In Canada...

**Pheal** · 09-12-2011, 18:17

We can't call a Christmas Tree a Christmas Tree anymore... It's now a Holiday Tree. What do you guys think of this? Is this going too far?

**krischan** · 09-12-2011, 18:30

In the GDR, the official name for Christmas was something else as well, winter tree fest or so. It was probably meant to celebrate surviving the four enemies of socialism: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

**Dredd** · 09-12-2011, 20:10

Originally Posted by Pheal

We can't call a Christmas Tree a Christmas Tree anymore... It's now a Holiday Tree.

Here, say it with me:

"Fire hazar--", erm, "Christmas Tree."

Did the cops show up and haul you off? No? Well then....

If you're hearing this from politicians or talking heads on the boob toob, they're just being PC to foster a sense of inclusiveness. These uh, 'fine citizens' fear that alienating groups x and y for the sake of group z might affect their bottom lines (ratings, votes, or what-have-you). No, you don't have to go along with it.

**kestegs** · 09-12-2011, 20:15

We went through that over here a few years back. All the big political and government people got on their high horse about it needing to be holiday and not Christmas. Things have mostly reverted back to normal now, as the public decided that it was stupid and didn't go along with it for very long.

**stillman** · 09-12-2011, 20:30

Originally Posted by Dredd

Here, say it with me:

"Fire hazar--", erm, "Christmas Tree."

Did the cops show up and haul you off? No? Well then....

I agree with this. If people are up in arms about it, this is only because they allow themselves to be angered. People can call things w/e they want.

Would Christ really want his name affiliated with a giant symbol of materialism anyway?

**Turnip** · 09-12-2011, 23:45

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr-F4...eature=related

I think its pretty funny.

**Technomancer** · 10-12-2011, 01:02

I'm completely non-religious, but I loves me some Christmas!!

It's Christmas, mother****ers!!!

**BobCox2** · 10-12-2011, 05:05

Originally Posted by krischan

In the GDR, the official name for Christmas was something else as well, winter tree fest or so. It was probably meant to celebrate survival when fighting the four enemies of socialism: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

I thought it was Kummerspeck? Gain any Grief-Bacon over the Holidays ?

and Spring was the time of the Diet.

**BobCox2** · 10-12-2011, 05:20

Originally Posted by kestegs

We went through that over here a few years back. All the big political and government people got on their high horse about it needing to be holiday and not Christmas. Things have mostly reverted back to normal now, as the public decided that it was stupid and didn't go along with it for very long.

It's still the rule in official taxpayer paid items.

My Current City does Holiday corners and has Muslim and Jewish, Christmas, and a Buddhist to everything-else-freeforall Display in the fourth display corner.

Everyone Individually can say what they want but on the city finance forms?
Why make trouble?

Hobbes!
Down Boy!

**omgwtfbbqpwned** · 11-12-2011, 05:31

I'm atheist (and reside in Canada), and I think this is the stupidest thing ever. There's nothing wrong with calling it a Christmas tree. This is taking blah-blah-blah-correctness way too far.