Hey look, I haven't posted in over a year, and I'm gonna come back with some serious heaviness. Cool.

I'm SO SICK of hearing about a "war on Christmas". Come on, now, do you really think that's happening? From the end of October all the way up to Christmas day, Christmas DOMINATES America. I could count on my hands the number of times I've seen a reference to Hanukkah and those very few times have always been in passing, and I've never once seen an entire commercial dedicated to this Jewish holiday. Come to think of it, the only movie about Hanukkah I can remember having ever seen is 8 crazy nights, and the spotlight was shared with --you guessed it-- Christmas. Nearly every TV show does a Christmas special every single year. There's a Santa everywhere you go. Christmas is displayed everywhere, while I had no idea what Kwanzaa even was until I researched it myself! Do you know what it is? Doubt it. Because obviously, if Americans cared as much about equality as we claim to, that would lead to knowing about things that are different, and that would of course, perpetuate the "War on Christmas," right? 

This leads me to a very important point: If a group is the dominant group that has always been in the majority, and has been the one to oppress other groups through history, you are not being oppressed when they ones YOU  have been oppressing come closer to equality. if the LGBT community gains the rights they should have always had, that doesn't magically take the rights away from the straight community, nor do whites somehow become oppressed because minority races are coming up in the world. So shut up. 

EDIT: This whole "merry Christmas" vs "happy holidays" thing is stupid. Saying "Happy Holidays" rather than something specific is simply polite. I don't assume that everyone celebrates the same thing I do, but I know that there are more than one holiday taking place during this particular season, therefore, saying Happy Holidays can apply to anyone. THAT BEING SAID, I also believe that a person who celebrates Hanukkah or Kwanzaa Isn't going to get snippy if you tell them Merry Christmas, just as we wouldn't be offended if someone from either of these faiths greeted us with a cheerful "Happy Hanukkah" or the proper greeting for Kwanzaa (It changes for each day, I believe). THAT BEING SAID (again, lol) I believe, personally, it is also polite to greet a person appropriately if you know what their religious affiliation is. If I knew someone was Jewish, specifically, I would say Happy Hanukkah in order to give a more personalized feel. This is just my own preference, though, not that huge a deal. 

Happy Holidays to all, and I hope my Jewish readers (lol, look at me pretending I have more than two readers) enjoyed Hanukkah earlier this month. 

Remember the point of the season, everyone: Be Kind and love one another.