Happy Holidays / Merry Christmas

[Salamander]

Strangers - Merry Christmas, those I know who are not Christian - Happy Holidays

 

[Haggisman]

What exactly are you "calling out"?

If you haven't yet figured that out from the multiple posts already spelling it out for you, I don't think another one is going to do the job

 

[adidan]

I'm sorry? Please explain.

Edit: no one want to explain?

Edit2: No one able to explain then

I think it'd be a futile process tbh.

Happy winter funtimes everybody.

 

[Freefaller]

I've always said Happy Christmas regardless of someone's ethnicity.

This. I've never said happy holidays unless I'm going on holiday.

 

[Freefaller]

Because skin colour is the most prominent way to tell a person may not be of christian ancestory and therefore would be the defining factor in whether you alter your speech.

Do you have a problem with my post?

You know there are a lot of non Caucasians who ar Christians too?

 

[Mr Badger]

Question for white Brits: Do you say Happy Holidays to non-white people during this tine?

Question for non-white Brits: Has it ever bothered you when someone wishes you a Merry Christmas?

Because skin colour is the most prominent way to tell a person may not be of christian ancestory and therefore would be the defining factor in whether you alter your speech.

^Massive assumptions.

There are many races that are Christian, and the fact that Christianity is the worlds largest religion with around 2.4 BILLION followers.

^This.

Skin colour has everything to do with it... Because we judge assess and make observations about people based on their appearances first. Not just skin colour but dress, etc, and we triangulate stuff like that with where we are whether that's "the UK" (not a lot of Americans or Brazilians) or "Tooting" (Lots of Asians so Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Tamil...).

So, global statistics can GTFO, in England there's a solid chance a brown person might not celebrate the religious festival of Christmas.

You are just seeing what you want to see. Putting data aside and using my own anecdotal evidence, this year I have had interactions with a number of black women who live in the UK and work in the care sector. All of them seem to identify as being Christian and some actually go to church. I'm not going to claim this proves anything, except that making sweeping assumptions about religion and skin colour seems fallacious.

 

[NVP]

If you haven't yet figured that out from the multiple posts already spelling it out for you, I don't think another one is going to do the job

I've read what you've spelt out, yet I don't see how that relates to my OP? Either you're really bad at explaining or you're reading into something far too much and haven't read my expansions later in this thread.

I think it'd be a futile process tbh.

You mean you're unable to, as your post made no sense.

You know there are a lot of non Caucasians who ar Christians too?

Yes I do, see:

I don't see the issue in the topic. They're not a general set of questions, they're focused based on my experience as a brown person being wish happy holidays only by white people where I was trying to ascertain if the colour of my skin, as it is the only difference between me and them, was the defining factor in their choice of words or has it now become standard practice?


Yes, we all know Christians can be of different race.
Yes, the thread is based on assumptions.

^Massive assumptions.



^This.



You are just seeing what you want to see. Putting data aside and using my own anecdotal evidence, this year I have had interactions with a number of black women who live in the UK and work in the care sector. All of them seem to identify as being Christian and some actually go to church. I'm not going to claim this proves anything, except that making sweeping assumptions about religion and skin colour seems fallacious.

Again, I think you're reading something else into the OP. See this post:

I don't see the issue in the topic. They're not a general set of questions, they're focused based on my experience as a brown person being wish happy holidays only by white people where I was trying to ascertain if the colour of my skin, as it is the only difference between me and them, was the defining factor in their choice of words or has it now become standard practice?


Yes, we all know Christians can be of different race.
Yes, the thread is based on assumptions.

 

[GlitterBalls]

Well done, do you want a gold star? What's your point?

Why are you being passive aggressive? who hurt you? too many white people wished you Happy Holidays instead of Happy Christmas?

 

[NVP]

Why are you being passive aggressive? who hurt you?

If you are unable to work out the point then there is no helping you.

Why not?

I can see a point you could be making, yet I don't see how that point relates to my OP. That's why I was asking your what point you were trying to make in relation to my OP. If it is that point, then yes, Christians can be of all races, and?

Edit: I see your edit:

too many white people wished you Happy Holidays instead of Happy Christmas?

Yes... that was the OP.

 

[Raz]

Why are you being passive aggressive? who hurt you? too many white people wished you Happy Holidays instead of Happy Christmas?

Maybe the OP is one of those people who wishes they were white?

 

[NVP]

I love not wearing sunscreen

 

[GlitterBalls]

It's new years eve, relax and have a drink. You'll feel better.

 

[aVdub]

I'm not a wet sponge, but this thread and the OP's opener is so

 

[GlitterBalls]

I'm not a wet sponge, but this thread and the OP's opener is so