#the holidays
ya’ll have no idea how long I have been waiting to change my icon to what it is now for the holidays
Cease being a prick and purchase one of our many Slightly Wrong Quotes Xmas t-shirts for the special arsehole in your life.
There’s probably still time to get your order in, and it’s 20% off every t-shirt, with free postage on orders of 5+! That’s FIVE people you can disappoint in one go.
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Check out my holiday video for Christmas 2019! ❤️
normalize not celebrating xmas. like every single piece of media involving xmas in any way shape or form has everyone celebrating it like no matter their religion they just like do it for the spirit or the holiday or whatever and if they originally don’t it ends w them giving in out of consideration and being guilted. like if you love xmas, that’s great. i love bubble tea and i love rosh hashanah, but i don’t expect everyone to love them or even experience them. it’s not sad for me if someone doesn’t enjoy them bc i’m not a self obsessed prick who assumes everyone else enjoys and celebrates the same things i do. pls be respectful this year, pls acknowledge xmas IS NOT a secular holiday, please do not other and exclude those who do not celebrate it. and btw this goes beyond inclusive language.
(goyim and christians/atheists can rb and add if you want but do not clown i am begging you)
Know what’s nice about COVID? Not having to pretend to give a shit about my inlaws’ twice yearly show of Christianity. I like not having to drive 9 hours, assuming no traffic, to enjoy food I can’t eat with people I don’t like. Yeah, I understand that seafood for Christmas Eve is a New England tradition, Susan, however I still can’t eat your lobster bisque. Know what else is a New England tradition? Oranges and walnuts in your stockings. Can we have that one instead?
npr:
In the Illinois Capitol rotunda this month, several traditions are being celebrated. There’s a Nativity scene for Christmas, a menorah for Hanukkah, and then something a little different: an arm holding an apple, with a snake coiled around it.
It’s a gift from the Chicago branch of The Satanic Temple. Called “Snaketivity,” the work also has a sign that reads “Knowledge Is The Greatest Gift.”
Nearby stands a sign in which the state offers a civics lesson — and explains it didn’t have much of a choice:
“The State of Illinois is required by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution to allow temporary, public displays in the state capitol so long as these displays are not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Because the first floor of the Capitol Rotunda is a public place, state officials cannot legally censor the content of speech or displays. The United States Supreme Court has held that public officials may legally impose reasonable time, place and manner restrictions regarding displays and speeches, but no regulation can be based on the content of the speech.”
Illinois Secretary of State spokesman Dave Druker toldThe State Journal-Record the temple has the same rights as religious organizations. “This recognizes that.”
The Satanic Temple calls itself a “non-theistic organization” in its application to install the display.
In a GoFundMe campaign to raise $1,500 for the display, the group explainsits mission: “The Satanic Temple—Chicago will no longer allow one religious perspective to dominate the discourse in the Illinois State Capitol rotunda during the holiday season. … Please consider what you may do to help us bring Satan to Springfield!”
Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays
Image: Brian Mackey/NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS
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