Happy Holidays; The Unessary "PC" Scare

Let me start by saying that I do not have a problem with 'happy holidays.' It is an easy way to make sure to include any and all holidays a person celebrates when you don't know which ones they celebrate, and without having to go through the whole list.

I think the problem that a lot of people have is not that there is anything wrong with the phrase itself, but that people are saying that it is the Only acceptable holiday greeting. If I want to say 'merry christmas' to a person who I know celebrates christmas, why shouldn't I? Because another person who happens to be present may not celebrate christmas and may be offended by hearing it said? That's ridiculous!

If people want to say 'happy holidays' they should, there is nothing wrong with that. But they should also be able to say 'merry christmas' or 'happy hannukah' without someone complaining that they were offended.

Telling someone "Happy Holidays" during this time of year as an excellent and acceptable way to wish someone the best during this season. I get so fed up with the effort people go through to be "politically correct." What does it matter in the long run? I'm familiar with the meaning behind the work "holidays" as it does have true depth and meaning.

However, the phrase "Happy Holidays" should not replace the phrase "Merry Christmas," a phrase that has been used quite frequently in public until a few years ago. People shouldn't be afraid of wishing someone a "Merry Christmas" simply for fear of offending them. We should try not to offend people, but wishing someone a "Merry Christmas" when they don't celebrate that particular holiday never offended people is the past, so why is it such a big deal now?

To prove my point, I'm a member of a particular social networking site where I have friends from all over the world. Without even thinking about it first, I posted "Happy Thanksgiving" comments on all of my friends' profiles. I received comments back from many of them thanking me for the wishes but that they didn't celebrate Thanksgiving in their culture. They were glad to receive the comment and were nothing but kind regarding the fact that they didn't observe that particular holiday. Part of the reason I became a member of the site was to learn about other countries and cultures, and that particular situation has definitely helped. To my knowledge, none of my online friends were offended by my comments.

In closing, I would like to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!

I totally agree and I wish people would realize that. Some people are so easily offended. I mean I don't blame them if they were offended about something that was clearly talking down to them or something but something like that? No, no! You'd have to be nutty to be offended by Happy Holidays. I really don't even have any Holy Days but I wouldn't be offended if someone said it to me. Regardless of whether you celebrate or not, or what you celebrate, you shouldn't take offense to that. I could say more but I think I've driven my point into the ground. Nice topic btw!

The trouble is that when some people say Happy Holidays they are not really saying a form of Happy Holy Days, they are trying to disparage us from saying Merry Christmas, that is taking the sacredness of the season. It is not the case of being considerate. They are thinkng secularism and I doubt that any of them know the origin of Holiday is, but if you keep telling them that, maybe they will stop saying Happy Holidays when you remind them of its sacred significance.
Maybe then they will say Happy December 25th or Happy Last Two weeks of the Year or Happy Spend Your Money on Gifts Season.