I explain it’s not Christmas that I hate, it’s the Christmas season, which now takes up at least 10% of the annual calendar. If Christmas was something that was only a thing where people started decorating Christmas Eve, celebrated on the day, and that was it, I would be good with Christmas.

[–] AnarchoAnarchist@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I'll admit that I am a big Christmas fan. I'm the kind of annoying person who has watched the same half dozen Christmas specials every year for the last ~~20~~ 35 years. I can recite how the Grinch stole Christmas from memory. When one of the local radio stations switches to Christmas songs in December, that is all that I will listen to in the car for around 3 weeks.

But I beg my fellow Christmas-heads, A holiday is not special if it takes up 10% of the year. Christmas lights do not belong on your house before December. No Christmas tree needs to be put up before December. Stores do not need to be selling Christmas things before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a very important part of the holiday ecosystem and it needs to be respected. The further Christmas encroaches into the year, the less special it becomes.

In the same way animal conservationists will support targeted hunting in order to maintain population balance, I fully support the eradication of anything Christmas themed before December 7th.

Edit: realized I've actually been watching the same holiday specials for about 35 years.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

two weeks of decorations is okay. anything in December is tolerable. but [insert Picard speech about the line must be drawn here no further]