Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Happy Holidays. I am an atheist, I don't have any religious beliefs. So I make a point of calling everything associated with the end of December "Holiday."
A few minutes ago I was in the front office and the mail came in, including a box from Amazon with a present for Mummy. I made a comment that it was her Holiday present. A co-worker responded [I'm paraphrasing here, of course I didn't have a tape recorder handy], "Why can't you just call it Christmas?"
"I'm not a Christian, that why I call it Holiday."
"I don't think that is right," she said.
I then said, "Our Governor put up a Holiday Tree in the Capitol building. She said that something about how the tree represents everybody in Arizona including Hindus, Muslims, atheists and other people."
The conversation continued for another minute and then she said, "You always have to be a little different don't you. Just like my brother" she replied. "Why can't you just blend in?" She gave me a look as she was saying this.
The conversation ended at that point. I felt completely uncomfortable that a co-worker would say something like that. I walked down to my office and asked my two cubicle neighbors (one Catholic, one Jewish) their opinions. And they agreed. Strange and inappropriate.
Guess who won't be getting a Holiday present from me?
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A few minutes ago I was in the front office and the mail came in, including a box from Amazon with a present for Mummy. I made a comment that it was her Holiday present. A co-worker responded [I'm paraphrasing here, of course I didn't have a tape recorder handy], "Why can't you just call it Christmas?"
"I'm not a Christian, that why I call it Holiday."
"I don't think that is right," she said.
I then said, "Our Governor put up a Holiday Tree in the Capitol building. She said that something about how the tree represents everybody in Arizona including Hindus, Muslims, atheists and other people."
The conversation continued for another minute and then she said, "You always have to be a little different don't you. Just like my brother" she replied. "Why can't you just blend in?" She gave me a look as she was saying this.
The conversation ended at that point. I felt completely uncomfortable that a co-worker would say something like that. I walked down to my office and asked my two cubicle neighbors (one Catholic, one Jewish) their opinions. And they agreed. Strange and inappropriate.
Guess who won't be getting a Holiday present from me?
