# War on Christmas = cultural appropriation? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 7, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-cultural-appropriation/929938 "2021-01-07T17:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-cultural-appropriation/929938/41 "2021-01-09T02:24:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@Kimstu](#): > > > > Uh, folks, I was not intending my humorous hypothetical about cultural appropriation to inspire a [literal reinvention of the Black Mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mass#Origins_and_history_of_the_Black_Mass). Let’s all just back away slowly and forget I mentioned it. > > Aww… > > \ You mean like: > But you won’t need no harem, honey > When I’m by your side > And you won’t need no camel, no no > When I take you for a ride [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l9Dg58yd234/maxresdefault.jpg "YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Dg58yd234) ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-cultural-appropriation/929938/42 "2021-01-09T18:31:55Z")
And why blame non-Christians when you can blame rampant capitalism? The secularization of Christmas has been driven - in a large part - by the economic gains you can make selling toys and Christmas ornaments and bathrobes from Halloween to Christmas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-cultural-appropriation/929938.md?page=2)