Silly PC Holiday stuff

Let me start with this: The idea that people or civic structures should refrain from religious, ethnic, or political activity because someone might feel intimidated or hurt by it is silly, stupid, and lackwitted. Showing an awareness that we are a pluralistic society does not equal repression of civic or private speech. That type of "sensitivity" is simply the tyranny of the hypersensitive.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper seems to be intent on becoming a poster child for the easily offended. First, he was forced to back down after he announced that next year the phrase 'Merry Christmas' would be removed from the city building and replaced with 'Happy Holidays. Then he told marchers in the parade (snow parade? seasonal vanilla happy time parade? wintertime special march?) that they could not represent any church or religious sentiments. My understanding is that a gaggle of unorganized religious rabble defied city hall, marched in front of the parade, sang hymns (about JESUS, no less!) and offended the godless by inserting Christmas into "their" holiday. The really great thing about it is that they weren't mad. They were happy, joyful, and had great attitudes, but they just blew off the mayor and his loopy restrictions. It is a Christian holiday, there are lots of Christians (and non-Christians) who would like to acknowledge it as a Christian holiday, and they just laughed at the silliness of city hall. ROCK ON, Denver.


Yeah, I would love to see it from your perspective, but ......


I can't quite make it to that position.