Who are people who find Christmas offensive

[Blopi]

It really boils my piss when organisations curtail Christmas stuff as it may offend people.

Who are these people who find Christmas offensive? In my life I have worked and met people from various religions, cultures and countries. NOT one found Christmas and things that go with it. I didn’t work with Jehovah Witnesses but they don’t get offended. Most said they decorated their homes, wore Xmas jumpers and ate food which was suitable or tailored to their religion. Those who didn’t decorate their homes love seeing trees lit up.

I've read the first five and also looked into the original documentation, which is something you clearly haven't done.
Brighton University says the Word Christmas is not banned in campus. The advice the article refers to has been written with students and is advisory. You might as well argue that a School allowing a child with a dead Mother to make a card for their grandmother on Mother's Day has banned Mother's Day.
There is no evidence as to why Schools are dropping nativity style plays, it is the author's assumption it is to do with other religions. (Often it is to support the reading of certain books etc.)
The markets are not just for the Christmas period as explained in this thread earlier.
The article about cards says of those that send cards Councils ARE sending Christmas cards, some mentioning Jesus. Some use the Victorian standard "Seasons Greetings"

One of the other articles does not consider a Council Christmas card to be a Christmas card unless it "references the birth of Christ". I hope that is what you and yours are sending this year.

I haven't looked at the rest. I figured why should I do more reading than you have?

Buried somewhere in the thread is me talking about our school having several Witness families and the ways we made it possible for the children to join in various activities.

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Honestly. What is it with people havering on about ‘the council’ ‘my friend Brenda’s kid’s school’ ‘it’s all over Facebook’. Bonkers.

Receipts people. Receipts. Away with yas

Calm down Tommy

Oh quite. I only posted that to annoy racists ...

I've never actually met anyone who is offended by Christmas. I think its the right wing media trying to whip up trouble.

Well someone’s setting fire to their knickers, that’s for sure. I think they wind each other up as much as anything

"Hey, Gary, sales of our flubbalongachristmas thingies are a bit slow"

"No worries Gav. I've got a mate who is a bit thick and will fall for any old tosh. I'll just tell them I heard someone is banning Christmas, they'll get their tribe to froth in the Daily Mexpress and job's a gud'un."

"Nice one Gaz."

I saw a Tommy Robinson wannabe on TikTok saying that. 🙄

Stopped readingo on your first setence as it's one phrase I cannot stand.

Me too!

Muslims and Jews don’t eat pigs. It hardly equates to being offended.

I was in Tesco today and inadvertently said “Christmas”. I’m not sure anyone heard me above the Christmas Festive songs they were playing , but can you advise if I should expect a knock at the door in the middle of the night?

Something needs to keep the flames alive in the cold winter months . Not exactly protesting/marching weather you know?

Twaddle.

I'm offended by the word "Xmas". Makes me cringe. Don't know why. I have no problems with "Christmas" (either Merry or Happy), "Advent", "Winter", "Season".

I believe "Xmas" is actually a very ancient contraction. The "X" being a cross which is apparently a thing for christians. Who knew ?

I am far more offended than I should be that the Santa of my youth - who wore a sort of long gown - has been replaced with some guy in trousers.Although I await to be told that this is also much older than I would have thought.

You have to admire the dedication of someone who has trawled the Internet to find articles almost 20 years old. Although if they had read them all, beyond the headline, they might have realised that not all support the argument they are trying to make.

NiftyBird · Today 07:28

The important thing is getting together as a family and celebrating the birth of Non-denominational Manger Baby.

Ha hah! Brilliant! Just had to pause Young Sheldon and explain to my 12 year old hooliganette why I burst out laughing!

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I doubt the knuckle draggers could have managed without the power of "AI".

Let's hope there were no leftie wokey snowflake leftsters in the vicinity taking a break from pandering. I've heard they report you for that to The Left Wing Council and they make you give up your house to migrants. This actually happened to my cousins neighbours hairdressers nephew and they actually banned him from being white. THIS IS TRUE.

I volunteer with a charity. They were making a poster about Christmas opening times and discussed using the word festive instead of Christmas, to avoid offending people. And then there was a short discussion about if it was offensive.
I think people fear causing offence, but actually very few are offended by the word ‘Christmas’ or Christmas activities. Christmas is cultural not religious for most people.

And actually people of other religions are least likely to be offended…..religious people understand that people of other religions carry out religious activities. They might not be the same activities as them, but they u derstand religious people do religious activities.

Often the people who worry about causing offence are not religious people and do t realise that peooke of other religions are unlikely to be offended. Perhaps people of no religion might be offended…but most won’t be.

And people are very keen to be inclusive and celebrate or acknowledge other festivals connected to other religions…but possibly fear Christmas and Easter are less acceptable. It’s quite muddled thinking and probably something most people haven’t fully thought through but know they want to avoid offence….to people who aren’t Christian.

I’ve heard that THAT LEFT WING COUNCIL are re-recording Wham’s (obviously) now banned ‘Festive’ song in case anyone spontaneously combusts in B&M Bargains from the shock and offence.

A late nomination for unhinged meltdown of the year, but I like your odds.

Yes, they were going to go with "Last Winterval I gave you my heart...." Until the lefties said thats not very inclusive of Australians.
Worlds gone mad.