The next person who tries to correct me when I say “Happy Holidays” is going to be told Happy Hanukkah instead. Very tired of hearing, “No, it’s MERRY CHRISTMAS.” I’m pretty sure Judaism was around a lot longer than your Buckstar’s boycotting butt, Karen.
My boss once shared a great story about that. This happened when he was in a layover in North Carolina back when the “War on Christmas” bullshit was first becoming prominent. He had gone to get a pack of cigarettes, and after he paid for it:
“Merry Christmas.”
“Happy holidays.”
“No. I said Merry Christmas.”
“Do you know what Hanukkah is about?”
“No, what?”
“Some people tried to make us worship their ways, so we rose up and killed them. Happy Hanukkah.”THIS
I’m fine with hearing “Merry Christmas”. But if you do say it to me, I’ll say “Happy Hanukkah”.
But 99.99999% of the time, I’ll hear “oh, I’m not Jewish”.
WELL GUESS WHAT ASSHOLE I’VE GOT A FUCKING STAR OF DAVID AROUND MY GODDAMN NECK THAT HASN’T STOPPED A SINGLE DAMN ONE OF YA FROM THINKING I WANT A FAT GUY TO BREAK INTO MY HOUSE AND STEAL MY COOKIES SO EAT MY JEWISH ASS
Usually, though, I just give them the smile of a horror movie serial killer and lift my necklace up very slowly. If they don’t get the idea… well.
Yep, if you get all prissy at me about saying “Merry Christmas” I reply, in my perfect Tel Aviv accent, “Chanukkah sameach.”
I’ve had people turn PALE. It’s beautiful.
I would like someone to wish me a Happy Hanukkah. I’m not Jewish, but that’s not what it’s about.
When I say Merry Christmas, I’m just wishing you a happy day. Come back with Happy Hanukkah and all I’m going to think is that you’re wishing me a happy 8 days. And of course I’m following that with a Happy Hanukkah right back.
People that get all prissy shouldn’t be allowed to celebrate Christmas, it’s about selflessly well wishing and giving to others, not forcing everyone to conform.
It’s sort of important for me to personally start with Merry Christmas, because it’s too irreverent to everyone to suggest that you can just wrap them up with a little bow and corporatize the well wishing. Not everyone celebrates Christmas, but I do and I do it by trying to give.
Happy Holidays just sounds so demeaning to everyone.
Look, no offense, but … . no.
If you say “happy holidays” to me, you are acknowledging that something that isn’t Christmas fucking exists.
You are saying “I’m not going to assume you’re a Christian.”
You are saying “people who are not like me are also of value.”
Anyway, I always say “have a good holiday” and if people give me shit I follow it with an answer in Hebrew, because seriously, fuck people who prioritize “merry christmas” as somehow more acceptable or culturally appropriate than acknowledging that not everybody celebrates a holiday the Christians stole wholesale from the Romans who stole it from the Greeks.
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