what's wrong with happy holidays?

[susanmcgee48176]

And what IS wrong with happy holidays?

It's wishing someone something good without running the risk of 
emphasizing that everyone BUT that person  is celebrating a holiday 
they  really don't want to celebrate...

Why is common courtesy -- calling someone what they WISH to be 
called -- or greeting someone in the way they prefer -- 
considered "politically correct?" 

That's short talk jargon (you're being politically correct) 
for "please shut up. you're upsetting my view of the universe." You 
should be happy...I wish everyone merry christmas whether they like 
it or not... This is charity? This is love?

So, it's fine to treat other peoples' cultures as if they don't 
exist, are unimportant, or inferior?

If you KNOW someone, then you might take the time to learn that 
Chanukah is not a big holiday, and if they're an observant Jew, it's 
more important to wish them happy new year (and NOT on January 1st).
Or would you just ignore the whole thing and keep wishing them merry 
christmas...

Or perhaps they're one of the ever growing number of adherants of 
Islam....

Reminds me of the nurse who told all the people practing Islam in the 
hospital that "any which way is east"...they wanted to know so they 
could pray in the appropriate manner. She told me "well, they don't 
know the difference." This is called lack of respect for people 
unless they're like you.

Susan