[AmyPrib]

Personally, I think the whole PC thing has gotten out of hand (and not just on holiday phrases). Why does it have to be read into? Why are people horridly offended by someone saying Merry Christmas? I grew up this way, so it's difficult for me to understand why it's got to be this big movement to ban people from saying certain phrases.

Are they also offended when someone says Happy Hanukah, Happy Winter Solstice, Bless You (when you sneeze), Happy Easter, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Druids day, or any other holiday name, or nothing at all during the holidays?

Maybe they do get offended, by why? Do they feel as if they are being forced to convert? Is it being shoved down their throats? I've never been offended by other's beliefs - because I know how to deal with diversity. I look at it as - they are wishing me happy holidays no matter which holiday or religion they believe in. Merry Christmas comes naturally to me, other words come naturally to others. I'm not going to freak out if someone wishes me a "whatever whatever". To me it's the thought that counts more than the words they use. Tolerance for differences has seemed to drop by the wayside.

If you want to use Happy Holidays to cover the diversity, cool. But being forced to by your employers or otherwise, and being restricted from saying certain things is slightly ridiculous. Perhaps everyone (including the offended and offenders) should learn to deal with diversity. It's give and take both ways people. If people just looked at the general "spirit" of the holiday, it shouldn't really matter.