I saw that the other day and was wondering how it was supposed to be related to Christmas.
Someone has a brain at least:
Christmas is cool, says British equality boss
BRITAINS equality chief has attacked politically correct critics of traditional Christmas festivities for undermining diversity in society. Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has condemned attempts to brush Christmas under the carpet for fear of offending other religions.
Citing cases such as schools scrapping nativity plays, he says that being oversensitive to minority views can lead to pointless embarrassment. [This can] lead us down ludicrous paths; paths populated with winter festivals instead of Christmas celebrations; anodyne messages of seasons greetings and pointless embarrassment over biblical nativity scenes. Phillips critique will be seen as significant because he heads the quango set up by the government to protect the interests of the minorities whom the PC lobby claim are being marginalised at Christmas.
In a speech tomorrow he will warn that measures to downplay Christmas to avoid offence are more likely to put the silly into the silly season, much to the delight of tabloid hacks . . . looking for yet another example of political correctness gone mad. In a reference to Muslim, Hindu and Jewish festivals, he adds: The logic is baffling: to welcome Eid and Diwali and Hanukkah in celebration of our glorious diversity, whilst brushing Christmas under the carpet as an embarrassing episode in our mono-cultural past. Phillips will say that it is unclear who is being offended by Christmas. Lets stop being daft . . . its fine to celebrate Christmas, he states.
His remarks, due to be made at a conference in London on racial equality, add to the debate about the role of Christmas in multi-ethnic Britain. Last month a report from Labours favourite think tank said Britain should continue to celebrate Christmas only if similar recognition was given to major religious festivals from other faiths. Public organisations should mark other religious festivals too, the Institute for Public Policy Research said. It also said, however, that it would be very hard to expunge [Christmas] from our national life.
Examples of the erosion of the traditional Christmas festival are becoming increasingly easy to find. Last year Tower Hamlets council in east London banned decorations at JobCentres. Cards wish holiday greetings instead of Merry Christmas. One school even banned Mary being called the Virgin Mary. A commission spokesman said: [Phillips] is saying its all very silly - people are worried about offending other religions when those religions are happy about a Christian Christmas.
Christmas is cool, says British equality boss
BRITAINS equality chief has attacked politically correct critics of traditional Christmas festivities for undermining diversity in society. Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has condemned attempts to brush Christmas under the carpet for fear of offending other religions.
Citing cases such as schools scrapping nativity plays, he says that being oversensitive to minority views can lead to pointless embarrassment. [This can] lead us down ludicrous paths; paths populated with winter festivals instead of Christmas celebrations; anodyne messages of seasons greetings and pointless embarrassment over biblical nativity scenes. Phillips critique will be seen as significant because he heads the quango set up by the government to protect the interests of the minorities whom the PC lobby claim are being marginalised at Christmas.
In a speech tomorrow he will warn that measures to downplay Christmas to avoid offence are more likely to put the silly into the silly season, much to the delight of tabloid hacks . . . looking for yet another example of political correctness gone mad. In a reference to Muslim, Hindu and Jewish festivals, he adds: The logic is baffling: to welcome Eid and Diwali and Hanukkah in celebration of our glorious diversity, whilst brushing Christmas under the carpet as an embarrassing episode in our mono-cultural past. Phillips will say that it is unclear who is being offended by Christmas. Lets stop being daft . . . its fine to celebrate Christmas, he states.
His remarks, due to be made at a conference in London on racial equality, add to the debate about the role of Christmas in multi-ethnic Britain. Last month a report from Labours favourite think tank said Britain should continue to celebrate Christmas only if similar recognition was given to major religious festivals from other faiths. Public organisations should mark other religious festivals too, the Institute for Public Policy Research said. It also said, however, that it would be very hard to expunge [Christmas] from our national life.
Examples of the erosion of the traditional Christmas festival are becoming increasingly easy to find. Last year Tower Hamlets council in east London banned decorations at JobCentres. Cards wish holiday greetings instead of Merry Christmas. One school even banned Mary being called the Virgin Mary. A commission spokesman said: [Phillips] is saying its all very silly - people are worried about offending other religions when those religions are happy about a Christian Christmas.
It's absolutely ridiculous. Has anyone realised that by 'banning' Christmas, they are discriminating against those who celebrate it?
The solution to a majority of these problems: if you don't like it, don't follow/look/partake in it. Everyone's views should be accepted but for minority groups to dictate what everyone does is unacceptable.
To go off on a slight tangent, it is a similar concept in 'name calling'; it's perfectly fine to call a slim person "anorexic" or "bulimic" or something equally as horrible but if one decides to call an overweight person "obese" or (oh no) "fat", there's a riot because my some twisted logic saying someone has an eating disorder is seen as a compliment, while stating that someone is, in fact, overweight, is seen as insulting.
I also find it ironic that one has to call a blackboard a "chalkboard" but we still call whiteboards "whiteboards".
I'm all for political correctness in small amounts in the sense of being curteous to others, but when it becomes extreme it needs to be prevented.
Courtenay xoxox.
The solution to a majority of these problems: if you don't like it, don't follow/look/partake in it. Everyone's views should be accepted but for minority groups to dictate what everyone does is unacceptable.
To go off on a slight tangent, it is a similar concept in 'name calling'; it's perfectly fine to call a slim person "anorexic" or "bulimic" or something equally as horrible but if one decides to call an overweight person "obese" or (oh no) "fat", there's a riot because my some twisted logic saying someone has an eating disorder is seen as a compliment, while stating that someone is, in fact, overweight, is seen as insulting.
I also find it ironic that one has to call a blackboard a "chalkboard" but we still call whiteboards "whiteboards".
I'm all for political correctness in small amounts in the sense of being curteous to others, but when it becomes extreme it needs to be prevented.
Courtenay xoxox.
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