[plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox

[Shayne O'Neill]

Political Correctness can get way stupid sometimes
Ya know (further and further OT), I had a conversation with someone the
otherday at uni who suggested that the guild shouldn't 'do' christmas
because
it was 'offensive to muslims'.

I gotta admit I was flabergasted. Not by the apparent paradox of the 'well
meaningness'
of the comment, but how barkingly uninformed it was.

I lived with a muslim guy for over a year. The guy drank beer (Ok , he
actually wasn't supposed to),
had a muslim gf that didn't wear a veil,because muslims don't have to(!),
and relevant to the topic,
took christmas rather seriously.

Few people realise that many muslims venerate JC as the 'second most'
important prophet, and as
the messiah. Consequently muslims...................celebrate christmas.

Yet everyday I see people foaming at the mouth over whether or not to tone
back the religious imagery
in christmass to not offend the minorities. But funnily enough, I cant think
of any minorities that
get offended by it.

I tend to think people need to relax abit and stop thinkin the world needs
to be so damn confrontational.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bret Busby" <bret at busby.net>
To: "plug list" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox


> On 20 Dec 2002, Scott Middleton wrote:
>
> > Date: 20 Dec 2002 13:44:25 +0800
> > From: Scott Middleton <scott at linuxit.com.au>
> > Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > To: plug list <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> > Subject: [plug] Xmas and Debian 3.0r1 and XBox
> > Resent-Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:45:26 +0800 (WST)
> > Resent-From: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> >
> > Hi PLUGgers and  Happy Xmas
> > I prefer Merry Xmas but it seems it not politically correct anymore.
> >
> >
>
> How so? What is supposed to be wrong with ahving a merry christmas? I am
> curious.
>
> --
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> ..............
>
> "So once you do know what the question actually is,
>  you'll know what the answer means."
> - Deep Thought,
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> - Douglas Adams, 1988
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