kitchenwitchupinthisbitch:

smol-bean413:

I just saw a youtube ad of someone whining about saying “happy holidays”like

do you not know??? that Jews, Muslims and everyone else exist???

“Wah wah peoples existences are being acknowledged other than me, when I was younger it was just Christmas”

Yeah well when I was younger, my parents had to tiptoe around explaining evangelism and antisemitism to me all the times I was tearfully asking why no one acknowledged our holiday, why I had no specials to watch on tv, why my mom had to scrounge for wrapping paper that didn’t have Santa on it, why when I told other kids I didn’t celebrate Christmas they’d mockingly yell “merry Christmas” in my face every time they’d see me.

Representation matters especially to children and lack of representation hurts.

When you say people should only say “merry Christmas” you’re ignoring the fact that people different then you exist, and not only should they not be acknowledged, but they shouldn’t be able to celebrate publicly like you get to because its “rude” or “un-American.”

People are Jewish

People are Muslim.

People celebrate Kwanza.

That is a fact.

It should not be controversial information that needs to be hidden because it might offend someone.

Its not a big deal and its not hard.

Representation matters especially to children and lack of representation hurts.

When you say people should only say “merry Christmas” you’re ignoring the fact that people different then you exist, and not only should they not be acknowledged, but they shouldn’t be able to celebrate publicly like you get to because its “rude” or “un-American.”

im not saying America needs to get hype for Hanukkah or calm down about Christmas.

Im just saying they need to not get offended when someone acknowledges Jews exist.

For fuck’s sake Hobby Lobby BANNED Hanukkah so they could feel more comfortable! How do secular coffee cups compare to that!?

And Im only putting emphasis on my holiday because its my own experience. I know Ramadan, Kwanza, and everything else going on this time of year don’t even gat as much as us.

Representation and good treatment are not finite resources. You don’t need to fearfully scramble to put minorities that gain traction back below you for fear you’ll end up like them. You still have more power. Chill.

So if you ever feel butt-hurt because someone says “happy holidays” to a stranger who’s traditions and beliefs they don’t know and don’t want to assume,

Just imagine you grew up never hearing “merry Christmas” because people get offended by your families “controversial” existence.

And for fucks sake please let us watch youtube in peace.

People always talk about this “war on Christmas” like it’s a legitimate thing when it isn’t. Meanwhile you will rarely hear anyone talking about the war on Hanukkah when there fucking was one!