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I've now heard about 2 Simon malls not having an 'offensive' Christmas tree display. One on Long Island (Roosevelt Field) and one in Charlotte (South Park)
I am not a Christian and this really upsets me. What is Christmas and the holiday season without a beautiful tree? It makes me smile just seeing it. Going to see the Rockefeller Center tree is a tradition in my family. I really don't understand who could possibly see a tree as offensive.
People seem pretty ticked off about it based on the comments. We'll see if their actions (boycott) lead to a change of heart by the company.
Yup, nothing says Christian Christmas like sitting on Santa's lap, beside a pagan tree, in an old Jew's mall (Herbert Simon), and listing off what presents you expect on Jesus's birthday.
They're a private business. They can do what they want as long as it doesn't break the law.
You gonna try to pass a law saying businesses must put up Christmas trees? Good luck with that.
I thought righties were all about personal freedom and removing restrictions from businesses? Only when it suits them, I guess.
nice spin. the topic here is that people are offended by Christmas trees (try and keep up), so they're forcing the change. Not at righties, lefties or anyone else in between.
I've now heard about 2 Simon malls not having an 'offensive' Christmas tree display. One on Long Island (Roosevelt Field) and one in Charlotte (South Park)
Thats strange. The Simon mall near my house has a Christmas tree, and a Santa for kids to meet. I wonder why they chose to remove it from some of their malls and not others. I'm not Christian, but my kids love meeting Santa there every year. They are old enough to know he is not real, but young enough that it is still fun for them anyway.
The thing that gets me about all this "offensive" crap is where are these people? I know, I am only one person in my own little world but every one I know is sick of this crap. But I see it on these forums, facebook, comment sections after articles and assorted other places all over as well. So it seems the vast majority seem to be for our country's traditions. But a whiny, vocal minority who's sole purpose in life is to go around pointing out things that offends them seem to get places to side with them. I hope the rest of us are starting to wake up as this is getting ridicules.
How bout this you whiny bastards? Your stupid ways of being offended by everything are really offending me and many others. I would love to see these actions countered and doubled. You want that tree removed? I say go ahead, but have it replaced with 2 bigger ones, so another section in the mall has one as well.
Why the hell would people and places side with the minority? Perhaps if enough of us in the silent majority start speaking we would be seen as offended by the offended ones (if that makes any sense) and the current whiny bastard can start to be ignored again.
Oh, BTW, since it's that time of year again I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas this coming season! Be sure to find the biggest, fullest Christmas tree that will fit right inside your living room window and light it up and open the curtains for all to see.
nice spin. the topic here is that people are offended by Christmas trees (try and keep up), so they're forcing the change. Not at righties, lefties or anyone else in between.
So how about some evidence that it was people offended by Christmas trees that forced this change and not just a misguided corporate decision born out of stupidity or perhaps to save a few bucks?
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