Why cant people just enjoy the holidays?

[Tronn]

So I am just getting ready for the holidays to spend time with my family and actually unwind for a period of time right... and then I find the articles. The articles that call certain songs racist, bullying, and whatever. Example, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer is a timeless classic that surely everyone can enjoy right? No, of course not in todays world. Apparently the film is bigoted, racist, and abusive. Thats not even the point of the film. The point of the film is to discourage discrimination. It literally shows its wrong to not include Rudolph because he has a red nose and the movie has a happy ending showing all reindeer can get along. Another example is White Christmas. Apparently the song is racist because of its name and it promotes white supremacy. What horseshit. It means white as in snowy. It means a winter wonderland full of snow. These people are so stupid the song should be renamed A Snowy Christmas. Just wow. I am not trying to bash a certain political group here, just a certain type of people. Like seriously it feels like these people can never enjoy themselves or have any sort of fun social behavior without complaining something is racist. It is just depressing at this point.

[Cloney]

Well... they play these songs so early on we really have time to think about it.

[Fartsniffage]

What's in this drink?

[United Muscovite Nations]

The holiday is already ruined by endless consumerism.

[Thermodolia]

What's in this drink?

Bloated self worth

[The South Falls]

What's in this drink?

Bloated self worth

I see no dirt. It's not down to earth at all.

[Ada Empire]

So I am just getting ready for the holidays to spend time with my family and actually unwind for a period of time right... and then I find the articles. The articles that call certain songs racist, bullying, and whatever. Example, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer is a timeless classic that surely everyone can enjoy right? No, of course not in todays world. Apparently the film is bigoted, racist, and abusive. Thats not even the point of the film. The point of the film is to discourage discrimination. It literally shows its wrong to not include Rudolph because he has a red nose and the movie has a happy ending showing all reindeer can get along. Another example is White Christmas. Apparently the song is racist because of its name and it promotes white supremacy. What horseshit. It means white as in snowy. It means a winter wonderland full of snow. These people are so stupid the song should be renamed A Snowy Christmas. Just wow. I am not trying to bash a certain political group here, just a certain type of people. Like seriously it feels like these people can never enjoy themselves or have any sort of fun social behavior without complaining something is racist. It is just depressing at this point.

this narrative that people cant enjoy holidays because people are calling things racist or whatever shows youre coming from a privileged position, you can ignore the libtards calling something racist.

the people who ACTUALLY cant enjoy the holidays are too poor to. You can't ignore poverty bud, you can ignore middle class identity politics.

[Teachian]

Ugh, society and commandeering the season with their agendas.

They can do whatever they want, I’m keep the true holiday spirit alive:murder snowman and nailing neighbours with snowballs, here I come.

[The Niceties of Normal Moral Constraints]

Why cant people just enjoy the holidays?

The real question is why people can't just be relatively nice to each other all the time, without inventing some "holidays" nonsense just for the purpose of driving up credit card debt and shanking each other in the Walmart parking lot.

Bah, and, I might add, humbug.

[Hrythingia]

No Tronn, dear chestnut, we are not allowed to celebrate our patriarchal, western, Christian and capitalist festival. Happy Kwanza.

[Right wing humour squad]

Why can’t we just ban holiday seasons and allow people to celebrate what they want how they want.

[Ifreann]

I, too, become very upset when people invite me to think about media instead of consuming it mindlessly. How dare these people cause me to be aware of something I was privileged enough to ignore. It should be a crime.

[Xmara]

You do realize that this "mass outrage" or whatever is likely just a dozen or so people on Twitter ranting?

[LiberNovusAmericae]

I, too, become very upset when people invite me to think about media instead of consuming it mindlessly. How dare these people cause me to be aware of something I was privileged enough to ignore. It should be a crime.

"Everything is racist, even when it has nothing to do about race."

[Ifreann]

I, too, become very upset when people invite me to think about media instead of consuming it mindlessly. How dare these people cause me to be aware of something I was privileged enough to ignore. It should be a crime.

"Everything is racist, even when it has nothing to do about race."

You caught me, I think everything is racist.

[Benuty]

The holiday is already ruined by endless consumerism.

Only for a little while my friend.

[Western Vale Confederacy]

I swear people intentionally make their own lives miserable and then blame it on others.

Just shut the hell up and enjoy the song, damnit!

[Reploid Productions]

you can ignore the libtards calling something racist

Political nicknames such as the bolded serve no purpose in a reasonable discussion except as a cheap and inflammatory jab intended to get people riled up. In other words, it's trolling. Knock it off.

[Unstoppable Empire of Doom]

I hate the holidays. They remind me of my family fighting and the years I spent working a retail job. The same god damned songs playing over and over again for two months straight everywhere you go. Every poor bastard still in customer service mindlessly saying "happy holidays!" or "merry Christmas!" as if the sheep need a verbal queue to celebrate consumerism dressed up in the facade of giving.

[Latin Islands]

So I am just getting ready for the holidays to spend time with my family and actually unwind for a period of time right... and then I find the articles....

Isn't it quite early to start preparing for the holiday proper? I mean, there are still several days away.
I kinda feel for you though, it is sad to see people adding unnecessary meanings to some elements of the holiday season.

[San Lumen]

This stuff is getting ridiculous. I wonder if pretty soon there will be any songs to play or any tradition to be allowed. Why can;'t these people take the energy they spend getting offered over stupid nonsense like this and get involved in someone productive in their community or volunteer on a election campaign?

[Dark Socialism]

Because miserable urban liberals need to be offended so they can feel alive for a couple minutes

[San Lumen]

Because miserable urban liberals need to be offended so they can feel alive for a couple minutes

Im a urban liberal and i think this is utterly ridiculous

[Wahlid]

You do realize that this "mass outrage" or whatever is likely just a dozen or so people on Twitter ranting?

[San Lumen]

movie has a happy ending showing all reindeer can get along. Another example is White Christmas

yeah well some people have to be offended over every little thing and by their logic everything that isnt rainbows and unicorns should be banned.