In recent years, the world has been going to hell in a hand basket. Everyone is tip-toeing around, afraid to say certain phrases or make certain gestures for fear of making someone uncomfortable. People aren't allowed to politely wish someone a Merry Christmas, as it may offend someone of another faith. Schools no longer present Christmas pageants for adoring parents to watch their younglings stumble and stammer over difficult dialogue and terrible costuming, for it may offend someone who doesn't believe in the birth of Christ. Churches aren't even aloud to display manger scenes on the front lawns of their own grounds. Soon it'll be taboo to position a Christmas tree in the front window if the curtains are to be left open. Simply put... What the f*ck is wrong with people these days?
I've never backed down from the admission that I don't believe in God or Jesus or any of that religious hooey. I don't fault others for believing in it. If it gives you peace, love and happiness to believe in an invisible man who created everything in the world, and nothing was ever created by mankind themselves, then that's you're prerogative. I don't need to believe it, nor do I give two shits if you do. I will say, though, some of my fondest memories of growing up, were from performing, albeit poorly, in those Christmas pageants.
(*I know it's politically correct to say "humankind" now, but I don't give a shit.)
I can respect any person who felt it necessary to flee from whatever backwards country or regime where their own self-preservation felt threatened. I can respect the fact that they have found solace and safety within the borders of Canada or the U.S. or any country that embraces free will and expression. I cannot respect any person who relocates to my country or any of those listed, and finds it necessary to impose their beliefs and wills on us, just so they don't feel persecuted. That makes these selfish motherf*ckers no better than the oppression they fled from. If some middle-eastern bloke wishes to wear a turban and pray to the east twice a day, that's fine, but if I choose to wish you a Merry Christmas, then suck it up and say thank you. It's not the words themselves that mean the most. It's the good will behind those words. It's so rare to find genuine kindness in people anymore, that when this time of year roles around, if someone expresses pleasantries towards another, those words should be met with the same form of kindness. DON'T raise a stink and start a campaign to ban the words.
Words do have multiple meanings, for f*ck sake! Even the F-word itself has multiple meanings, as you can learn from this link:
Another example would be the word "fag". If you go to Dictionary.com, you'll see one of the many meanings for the word, is a verb to describe one growing weary or tired from a laborious task. Another meaning is to fray the end of a rope. When used as a noun, it is used to describe a cigarette or a defective piece of woven cloth. As you read this, were you aware of these meanings or were you like me, and only believed the word to be an offensive term bestowed upon the gay community. I'd always thought it was a bastardized term derived from the meaning of "happiness" or "fun", like in the Flintstones Theme (ie. ...You'll have a yabba-dabba-doo time, you'll have a gay... ol'... time). Even the word "faggot" means: A bundle. Be it sticks, cloth, or even iron bars. I even read that it refers to balled up pork bound by herbs and breading then deep fried. That faggot sounds delicious!
Another example was presented last year during the NBA 2011-2012 season, where a player of Asian decent showed great promise and agility. He'd been overlooked and sold short by teams before, and even his new team, the New York Knickerbockers, had considered cutting him, but after a barrage of injuries to the roster, The Knicks gave Jeremy Shu-How Lin an opportunity to play, and the sensational Season of Lin-sanity and Lin-vincibility was born. Jeremy proceeded to play absolutely Lin-credible for many of the games that were to follow. Then there was the game where it was destined for the New York Knicks to lose a game. A color-commentator remarked that the opposing team had found a "chink in their armor". Well the accusations began to fly that this commentator was a bigot and so forth. If you look up the word "chink", it clearly refers to: a crack, cleft or fissure; a narrow opening; to breach, rent or cut. It even refers to the sound of two glasses coming together, as in a toast. At the bottom of the page, it does mention that it's also a disparaging and offensive term for someone of Asian decent. But come on. Shit like that is only used by the uneducated and uncultured folks. You know...? Like rednecks!
In the city where I reside, the city transit have digital message boards that display the route of the bus, as well as other messages. If our local hockey team is doing well, the message may read "Go Blades!!!" I'm not a Blades fan, but I'm not going to raise a stink over the fact that others like and support the team. On July 1st, they read "Happy Canada Day!" That's cool. At during the Christmas season, they read "Merry Christmas!!!" and that is fine with me.
If anyone is a hater and does not approve of the message of good will, then may I make a suggestion. Instead of disagreeing and raising an Anti-Christmas campaign and threatening a lawsuit, as this local f*ck-nut, Ashu Solo is doing in Saskatoon, do us all a favour and either go the f*ck back to whatever shit-hole you came from or step in front of one of these city buses that you're so offended by. Either way, we won't have to listen to your bellyaching anymore.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!
(And if you have a problem with that, I don't give a shit!)
(And if you have a problem with that, I don't give a shit!)
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