I don't need any reminders that not every person in the world is Christian, thank you very much. To assume that we don't know it is insulting. I'm more offended by the politically correct policing of this thread than I am by any Christmas sentiment expressed in any of the posts.

The holiday Christmas is a Christian holiday. I see nothing wrong with addressing holiday greetings to those who celebrate that holiday. If the OP had started a thread "Happy Kwanzaa," would you have assumed that we think everyone who posts on this board is of African descent? If the thread was "Happy Hanukkah," would you have assumed that we think everyone reading the thread is Jewish? Of course it doesn't. No, it means that we're wishing a Happy Hanukkah to board members who are Jewish. Sheesh. Enough with the PC. The "start your own thread" was an illustration of the preceding sentiment.

lovepairs, I respect you as a skater, but I think you just went overboard with the politically correct policing of this thread.

Happy Feast of St. Stephen!

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Since I started this... how about if I also end it?

I'd like to make one more greeting even at the risk of opening up another can of worms: Happy New Year to all of us! (wherever, whatever or whenever you celebrate -- i.e. the Lunar New Year, on the Julian rather than Gregorian calendar, etc. ) And thank you to those who appreciated the sentiment I was previously trying to send.

Now, Isk8NYC, how about if we lock this thread? Thank you!

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Eh, I've read her posts again, and I don't think she was trying to say anything not nice, rather, she was just trying to keep folks from being excluded. She started by interjecting happy greetings to all without putting anyone down, and reacted to some overly negative criticisms by explaining her stance in a way that I simply do not see as being mean in any way.

Sometimes I think people need to put themselves into other people's shoes for a mere 2 seconds and assume the opposite tone instead of just assuming.

Skaternum said, "I don't need any reminders that not every person in the world is Christian, thank you very much. To assume that we don't know it is insulting. I'm more offended by the politically correct policing of this thread than I am by any Christmas sentiment expressed in any of the posts.". Well, I don't need any more reminders that it's Christmas. I've heard about it constantly for weeks on end and the assumption that everyone must celebrate it which is all too common, if not the belief of the original poster of this thread, is insulting, to many others. It's not just a matter of being politically correct, it's a matter of being respectful.

Anyways lovepairs even went so far as to wish a merry Christmas to those who celebrate it in her post. Exactly what wasn't nice about it? The only thing I see that's not nice is some of the responses it received.

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Now THIS is classic!!!

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