Happy Thanksgiving, Rob D! I agree wholeheartedly and share your fears that this warm, wonderful day teeters on the brink of nonsense. We have a work group chat channel that stayed, for the most part, fun and celebratory in its texts, gifs, and memes today. But there was that one person who chimed in, "And for all of those who celebrate Thanksgiving, have a great day tomorrow". Now, that's a perfectly acceptable comment from someone based overseas, but pretty suspect from someone who sits behind a laptop a few miles down the road from me in the good old USA.
Sigh. I remember in the 1980's when I first started hearing that we all had to change to "Happy Holidays" for pretty much every holiday in America. I was warning people then about how dangerous this is. I was laughed at and told that I was just "paranoid". Those people aren't laughing now as we see historical statues being ripped down and so many other destructive acts against everything that meant anything over the last couple hundred years. Pancake Princess, I believe it's up to us to try our best to keep these things alive by refusing to change things we say or do just to possibly not offend someone. After all, the same people who are "offended" by a person saying Merry Christmas, etc don't even think twice about saying "Happy 'Pride' Month or "Happy Juneteenth!" Thanks, as always, for stopping by. :)
Happy Thanksgiving, Rob D! I agree wholeheartedly and share your fears that this warm, wonderful day teeters on the brink of nonsense. We have a work group chat channel that stayed, for the most part, fun and celebratory in its texts, gifs, and memes today. But there was that one person who chimed in, "And for all of those who celebrate Thanksgiving, have a great day tomorrow". Now, that's a perfectly acceptable comment from someone based overseas, but pretty suspect from someone who sits behind a laptop a few miles down the road from me in the good old USA.
Sigh. I remember in the 1980's when I first started hearing that we all had to change to "Happy Holidays" for pretty much every holiday in America. I was warning people then about how dangerous this is. I was laughed at and told that I was just "paranoid". Those people aren't laughing now as we see historical statues being ripped down and so many other destructive acts against everything that meant anything over the last couple hundred years. Pancake Princess, I believe it's up to us to try our best to keep these things alive by refusing to change things we say or do just to possibly not offend someone. After all, the same people who are "offended" by a person saying Merry Christmas, etc don't even think twice about saying "Happy 'Pride' Month or "Happy Juneteenth!" Thanks, as always, for stopping by. :)
IMO, that return comment doesn't even make sense. 🤔
Happy Thanksgiving, Rob. And, Happy Black Friday! Lol. ''Black Friday,'' imo, dishonors Thanksgiving by piggybacking on it. I hate that shit.
I agree.
I know, it's waaaay after TG, but I'm still in Hell, and postcards are in short supply...
I got a "christmas" card from my folks' church... a snowman SALUTING THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Fuckin A.