Wow. And the thing is, the dude who said this? Very likely has NO idea how insulting it is.
I can't speak for Kwanzaa, but Hannukah is a minor Jewish holiday whose importance has been inflated in America because its enough like Christmas (happens in winter + gifts) to be conflated into the same shopping frenzy. So for me, that was actually the only *non*-insulting thing in there.
Of course, that's in a religous sense. In a commercial sense, Hannukah is WAY more important because we have gifts for 8 days instead of 1.
What does Target think people are buying? They're buying Christmas gifts, not holiday gifts.
I am a person. And I am not buying Christmas gifts, I'm buying holiday gifts. Most of which will go to Christians, but still.
I'm getting pretty sick of being told I'm not a person.
happens in winter + gifts
Weren't even the gifts a somewhat recent addition to the Hannukah celebration, added in for this very reason?
I didn't know much about Kwanzaa, so I Googled it.
Kind of, yeah. I mean, gelt is traditional, iPods, nsm.
"You want our money, but you don't want to acknowledge why we're spending our money."
But why should they? They serve people celebrating-- special sales, Christmas decorations and cards with a religious theme, books with a religious theme--why do they have to do any more than that?
Well, again, it's not my thing, but where are you getting the "should" out of this?
The people who aren't going to shop there (I think except for the diehards in any cause, boycotts are more often than not a lot of lip service and press, with a lot of people still running out and buying what they need, in a convenient place with a decent price, and an "Oh, I didn't have a choice, so I'll make an exception for this one purchase," sort of attitude) are pretty much saying, "It seems you don't want to target our market, so we'll shop elsewhere." I don't see any "should" situation, really.
Retailers spend millions, targeting their market(s). 75-80% of the country is supposedly Christian. I've read (I've no idea if it is accurate) that 95% of Americans celebrate not generic winter holidays, but Christmas, specifically. If that's so, why would a retailer choose not to market at least some of their "holiday" sales to people who celebrate Christmas?
Now wait a minute. You're saying there's a connection between Donald Wildmon and Voldemort?
I was speaking more of Kwanzaa's importance in the lives of the celebrants, which is much harder to pin down, with the lack of a religious affiliation. I'd be tempted to say that, in general, it's likely less central than Christmas, but I would willingly defer to those with more expertise.
interrupting for gift help:
Anyone know where to find a bracelet similar to this one:
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but less than $100?
