Who are people who find Christmas offensive

IMO it’s a minority of the hand-wringing, uber-PC brigade, who like to imagine that other faiths find Christmas or any mention of it, offensive. I lived for many years in Muslim Oman, where no objection was ever made to e.g. 🎄decorations or festivities in the hotels, and the young adults I used to teach, would tell me that they enjoyed seeing the lights and decorations.

On one memorable occasion, the Royal Oman Police lent a ceremonial camel so that Father Christmas could arrive at the English Speaking School in style! He told the children that he’d left his reindeer at the airport, because they didn’t like the sand. 😂

Don’t need that explaining to me thanks. Understand it perfectly and I’m not one of the Christmas is banned conspiracy theorists. The reply was part of a conversation string, and a general observation that the word Christmas doesn’t appear in the advertising of the event, but the word ‘Merry’- associated with Christmas - does.

What 'evidence?' Please do show us.

If you do show evidence of one, (the one where YOU live probably,) I am sure evidence of left wing councils banning Christmas signs can be provided!

Absolutely! All these people bemoaning the loss of Christmas are usually the worst for not understanding advent or the twelve days of Christmas. They probably have a fairy on their tree too.

In some cases it's apparently because of the flags, which they can't afford to remove.

That's kind of how it works on forums. If people post made up nonsense, you can call them out. See the rest of this thread

The evidence shows that it is only reform Councils without Christmas lights this year. Actual evidence from one of the Council s themselves. The rest is made up.

Actually there is one-Kent, under Reform. No Christmas lights in Harrietsham as a result of Reform action and policy.

@Blopi

It's generally white, British born, (and raised,) atheist, social justice warriors who are 'offended' by Christmas. I have yet to meet anyone of any other culture or religion who is offended by Christmas.

In the market town several miles from my village, the post office is run by an Indian family, several restaurants and takeways are run by Pakistani, Turkish, Syrian, and Chinese families, and some of the shops and cafes etc, are run by Indian and Polish people. All of them have Christmas decorations up in their shop/restaurant, including a Christmas tree, and MERRY CHRISTMAS signs.

They all love it, and they celebrate it along with everyone... It baffles me that some councils ban Christmas signs and suchlike, because of a few woke, social justice warriors getting offended on behalf of someone else.

The evidence shows that it is only reform Councils without Christmas lights this year. Actual evidence from one of the Council s themselves. The rest is made up.

Name a council that has banned Christmas signs and suchlike.

You can't.

There aren't any

Twinkling fairy lights. Is that better ?

@Blopi

It's generally white, British born, (and raised,) atheist, social justice warriors who are 'offended' by Christmas. I have yet to meet anyone of any other culture or religion who is offended by Christmas.

In the market town several miles from my village, the post office is run by an Indian family, several restaurants and takeways are run by Pakistani, Turkish, Syrian, and Chinese families, and some of the shops and cafes etc, are run by Indian and Polish people. All of them have Christmas decorations up in their shop/restaurant, including a Christmas tree, and MERRY CHRISTMAS signs.

They all love it, and they celebrate it along with everyone... It baffles me that some councils ban Christmas signs and suchlike, because of a few woke, social justice warriors getting offended on behalf of someone else.

It's been explained to you repeatedly now. The markets either run after Christmas so no Christmas branding, or they ARE actually called Christmas Markets. In addition people are getting bored of traditional Christmas Markets which causes issues when marketing ones that offer more than hotdogs pretzels wooden ornaments.etc..

@Blopi

It's generally white, British born, (and raised,) atheist, social justice warriors who are 'offended' by Christmas. I have yet to meet anyone of any other culture or religion who is offended by Christmas.

In the market town several miles from my village, the post office is run by an Indian family, several restaurants and takeways are run by Pakistani, Turkish, Syrian, and Chinese families, and some of the shops and cafes etc, are run by Indian and Polish people. All of them have Christmas decorations up in their shop/restaurant, including a Christmas tree, and MERRY CHRISTMAS signs.

They all love it, and they celebrate it along with everyone... It baffles me that some councils ban Christmas signs and suchlike, because of a few woke, social justice warriors getting offended on behalf of someone else.

That's embarrassing for those posters, but it's also a really interesting phenomenon.

The market in question is very clearly called a Christmas Market, but those posters had somehow convinced themselves otherwise. Is this because they made incorrect assumptions? Because they have been consuming a whole load of misinformation online? Some other reason?

Where are people getting these ideas from?

The era of the perpetually offended isn’t it?

Everyone has the right to be offended by anything they want but that doesn’t mean they get to control anyone else.

That's embarrassing for those posters, but it's also a really interesting phenomenon.

The market in question is very clearly called a Christmas Market, but those posters had somehow convinced themselves otherwise. Is this because they made incorrect assumptions? Because they have been consuming a whole load of misinformation online? Some other reason?

Where are people getting these ideas from?

The era of the perpetually offended isn’t it?

Everyone has the right to be offended by anything they want but that doesn’t mean they get to control anyone else.