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I went to the Post Office today to buy stamps for Christmas cards. I heard the clerk ask the person ahead of me "do you want holiday stamps?"

When I got to the window, I said that I'd like some stamps.

She said "would you like holiday stamps?" I said "do you mean christmas stamps?"

It turns out that the Gov't is forbidding postal employees to call them Christmas stamps.

She expressed her regrets about that, as did a supervisor that was standing nearby.

I made my point and wished them a "Very merry CHRISMAS!"

Sad isn't it

If anyone buys stamps, make sure you say something to the clerk in a nice way.

Given the current necessity for political correctness, it won't be long and the American Flag stamps that are the standard will be retired, too.

Gotta love political correctness; while espousing "inclusiveness", the effect is that it includes nothing, celebrates nothing, holds nothing up as exemplary or noteworthy.

Forget this political correctness stuff. It is not Happy Holiday Stamps. It is Christmas stamps. You can have Christmas Stamps, kwanza, and all of the other holiday stamps. It doesn't bother me but don't try to take away my Christmas stamps.

just like Wal-Mart banned their employees from saying Merry Christmas, right??? gotta please the 1% that complains... Oh, isn't that infringing on our 1st admendment though??? Freedom of speech...

CapeVerdeWave wrote:MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

It is NOT about so-called "political correctness". People should be free to say "Merry Christmas"! Why not be free to say both, either? MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

This is complete bs. This has gone way out of hand. If the truly want to have political correctness they should allow freedom of speech - anyone can say anything they want to.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy New Year's to all!!!

CapeVerdeWave wrote:

CapeVerdeWave wrote:MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

It is NOT about so-called "political correctness". People should be free to say "Merry Christmas"! Why not be free to say both, either? MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Because people and things that used to use the word "Christmas" have now been replaced with the word "Holidays". It's not a matter of free speech... it's never been like this before.

I was watching SNL tonight and on weekend update, Tina Fey joked that there are 7 more shopping days til "Holiday".

lol^

I WISH I COULD WATCH TV RIGHT NOW

I just say Happy Holidays to everyone. Everyone is happy that way, plus saying MERRY CHRISTMAS to a Jew just doesn't make any sense...plus I have a lot of friends that are jewish. If I know what they are, I'll say what applies to them. If I don't, like to professors, I say Happy Holidays.

streetsoldier wrote:Gotta love political correctness; while espousing "inclusiveness", the effect is that it includes nothing, celebrates nothing, holds nothing up as exemplary or noteworthy.

Couldn't have saiod it better my friend!!!!

I disagree. When you say Happy Holidays, you include Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Ramadan (when it's this time of year), Happy Winter Festivus, Happy New Year, Happy Winter Break, all in one. Just to make sure you cover the base of whatever they are. I don't see how that is uninclusive...at all.

DoctorHurricane2003 wrote:I disagree. When you say Happy Holidays, you include Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Ramadan (when it's this time of year), Happy Winter Festivus, Happy New Year, Happy Winter Break, all in one. Just to make sure you cover the base of whatever they are. I don't see how that is uninclusive...at all.

True but how do you ask for the right stamps? Don't you ask for Kwanzaa, or Hanukkah? Right. So then you should be able to ask for Christmas stamps as well. Kinda upseting for me to see all this taking place, it has gotten way out of control. As far as what you chose to tell everyone, that is your choice and I am not offended by being told Happy Holidays, but don't start changing the name of the stamps and Christmas trees.

DoctorHurricane2003 wrote:I disagree. When you say Happy Holidays, you include Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Ramadan (when it's this time of year), Happy Winter Festivus, Happy New Year, Happy Winter Break, all in one. Just to make sure you cover the base of whatever they are. I don't see how that is uninclusive...at all.

Don't forget Yule. A person at my work is a Wiccan. She's taking days off this week rather than next week.

Yes it is very sad...........this year has been the worst so far about all this happy holidays crud.........man what is next year and the years after gona be like? this past week in school......my daughter was learning about how different cultures celebrate different ways......Kwazna,,,Hanauka (SP)???

I mean thats all fine and dandy for her to learn that.....but please dont take away our right to say what we want........christmas ...holiday....whatever.

So are they just gona keep taking everything away that is American until we have nothing left?

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!