Why is it politically incorrect to say Merry Christmas?

“It’s considered politically correct to say Happy Holidays, so it’s just considered insensitive to say Merry Christmas to other people who aren’t from this country that don’t celebrate it,“ said senior Miguel Montano, Div. 022. “Merry Christmas” is a traditional saying that’s been around for centuries.

Why don t Americans Say Merry Christmas?

The United States is filled with a diverse range of people. This means that cultural holidays and other religion traditions also happen during the December holiday period as well. Because of this many Americans choose to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas so it doesn’t leave anyone out.

Can we say Merry Christmas in us?

In general, “Happy Holidays” is accepted as the broadest and most inclusive greeting at this time of year. If you know someone celebrates Christmas you can go with “Merry Christmas,” but ’tis the season for interacting with strangers (selling to them, buying from them, bumping into them on your way out of Target).

Is it correct to say Happy Merry Christmas?

“Happy merry Christmas” is not idiomatic and a bit nonsensical. “Happy” and “merry” are near-synonyms, and so stringing them together (while not technically illegal grammar) is “redundant”. (Cue the voice of doom!) You may say “happy Christmas” or, more commonly in the US, “merry Christmas”.

Do British say Merry Christmas?

A: You can find “merry Christmas” and “happy Christmas” in both the US and the UK, though Christmas is more often “merry” in American English and “happy” in British English.

Where did the phrase Merry Christmas come from?

The greeting dates back to at least 1534 in London, when it was written in a letter sent to Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell from bishop John Fisher. Scholars also note the phrase was used in the 16th century English carol “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

Is it politically incorrect to wish someone a Merry Christmas?

Wishing someone a Merry Christmas may mean different things to different people, but the bottom line is that it’s a greeting of love and best wishes that will never be politically incorrect to me. Just my two cents. By the way, I decided to put Merry Christmas on all of my professional correspondences for the month of December.

Why do Americans say “Merry Christmas”?

First, insisting that all of Americans greet each other by saying “Merry Christmas” is itself a particularly rigid expression of political correctness. Using their own logic: if saying “Happy Holidays” is an intentional cultural displacement of Christianity, then insisting on “Merry Christmas” is an intentional displacement of everyone else.

Is saying “Merry Christmas” a cultural displacement of Christianity?

Using their own logic: if saying “Happy Holidays” is an intentional cultural displacement of Christianity, then insisting on “Merry Christmas” is an intentional displacement of everyone else. If ending political correctness means having the freedom to speak one’s mind, then it seems odd that its proponents would insist on…

Do you say ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’?

Heck, even the folks in Washington D.C. favor using the phrase “Merry Christmas” over “Happy Holidays” according to a according to an article in Politico: