I will actually give Hollywood, in particular, the Seinfeld Show, credit for making a secular holiday for atheists, called “festivus”.
It is a cold, mean holiday, steeped in bitterness, spite and anger. It has no joy, or artistry, love or compassion. Yet it is theirs to “revel” in. As such, it presents a profound truth.
That such people not only do not have the gifts of faith and the warmth of love and togetherness, but that they truly resent that others have it. They hate it and them, and want to take away from those that have, to hurt them, to make them feel pain and emptiness and suffering as well.
This is the “festivus” spirit of the Slate article.
“Caucasian cheer”!? These racist losers need to get a life (preferably outside the borders of the USA). This racist crapola is getting old.