Hi Diane - and I thoought being politically correct meant keeping your head below the parapet!
Joseph Harris > Well, now I'm feeling a bit contrary myself: > > ----- > "Holidays" means "Holy Days" which relates to either > holy Christian days or holy Saturnalia pagan rites. > ---- > Or to the Jewish holidays, as in the "High Holy Days". You did mean to > include those, right? > > ---- > Actually "Happy Holidays" is NOT politically correct, > nor is "Seasons Greetings". > ---- > Languages change and evolve. Both 'holiday' and 'season' have become more > generic over time. A 'holiday' is a time for celebration of some kind, > religious or secular, and can be marked by as little as a day off from work > or grilled hot dogs. Or it can be marked by religious services, fire works, > or parades. A 'season' is defined by changing weather patterns as caused by > the revolution of the earth around the sun. That may not be entirely > accurate, but it's close enough. > > ---- > The phrase "politically correct" itself is NOT > politically correct. > ---- > We agree on one thing. I can't stand the concept. I have yet to see where > it means anything more than whitewashing nasty attitudes with 'proper' > words. Well, my feeling on it are actually much more complicated than that, > but now is not the time to go into it. > > ---- > I consider myself an ethical anarchist, I do not > engage in any political activity of any sort > ---- > I don't understand how anyone who considers him/herself to be ethical can > choose to not take part in anything that has such impact on other people. > Going a bit too far to make a point I think. > > I wish the best of the season to everyone according to their beliefs. I > hope all our Jewish members had a very Happy Chanukah. Merry Christmas to > all our Christian members. Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate it. A Merry > Yule to all our Pagan members. And a Happy New Year to all! > > Diane > > PS - I've been away from this list for a long time, maybe a year or more. > I'm not sure how many people here remember me, if anyone. I'm back now. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Streight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE:[wdvltalk] OT Happy Holydays > > Being analytical and contrarian, I had to toss my two > and a half cents into the discussion. > > Actually "Happy Holidays" is NOT politically correct, > nor is "Seasons Greetings". > > "Holidays" means "Holy Days" which relates to either > holy Christian days or holy Saturnalia pagan rites. > > "Seasons" refers primarily to the pagan rites, the > winter solstice celebrations, which though pagan are > religious (pagan meaning non-Christian and > non-Judaism). > > The phrase "politically correct" itself is NOT > politically correct. > > I consider myself an ethical anarchist, I do not > engage in any political activity of any sort, so I > could potentially be "offended" by being forced into > anything political, including "politically correct" > anything. > > Thus, "politically correct", since it is defined by a > very specific political agenda (generally composed of > liberal, leftist, Democrat, progressive, secular, > atheist), really means "partisan compliant." > > And I'm not a partisan of any party or agenda. > > Thus, the "politically correct" is nearly always > "psychologically/spiritually incorrect" for my > sensibilities. > > Anyway, have an Emotionally Appropriate Last Two Weeks > of the Last Month of 2004 and First Week of the First > Month of 2005. > > If Joyful suits your personal needs, then may it be > Joyful. > > If Pensive, Solemn, Melancholy, Ambivalent, or > Poignant is more suited to your personal needs, then > may it be one of those moods. > > As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to have a Very > Merry and a Cool Yule. 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