# I'm offended by the Christmas offended

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**Created:** [December 21, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-offended-by-the-christmas-offended/478212 "2008-12-21T19:51:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-offended-by-the-christmas-offended/478212/76 "2008-12-21T23:30:25Z")

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> [@Telemark](#):
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> I think the important aspect is that I’ve never felt excluded from Thanksgiving or Halloween celebrations. I’ve always felt excluded from Christmas celebrations. And I concede that a lot of that comes from my upbringing - as Jews we just didn’t join in on Christmas celebrations but there were no obstacles to T-day or Halloween. Those are my favorite holidays of the year, in fact.

I don’t do Christmas either, so perhaps I can understand some of your feelings of exclusion. But don’t you think this is a little over-the-top.

> [@Someone said 'Happy Holidays' to me: I'm a Jehovah's Witness. I'm offended! I'll sue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-said-happy-holidays-to-me-im-a-jehovahs-witness-im-offended-ill-sue/478067/14):
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> Since you felt fine wishing me Merry Christmas in the other thread after I’d told you that I don’t appreciate it, I’ll just add a hearty Fuck You in this thread. Can you grasp the concept that your POV is not universal?

I went back to your posts to see what threads you were talking about since you didn’t link them and found this post. Not only do I not know who you’re addressing, I also don’t know which other thread you’re talking about. Either way, wow!

If people are really pushing your buttons that badly with this, perhaps you could explain more explicitly why it bothers you or link to where you have, but I’m not seeing the reason for the upset here.

And a question: are the people who are wishing you a Merry Christmas wishing other people the same thing? Are you expecting other people to make exceptions for you and remember to do so when they don’t for others? Do these people that you’re complaining about know you personally and well?

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