Thursday, December 24, 2015

Talk about a Grinch! Prof using THIS alternative to ‘Merry Christmas’ must have been out of ideas

Talk about a Grinch! Prof using THIS alternative to ‘Merry Christmas’ must have been out of ideas | BizPac Review:
"There’s a new holiday greeting being proposed by a University of Central Florida professor, but it probably won’t quell the “war on Christmas” debate.
The school’s news site featured an opinion written by Terry Fine in which the professor shared a fool-proof solution to being politically incorrect during the holiday season, as reported by Fox News.
“I would suggest that we take a new approach that observes “the holidays” we all have on our calendars, no matter our religion,” Fine wrote.
“My friends and I wish each other a “Happy Federal Holiday.””
Detailing how using “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Chanukah,” among other greetings, is insensitive to each culture, Fine wrote, “In our efforts to be inclusive, we show cultural insensitivity both by equating one major holiday with a minor holiday and failing to recognize that diversity includes those who celebrate neither holiday...”

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