So, remember the kerfuffle of stupid shite surrounding the Starbucks holiday cups? Well, I had a pretty... Different conversation concerning this yesterday, and I want to know what you guys think.
Friend: If the cups don't say Merry Christmas this year, I'm having a fit.
Me: Why?
F: Because it's Christmas! Only like the most important day of the year!
Me: Not if you don't celebrate it, like Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and even some Christian sects don't.
F: Doesn't matter, Christians are the majority. Most people celebrate Christmas.
Me: Well, what about the others that would feel left out or offended? If the country was mostly Jewish, would it be okay to only wish people a happy Hanukkah?
F: No. I'd demand there to be a Merry Christmas.
Me: Well, there are lots of holidays around now, and a lot of people all over the country celebrate them, so wouldn't it be easier to say Happy Holidays, or say nothing at all and just have festive colors?
F: Yeah, but I want to be wished a Merry Christmas.
So tell me. Is there any salvageable sense left in this one?
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