I was reading the newspaper yesterday and there were so many views about the whole political incorrectness business surrounding holidays, special events and multiculturalism.
For one, I am so sick of this political incorrectness business. Christmas has been around for thousands of years, and people have accepted that in most countries (if not all), Christmas Day is usually either remembered, celebrated or noted. I hate that the politicians have come out and said that everyone should be more politically correct in case non-christmas celebrating people get offended. In Australia, I doubt anyone is getting offended. Even if they dont celebrate it, they still join every other Australian in taking a public holiday, and often go around wishing Merry Christmas out of courtesy. This notion of political correctness came to a halt when i was reading up on my Animal Crossing game for my DS, and noted that there is no Christmas - but instead, nintendo have replaced it with JINGLE, and ToyDay. ??? And in world of warcraft, it's not christmas - it's some season of winter thing. These renamings and walking on eggshells is just stupid - people everywhere knows what the 25th of December is. To rename it something that still connotates with the original holiday is just stupid.
Anyways, enough ranting for a happy season :D Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. (And if you get offended, you're just a scrooge hehe)