how do people say telling someone merry christmas is so offensive?
117673
Everybody gets offended these days. Its pathetic. \n\nPeople's lives are too easy, life in general is too easy, so they need something to complain about. It truly is pathetic. \n\nNotice one thing thats missing from the Bill of Rights? There is nothing in there about 'having the right to not be offended'.
871679
best greeting christmas on christmas...greet them "Merry Christmas " with a big smile coming from your heart. if you mean ,,,,gift or presents.. material things are nice but.., it doesn't matter. Be a true persoon to them and give them what you can dofor the sake of each others relationship.\nMerRy Christmas to you, may you spend your christmas with peace...
701478
If I use Xmas I am just being a lazy typist...:)\n\nChristmas reminds me of when I was a little girl.\nChristmas was times spent with my parents and all of us and our children spending time together.\nChristmas was a special time when I still had a family in place.\n\nI will never stop saying "Christmas"  and I don't care how politcally incorrect this word would seem. Schools have taken this special time away from the children in order to be politically correct.  We are still a Christian country and I don't care if other sects or religions feel we should change this.\nIt is sad we have come to this stage, really sad.
738981
Lighten up on the Christmas tree.  I don't think it will create a hostile environment unless someone (like you) makes it so.  Do you plan not to shop anywhere that Christmas trees are displayed?  Good luck with that!
169704
It is the same as a lot of other stuff people say like:\n - This is not a very funny joke but... (I will tell it anyways)\n - I love you but... (I have to leave you)\n - I love your cooking but... (this tastes very bad)\nAnd probably most of the sentences that have BUT in it...\n\nWhy... My guess is you don't want to be rude or leave a bad image of yourself... You would like to keep a good relationship with the person BUT you also WANT to say that offensive thing because you need it so you can make a point, say your opinion, make it your way...
753164
It's awesome and do this too:\n\nWanna have some fun this CHRISTMAS? Send the ACLU a CHRISTMAS CARD!\n\nAs they are working so very hard to get rid of the CHRISTMAS part of this holiday, we should all send them a nice, CHRISTIAN, card to brighten up their dark, sad, little world.\n\nMake sure it says "Merry Christmas" on it.\n\nHere's the Address, just don't be rude or crude.\n(It's Not the Christian Way, ya know?)\n\nACLU\n125 Broad Street\n18th Floor\nNew York, NY 10004\n\nTwo tons of Christmas cards would freeze their operations because they wouldn't know if any were regular mail containing contributions.. So spend 39 cents and tell the ACLU to leave Christmas alone. Also tell them that there is no such thing as a Holiday Tree. . . . It's a Christmas Tree! Also, send this to your e-mail buddies.
742534
I'm muslim - I'm not offended by christians wishing each other a Merry Christmas.\n\nMerry Christmas to all (when it comes...)
10974
I HATE I mean HATE the way people go like "x-mas" and stuff like that!If it wasnt for CHrist,then there would be no CHRISTmas!!!(and I meant to do that)
23046
MERRY CHRISTMAS...It's ridiculous that anyone gets offended by it.  If someone were to tell me Happy Kwanza, or Happy Hannukah, I wouldn't get offended either.  It's obviously something that person believes in, and they are trying to wish me the best.  There's no harm in it, whether I believe in it or not.
764033
I fell into the trap around 8 to 10 years ago while working at a large corporation and because of diversity issues I was afraid of offending someone.  Not any longer, I have gone back to wishing people a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  My reasoning is that when you go into most public places, including department stores, they are decorated, and people are working for the Christmas Season!  Therefore I have taken back my right to wish people a Merry Christmas but,  I premise it by saying "May I Wish You A Merry Christmas" 98% of the time people are grateful that I have said Merry Christmas.  Like myself, people are getting tired of offending others by extending our Holiday Greetings in a way that it was meant to be.  If someone wished me a Happy Hanuka, I would graciously say Thank You and be grateful for their wishes.  \n\nSecondly,  Yes, I do not appreciate people writing XMAS,  it is the CHRIST  MAS Season and people are being sucked into the delusion that this is not what it is about.  If people are non believers, than do not participate. I won't be offended.  I am not a religious nut by any means, but I feel stripped of my right to celebrate one of the most important events in our History (as Christians).  \n\nMERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
5089
I know you said this question is for those who don't celebrate any religious holidays, but I'm going to answer anyways.  People seem to take great precaution to not offend anyone--unless, of course, they are Christians.  Go figure.  It can be so frustrating to see everyone try to take Jesus out of Christmas, isn't it?  :(  It may make you feel better to know that Happy Holiday means Happy Holy Day.  And I think it is safe to say Jesus's birthday is a VERY holy day, wouldn't you?  So... Happy Holy Day and a very Merry Christ-mas to you!
803966
Government has no business telling anyone what they can or can't do with regard to their celebration customs.  Just leave people alone and stop being so thin skinned about everything.  I'm so tired of hearing how this person or that person is offended by the silliest of things.  If people are more tolerant of each other it might actually snowball and we could all be a lot happier.
831415
"Happy Holidays" is no good either, because you might upset some uppity Atheist.\n\nI believe the new phrase is "Have an acceptable consecutive 24 hours".  (;\n\nSeriously though, "happy holidays" should be an acceptable compromise, no?  You've got all your bases covered, and a non-holiday-celebrating person should be mature enough to not be bothered by it.  It's silly to Jews, since we have holidays throughout the year, and though a lot of Jews treat Chanukah like some sort of Jewish Christmas, they're not really the same at all.  But it's cool.  We'll meet you halfway.\n\nAs for why a Jew (or other religious minority) might be upset by "Merry Christmas," try to understand where they're coming from.  Various peoples have been mercilessly persecuted by Christians over the last two thousand years.  Yeah, I know, it's not like you're the one who burned so-and-so's great great great Grandfather at the stake in the name of Jesus.  BUT, you can at least understand why such a person might not be so merry about Christmas, can't you?\n\nI think that those among my own people who get offended when wished Merry Christmas (though if they're wearing a yarmulke you should probably know better) are a little too tightly wound, BUT, I can see their point.\n\nI think "happy holidays" is the best we're going to get.\n\nOr how about what you said?  "Glad tidings to all!"\n\n...I'm reminded of Krusty the Clown (the character from the Simpsons), who at the end of his Non-Denominational Holiday Special, wished his viewers a "Marry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, a Kwwwaaaaazy Kwanza, and a solemn, dignified Ramadan".\n\nHey, you could try that one. (;
297466
Oh offense is taken, although you can mean to trigger a person so that they'll take it as offensive and be offended.  So take as offense offered and taken.  ;)  After all, it's up to you how you take things.  Some people aren't offended by some things certain other people are, so...  that's that.  :)
1025827
It's offensive that so many people have given in.  I haven't and never will, I'll continue to wish a Merry Christmas to people, how they chose to respond is their choice.
315040
Words are not offensive...the thoughts and intentions of the one USING them is the offensive thing. Words are ways to communicate and are innocent in and of themselves.
769148
Why are some people so offensive about other peoples religion?