A politically correct Easter?
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It isn't, but I like to imagine you as a twenty-year-old running around a meadow amongst a bunch of five-year-olds. "Fuck off kid, I saw that Easter egg first!" *toddler punt* "Booyah bitches, that's egg number 24! I'm pwning this year!"RedEyesBlackGamer said:
That would be a site to see. But it is more a super physical contest between friends or my dad. It can get dangerous.James Joseph Emerald said:
Political correctness is a cancer. The basic premise of it is that people have a right not to be offended ever. Which is ofcourse ludicris. I think thats why I love Charlie Sheen so much, even if it is all rather tragic. He is cryptonite against the PC movement. He refuse to submit to their Oprah style psychobabble that has penetrated western society at large.
A PC Easter would be recognized as a religious holiday and thus be less important to the entire country as a whole. Maybe instead of dereligioning Holidays, we should dereligion the country so we realize that most Holidays are not for everyone. Schools should not be making "spring spheres" but just ignore Easter, and leave it to the Christians.
I honestly could not give less of a shit. Someone used a silly sounding name to include more groups in egg hunting fun. Whoopdy doo.
It's stupid arbitrary nonsense. What kind of pathetic wussy gets offended by names of an object? Who cares what the word's origins are? What does it matter? Let people call things what they are. It's an Easter tradition, so it's an Easter Egg. They're not doing the egg hunt because of Moses or Yahweh or Jahova or Allah or Ra or Anubis or Thor or Poseidon. They're doing it because of Jesus. Because it's Easter. There's no reason people of other religions (or a lack thereof) can't play along. There's no magical force stopping you from enjoying the event just because you don't believe. It's a significant tradition to those who DO believe. And if you are truly respectful of other people's beliefs, then their terminology really shouldn't bother you. Not unless you have something against Jesus, or against an individual's right to freedom of religion. And if so, then no, you shouldn't participate.
How exactly can anyone be offended by free chocolate? Who cares what they are celebrating? A truly open-minded person can celebrate religious holidays even if they aren't believers, if only for the fun of it. That's how you pay respects to other people's beliefs. What you DON'T do is make everybody around you assign different words to things because you get offended by every stupid thing you see and hear. You have no moral right to tell them how to do their own tradition.
I am not Jewish. I once went to a friend's bar mitzvah. I did NOT go around asking people to call it an "Adulthood Ceremony" because that would have made me an asshole. But was I offended that they were celebrating a Jewish thing in the name of their Jewish beliefs? No. I played along and enjoyed myself! Because I am not a massive closed-minded jerk. They didn't ask me to leave just because I'm not Jewish. They were happy to see me. Being inclusive does not mean changing everything so it suits everybody. It means letting everybody play along whether they believe or not.
That being said, if the story isn't actually true, that would be a massive relief. But my statements still apply, as things like this DO happen. (See "Merry Christmas".)
How exactly can anyone be offended by free chocolate? Who cares what they are celebrating? A truly open-minded person can celebrate religious holidays even if they aren't believers, if only for the fun of it. That's how you pay respects to other people's beliefs. What you DON'T do is make everybody around you assign different words to things because you get offended by every stupid thing you see and hear. You have no moral right to tell them how to do their own tradition.
I am not Jewish. I once went to a friend's bar mitzvah. I did NOT go around asking people to call it an "Adulthood Ceremony" because that would have made me an asshole. But was I offended that they were celebrating a Jewish thing in the name of their Jewish beliefs? No. I played along and enjoyed myself! Because I am not a massive closed-minded jerk. They didn't ask me to leave just because I'm not Jewish. They were happy to see me. Being inclusive does not mean changing everything so it suits everybody. It means letting everybody play along whether they believe or not.
That being said, if the story isn't actually true, that would be a massive relief. But my statements still apply, as things like this DO happen. (See "Merry Christmas".)
[HEADING=3]It's Easter.[/HEADING]
You can't show up a couple thousand years late to the party and all of a sudden decide that you're offended.
You can't show up a couple thousand years late to the party and all of a sudden decide that you're offended.
Should? Questionable. Will? Definitely not. Middle finger up at you? Absolutely.gabe12301 said:
I'm not offended. Seriously, you can call it Easter all you want, and I can call it a public holiday all I want. But if you're going to insist on a public holiday and all the shops being closed, don't expect me to use your names/words/myths for events that I'm organisingsubtlefuge said:
Quoted for truth. We should call it the Winter Solstice, because that's what it is.Belated said:
I'm also happy to agree why should anyone be offended by the name of something? Being offended because someone calls something 'Happy Holidays' is just pathetic.
Well, that seems strange and unnecessary.
One would have thought that the tradition of a bunny hiding eggs would have been plenty to signal that it has little to do with the religion of Christianity and all its unpleasant dogmas anyway, so not calling eggs eggs is just bizarre.
No real harm to it though, treasure hunting for hidden eggs is going to be equally fun for the kids whatever it's called.
One would have thought that the tradition of a bunny hiding eggs would have been plenty to signal that it has little to do with the religion of Christianity and all its unpleasant dogmas anyway, so not calling eggs eggs is just bizarre.
No real harm to it though, treasure hunting for hidden eggs is going to be equally fun for the kids whatever it's called.
First of all, they aren't my names.Azrael the Cat said:I'm not offended. Seriously, you can call it Easter all you want, and I can call it a public holiday all I want. But if you're going to insist on a public holiday and all the shops being closed, don't expect me to use your names/words/myths for events that I'm organisingsubtlefuge said:
Secondly, I choose to call them by their proper historical names, because contrary to the asinine popular belief, the name does not force a single belief on you.
Also, why even celebrate it at all?
There is a massive difference between going to a temple for a private religious function and a public function that is supposed to be open to the entire community. While I still think the name is stupid, I am pointing out that a bar mitzvah and community Easter Egg hunt is massively different in both scope and purpose. And while I do believe Easter is a primarily Christian holiday, I would say an Easter Egg hunt has as much to do about Christ as a piece of bread as to do with being an elephant. Nothing at all.Belated said:
And for the whole Merry Christmas thing, people are trying to remind you that there are other holidays that happen towards the end of the year besides Christmas. Deal with it. You are not the only one out there. I am tired of people crying that they are so abused because they have acknowledge other beliefs and cultures around them. I think it is really stupid that you want everyone to call out the minorities around them by telling them to celebrate your holiday because you are too small-minded to change a parting message you use one month out of the year.
"Spring Spheres" cause that's not a ***** for 3 year olds to say
If you take such offense to a religous holiday, then why are you trying to celebrate one.
To quote the great Daniel Tosh:
"If you took offense to that last part then you're the problem in this country. Someone had a difference in opinion then you, and you took it offensively. Instead of focusing on the bigger issue, why do you listen to shitty music."
If you take such offense to a religous holiday, then why are you trying to celebrate one.
To quote the great Daniel Tosh:
"If you took offense to that last part then you're the problem in this country. Someone had a difference in opinion then you, and you took it offensively. Instead of focusing on the bigger issue, why do you listen to shitty music."