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To: dcnd9
My brief email to Ms. Bryant.

"We are going to continue to use the term holiday because there are several holidays throughout that time period, and we certainly need to be respectful of all of them" reads the quote attributed to you in a recent Fores article on several retailers who have moved back towards "Christmas" advertising rather than the politically-correct "Holiday" advertising. Funny, one can mention Christmas without disparaging any other holiday, be it Hannukah, Ramadan, or Kwanzaa. Its not as if saying Merry Christmas is the same as saying "Hannukah sucks" or "Ramadan who?" The truth of the matter is that Christmas, as a season of Christian giving in celebration of God's gift of Jesus for our redemption, is the reason that this is the period that will make or break your fiscal year - not Hannakuh, not Ramadan, not Kwanzaa. One can recognize the holiday that is at the core of this seasons retail importance without disaparaging other traditions. What's next, you won't want to celebrate the 4th of July, just in case you might offend French-Americans so close to Bastille Day?

84 posted on 11/11/2006 2:23:30 PM PST by cschroe
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To: cschroe
You make an excellent point. Particularly as it applies to retailers.
96 posted on 11/11/2006 2:27:19 PM PST by upchuck (Republicans didn`t lose this time around because they were conservative, but because they WEREN`T!)
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