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Originally Posted by rubecube
The one thing that does chap my ass about Christmas, is that the people who celebrate (at least in my life) don't really respect your requests not to be included. I've been basically telling my mom and my sister for the last few years not to send me presents and card because I don't want to participate and I still get them sent to me, which in turn makes me feel like a dink for not getting them anything. Same with Christmas dinners. I find if I get invited to one and politely decline, I catch a whole bunch of crap for it.
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Your the type of person here in Victoria that Chaps my Ass. Good for your for being edgy but c'mon man. I'm a huge Atheist and anti capitalist as well but getting off your soap box for one damn day of the year os not going to kill you. All your doing is brieng down everyone else because of it. #### me... Your all high and mighty about equal rights and being nice to everyone the rest of the year.why can't you at this time of year.
I'm fine with not wanting to be part of the cooperate consumption monster that markets people only love you if they buy you gifts but turning down dinner? You don't need to agree with the capalist/religous tones of Christmas but a person portraying himself as a SJW would be on board for the message of just spending time with the ones you love and the message of unity rhis time of year regardless of beliefs.
I'm not trying to fight nor will I reapond to you being indignant about my post. Its more of a gear grinder for me. I have a dozen friends that do the same thing as you but then meet up and have their own dinner as a "anti chtistmas " thing. Which is just full of hypocrisy because their is really no difference between what they are doing and everyone else. Its a gathering where everyone shows up to hang out and eat food. If people can't look past all the other bull#### and hangout with the people that invited you , then your not actually good friends with this people or care about them. A good friend would come if they can regardless of context because they are important to you and you care about them. You are probably just a ####ty friend if you can't get of your soapbox.
It reminds me of a scene in 8 crazy nights.
Whitey : AND A HAPPY FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKAH TO YOU
Chinese Man: I’m not Jewish.
Whitey: NEITHER AM I BUT THAT DON’T STOP ME FROM ENJOYING THE HOLIDAY.
Like I said it's nothing personal but there are so many hipsters that are dinks like this it's ridiculous. They are so cynical that they get a hard on by acting like this. They are the type that make anyone who is a atheist and a progressive here in Victoria seem like jokes . I'm saying this as an Athiest and socialist. How mentally weak are these individuals that can't attend something that holds alot of meaning to your friends to be there because you feel it crushes you as a human to be there. If you can't look past the superficial bull#### around the holiday and juat enjoy the company of friends like you would anyother day of the year then you are not really friends with people who invite you and deserve any flak you get from them. Just treat it like a gathering any other day of the year and if you can't then just don't be friends with them .