way I do, but I don't think this trend is just about Christmas.

Slowly it becomes a burden to be part of the majority, any majority. It's like you can't voice your opinion/belief anymore, because a minority might be offended.