Happy and Merry HOLIDAYS?

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What a load of pretentious, 'trying too hard not to offend anyone' bollocks of an ad.

In the words of Slade:

''It's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''

Ones, not one's. DYAC.

But the only people who are offended here are the foot stamping but-it's-Cristmas types?!?

It seems a bit disingenuous to make out like everyone else has a problem.

What the actual fuck is going on now?

Merry holidays? I'm appalled, I tell you.

It's Merry bloody Christmas everyone!

ROFLMAO at Happy Winter a la Jon Snow.

I'm always amused at people complaining that "Happy holidays" is a new thing, when Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1942

Anyway, as everyone say,s December features LOTS of holidays (Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa to name some) so it's just easier for people to say "Happy holidays" if you don't know which holiday(s) the person you're talking to celebrates

Plus, it's promoting a new KP single called 'Every day is a holiday'. And seems to be shown in the US and Canada too.

But don't let that get in the way of some enjoyable outrage.

What the actual fuck is going on now?
Merry holidays?

Happy Holidays I can at a push get my head around

but wishing someone a Merry Holiday sounds bizarre and all kinds of crazy.

It's an American thing. It's considered quite aggressive to say Happy Christmas instead if Happy Holidays in NYC (where I used to live). It's because Christmas is still more of a religious holiday there and less of the massive deal that it is here. So saying happy Christmas in the US is exclusionary because not everyone participates. Whereas here in my experience pretty much everyone gets involved to a greater or lesser extent, so saying happy Christmas is less exclusionary. It's just a cultural difference, nothing to get mad about.

but wishing someone a Merry Holiday sounds bizarre and all kinds of crazy.

Which is probably why H&M decided it would be attention grabbing.

If someone wishes me happy holidays I just take it with the kindness its meant. Surely someone wishing you happy ANYTHING is nice?

Merry holidays sounds even better....like booze is being wished for us