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Fuck being PC!

CR83 - 11-29-2007 at 05:14 PM

It's a fucking tree. Get a fucking life. I wouldn't give two shits if there was a giant menorah put up and that was it. People need to grow the fuck up. Ugh.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missourist...

newbreedbrian - 11-29-2007 at 05:22 PM

man, don't even get me started on this nonsense. we need to collectively tell these whiney douchebags to grow the fuck up and stop listening to them. if this is best they can come up with to complain about in life, i'd sure like to switch lives

BDx13 - 11-29-2007 at 05:25 PM

what's dumb here is that they took it down and are now gonna put it back up.
fuck it, decmeber rolls around, you put out the menorah, the tree, the mkeka mat, whatever.
stop bitching and start enjoying.

Siczine.com - 11-29-2007 at 05:46 PM

I remember reading about something very similar to this on here around this time last year

Discipline - 11-29-2007 at 06:24 PM

Here in Toronto they aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas in school. They have "winterfest" or something equally retarded. My position has always been this: we have certain celebrations and traditions in our culture, if you don't like it then don't move here.

CR83 - 11-29-2007 at 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by Discipline
Here in Toronto they aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas in school. They have "winterfest" or something equally retarded. My position has always been this: we have certain celebrations and traditions in our culture, if you don't like it then don't move here.


Run for office. You'd totally get my vote dude.

In all of this, I think BD hit the nail on the head. Just start enjoyin'. If not, it is complete faggotry.

tireironsaint - 11-29-2007 at 06:35 PM

Every fuckin' year these douchebags come outta the woodworks. My daughter's school doesn't even have a Halloween carnival like we always did when I was a kid, they have a fucking Fall Festival, whatever the fuck that's supposed to be. For fuck's sake, how is it that instead of allowing everybody to celebrate the things they hold culturally relevant, we're now supposed to hide everything from each other so nobody gets offended? Why is a display of another person's culture offensive anyway? Wasn't the idea with all of this diversity shit supposed to be about being cool with everybody else's culture?

DaveMoral - 11-29-2007 at 08:21 PM

I think the problem lies in there not being equal representation. I don't see anything for Ramadan in public except maybe a stamp. If a school's going to celebrate Christmas or any other denomenational holiday it would be in the public's interest to equally represent the holidays, festivals and observances of students who might be from another religion. Hannukah, Ramadan etc. That would go a long way towards increasing understanding and tolerance between people, cultures and religions.

JawnDiablo - 11-29-2007 at 09:12 PM

we no longer have a christmas luncheon at work because the jehovahs witnesses got pissy.
its now called the end of the year luncheon
we also used to have xmas bonuses.
not anymore.
thanks fer nuthin

Six66Mike - 11-29-2007 at 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by tireironsaint
My daughter's school doesn't even have a Halloween carnival like we always did when I was a kid, they have a fucking Fall Festival, whatever the fuck that's supposed to be.


LOL sounds like they are actually celebrating the original Pagan/Celt festival instead of the commercially bastardized version of Halloween :spin:

DaveMoral - 11-30-2007 at 12:15 AM

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Originally posted by juandiablo
we no longer have a christmas luncheon at work because the jehovahs witnesses got pissy.
its now called the end of the year luncheon
we also used to have xmas bonuses.
not anymore.
thanks fer nuthin


You mean they don't just do a "holiday bonus"? Gay.

Siczine.com - 11-30-2007 at 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by DaveMoral
I think the problem lies in there not being equal representation. I don't see anything for Ramadan in public except maybe a stamp. If a school's going to celebrate Christmas or any other denomenational holiday it would be in the public's interest to equally represent the holidays, festivals and observances of students who might be from another religion. Hannukah, Ramadan etc. That would go a long way towards increasing understanding and tolerance between people, cultures and religions.


I understand the need for peace and tolerance etc but the fact of the matter is Christmas is an American staple. And I'm not trying to get into a debate about the state of materialism in America or anything along the lines of that (even though Christmas drives the US economy) but the fact is America is one of the most tolerant countries when it comes to choice of religion. You think in Israel or the middle east they get in fuss if there is no Christmas tree, most likely no, they don't. I don't want to hear every god damn religion complain that their holiday isn't being celebrated as much. Shit most people that aren't even Christian celebrate Christmas or it's tradition in one way or another ( I know I do ) in this country. Any other religion is free to put up their displays if they'd like to during their holiday, and so should be Christians during Christmas.

JawnDiablo - 11-30-2007 at 10:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DaveMoral
Quote:
Originally posted by juandiablo
we no longer have a christmas luncheon at work because the jehovahs witnesses got pissy.
its now called the end of the year luncheon
we also used to have xmas bonuses.
not anymore.
thanks fer nuthin


You mean they don't just do a "holiday bonus"? Gay.


Exactly what I thought.
It's odd because the JWs do not celebrate any of the traditional holidays be it xmas or whatever, or national holidays or birthdays. I had one working with me and I asked him why he didn't come to the luncheon (mind you I didn't know what faith he practiced, or what exactly it was) he barked back something to the tune of ..Celebrating such things is against my releigon and if you knew what it was you were really doing you wouldn't be either...thing is, all of the JWs in here act all high and mighty looking down on people, yet they will sure as shit come up for the leftovers once the thing is done with. As far as I am concerned, if someone at work was partaking in be it christain, muslim, jewish, or whatever a luncheon, and I was invited and they were hooking up some food and were nice to me, i would sit downa nd hang out with them. I wouldnt get offended and raise a stink to the HR department.

as for the bonuses, it was just a coincidence that these cheap bastards stopped that all together at the same time as the re3branding of the luncheon.......damn they used to have some good food too. now its like a trailer park picnic.

BDx13 - 11-30-2007 at 10:50 AM

what timing. i got this from one of my clients this morning:
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I am excited to invite you to the 2007 Holiday Potluck – A Celebration of Diversity. An opportunity to bring staff together and learn more about the people we share office space with.

The Holiday Committee would like everyone to bring a dish that represents their ethnicity, culture or a place and time in their lives that brings to life a special memory.
This unique event will involve great food, festive decorations, a gift exchange, new staff connections, exotic holiday music and a Ton-O-Fun!

More information about details, signup sheets and gift exchange rules will come from committee members. So stay tuned for more details!

CR83 - 11-30-2007 at 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by BD
what timing. i got this from one of my clients this morning:

Quote:

I am excited to invite you to the 2007 Holiday Potluck – A Celebration of Diversity. An opportunity to bring staff together and learn more about the people we share office space with.

The Holiday Committee would like everyone to bring a dish that represents their ethnicity, culture or a place and time in their lives that brings to life a special memory.
This unique event will involve great food, festive decorations, a gift exchange, new staff connections, exotic holiday music and a Ton-O-Fun!

More information about details, signup sheets and gift exchange rules will come from committee members. So stay tuned for more details!


That is odd. Why does my food have to "represent"? This stuff blows my mind.

JawnDiablo - 11-30-2007 at 11:58 AM

how the hell would i represent myself with food...I'm half Irish and half a bunch of other pale skinned european heavy drinking nations. ive been exposed to no culture whatsoever besides chinese take out and cheese steaks....i say you bring the beer.