Posted on 12/06/2016 9:47:49 AM PST by EinNYC
The talk show host Mike Gallagher is currently discussing how outraged he was when a woman corrected his "Merry Christmas" greeting to her, telling him she "would prefer a 'Happy Holidays' greeting". I also prefer a "Happy Holidays" greeting because his original greeting would not be appropriate to me. I called the show to tell the call screener this (I NEVER call in to radio shows!). I was very respectful and told the call screener that I didn't even need to go on the air, but just wanted to get my opinion across. She took my name. As soon as I said I didn't even need to go on the air, I just wanted him to be aware of my opinion, I heard the phone on her end hung up without a single word. I couldn't believe it.
Meanwhile, Gallagher and a lot of his callers are saying that they feel they should say "Merry Christmas" to everyone and the heck with what the other party thinks. I think that is outrageously ethnocentric, sorry. This is a nation of nations and other peoples' peaceful beliefs should be respected. If you KNOW that the other person is a Jew, you should not wish them a happy [holiday that is not part of their religion]. Might as well tell a Buddhist or a Sikh "Merry Christmas". It would have as much meaning. I also feel that it is a subtle call to conform to the majority.
I'm sure that many years of blatant antisemitism toward me somewhat colors my attitude. In the public schools I attended as a child in the Midwest, I was publicly singled out by the teacher for not singing carols along with the other students in December music classes, and given a negative behavioral notation. I had other students scream at me in December and April that "you killed J.C.!" That was as predictable as the swallows returning to Capistrano. There was a huge push to conform and observe the rituals of Christianity. Judaism or simply being different was not given any consideration.
I do not want to be lumped into one big group. I do not want to have to duck under "The Great Leveler" rather than stick out. Never have, never will.
I have even less respect for Mike Gallagher and his staff now than I even did before.
That’s kind of the screener’s job. They’re screening calls to put people on the air, you said you don’t want to go on the air, their job is done. If you just want him to be aware, e-mail.
As for the greeting I don’t really care. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Good Morning, whatever. Of course I live in the sunbelt where it’s easy to forget it’s winter anyway, I basically never go calendar specific.
Merry Christmas Mr. Grinch.
Snowflake alert.
Wow. Toughen up.
Merry Christmas Snowflake.
Well then, “happy holy days” for whatever holy days this month that you celebrate that make you so happy
The Temple of Righteous Indignation and Ruffled Feathers obviously doesn’t teach you to just accept good wishes shared by people of other religions and cultures and let them slide off your sensitive skin
Welcone, for being insensitive to the rest of us, thin skinned, and easily offended.
Good grief.
Merry Christmas,and to post all that because you got hung up on, tough. You even stated you did nto need to go on live, so why waste the screeners name.
I don;t know what it is about the north east, and their way of happy holiday crap, but this is Christmas, and in the rest of the country we say MERRY CHRISTMAS..
Thank you for your insensitive and pushy reply. If you didn't know I was a Jew and you meant to be kindly, I might be a lot more amenable to such a greeting. But you are just trying to be childish and obnoxious and push YOUR POV on me. Only serves to reinforce my original opinion.
One of my Jewish friends greets me with “Happy Hanukkah” this time of year. I’m honored, not offended. And she doesn’t (seem to) mind my “Merry Christmas” greeting. Nothing wrong with recognizing someone else’s special holiday and nice to include each other.
“Ba humbug” is probably a good reply if you don’t like being included in their holiday and don’t want to hear the greeting again.
Direct that at OP, they don’t get it.
*grins*
my niece thru marriage is offended by the term Merry Christmas.
I send them the most religious card i can find because she is ridiculous.
Thats like atheists that get mad when you say “God Bless You” when they sneeze.
Check out post 3.
That’s some grinchwork there.
Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah to all!
Hey snowflake! Merry Christmas!
“Happy Late Ramadan?”
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Not too many lunatic leftists come here. You don’t have much company on Free Republic. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanuka (starting Dec 24).
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