Bah,
Humbug…so
just call me
Scrooge or
the Grinch
or whatever.
What you’re
about to
read is
bound to
make someone
out there
upset and
probably
mad, but you
know what? I
don’t care.
Sue me.
In the past
several
days, I have
been
noticing
that our
country, in
order to be
politically
correct, has
taken to
calling this
time of the
year…The
Holiday
Season. We
now have a
Holiday
Tree. We’re
sending out
Holiday
cards. We’re
singing
Holiday
tunes. We’re
eating
Holiday
food.
I hate to
burst your
bubble,
buddy, but
the correct
name for all
of this,
according to
me is
Christmas.
Try as you
might, it’s
the
Christmas
tree, we
send
Christmas
cards, we
sing
Christmas
carols, and
yes… Tiny
Tim, we eat
Christmas
dinners.
You can name
it what you
want, you
can change
what you
want, but
the real
reason for
the season
is
Christmas…the
celebration
of Christ.
Get it?
Christ….
Christmas?
That’s the
way it is
and that’s
the way it’s
going to be,
no matter
what you say
or how much
you try to
change it.
The star or
the angel on
the top of
the tree at
my house
isn’t going
to be
replaced
with a model
of a ’57
Chevy.
I’m not
saying that
everyone
else can’t
have a
holiday of
their own to
celebrate,
but leave
mine alone.
I’m not
trying to
change the
Jewish
celebration
of Chanukah
to something
generic.
What they
believe in
is their
business and
doesn’t
offend me in
the least.
More power
to them.
Same goes
for Kwanzaa.
If some
folks want
to
celebrate,
dance and
sing songs
when the
full moon
comes out,
that’s fine
with me. I
don’t feel
the urge to
go out and
try and
change the
lyrics to
their songs
just because
I might not
agree with
them.
So, why are
certain
groups in
this country
trying to
change my
holiday?
Yesterday I
heard that
some groups
in
California
(it figures)
are banning
Christmas
carols in
favor of
Holiday
tunes. So,
no more
‘Little Town
of
Bethlehem’
or ‘Away in
a Manger’,
which is
apparently
distasteful
to some and
should be
replaced
with ‘Frosty
the Snowman’
and ‘Baby,
It’s cold
outside.’.
Having
Holiday
songs
certainly
rules out
our
collective
singing of
‘White
Christmas’
since the
title
contains the
big, bad
politically
incorrect
“C” word. As
Flo used to
say…”You
folks can
just kiss my
grits.”
What a shame
that as a
nation we
have wimped
down to the
point in
which we are
so afraid of
hurting
anyone’s
feelings, we
compromise
on
everything
to the point
of cultural
blandness. I
suppose if
this
practice
keeps up,
we’ll most
likely see
other
changes as
well.
Valentine
Day will
most likely
be changed
to something
called “Love
day” or even
“Like Day”
so we don’t
offend those
poor
traumatized
children and
adults who
didn’t get
or won’t get
some candy
and a card
from some
unknown
admirer.
Heaven help
us that this
should
happen.
Perhaps we
need to set
up some new
Federal
agency to
insure that
no child or
adult gets
left behind
and that
everyone
receives
some gift
form
someone,
even if it’s
from some
non caring
computerized
governmental
agency. Bah,
Humbug.
Mothers Day
and Fathers
Day should
be changed
to something
that might
not offend
those who
had a bad
relationship
with their
parents. We
might want
to lobby for
these to be
called
something
like
“Significant
People Day”.
That way you
get to name
the person
you feel was
most
important in
your life.
That gives
everyone the
option of
leaving out
their
parents
without
having any
guilt.
Memorial
Day? Can’t
have that
anymore….
wouldn’t be
fair to
honor those
who died or
served in
defense of
our country
when some of
our citizens
choose to
flee the
country or
hide out.
Let’s call
it something
like
“Remembrance
Day” so we
can all be
equal no
matter what
our
individual
preferences
happen to be
at the time
or the level
of our
commitment
towards the
country.
After all,
those who
stayed at
home and
refused to
fight for
our country
helped keep
the economy
going by
eating out
and going to
the movies.
Independence
Day? Let’s
just drop
that one.
It’s too old
and out of
date. No one
cares what a
bunch of old
men did a
couple of
hundred
years ago.
What they
wrote and
what they
believed
isn’t really
relative to
our modern
times
anyway, is
it? Why…
just look at
their music
and they way
they
dressed…what
good could
possibly
come from
setting a
day aside in
response to
their
bravery and
accomplishments?
Labor Day?
Has to go,
not fair to
those who
are
unemployed
or who MIGHT
become
unemployed.
Halloween? I
don’t like
the word
‘Hallow’
…seems to me
to be
connected
with
something
religious.
Need to
rename this
something
like
…”Fright
Night”.
Thanksgiving?
No way that
can stand.
Giving
thanks to
our creator,
is a
definitely a
big no- no
and is
certain to
offend just
about
everyone in
the world
who doesn’t
believe in
some form of
God. Nope,
can’t take a
day off to
just sit
down with
our families
and be
grateful for
all of the
blessings
we’ve
received.
As idiotic
as these
might seem,
trust me,
there is a
concerted
effort on
the part of
a portion of
our
population
who believe
our
traditions,
beliefs and
history
should be
reconstructed
so as not to
offend
anyone. You
have the
right to
believe
whatever you
want, I
respect
that. You
don’t have
the right to
change what
I believe.
I’ll leave
yours
alone…how
about you
doing the
same?
