Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption pulls "offensive" ads

[dead0man]

Why would you care if they don't like Christmas?

[dead0man]

My family doesn't celebrate Christmas. Does that mean that we're attacking America?

If you don't celebrate Christmas, that's your business. If you can't appreciate the virtues of American society, including its holiday celebrating peace on earth and goodwill to men, then, I suggest the polite thing for you to do is to not offend those that do celebrate Christmas.

Or what, you'll blow up a ....something?  May I suggest you just ignore people that intentionally try to get a rise out of you.

[dead0man]

Well, I'm offended that Christmas is a federal holiday...what with separation of church and state and all.  At least Jesus was a cool, peacefull dude (even if very few of His followers follow His lead), I'll never understand our ignorant love of Columbus.

[dead0man]

Indeed it is enjoyed by most secularists, it still doesn't mean I can't find it a little silly that we get a federal holiday to celebrate the birth of a religious leader.  Obviously I don't expect this to change, well, ever, or that it is a big deal to me.  Just find it a little silly.

[dead0man]

It's not a federal holiday.

[dead0man]

I'm sure some do, I have no clue what your point is though.  Christmas is a federal holiday, that's my (very minor) issue, not that it's celebrated by people working for the govt.

[dead0man]

I don't celebrate Christmas (ok, I am Mexican, but, neither did I celebrate it when I lived in the US). Yeah, I am of Jewish origin, but I am not religious and I don't make any points. It is just that I have chosen to stick to one non-personal holiday a year - the New Year. I even put up a tree - I just decorate it on Dec. 26th ) So, my kids have to wait an extra week for the gifts - big deal On the good side, I get to buy them at the discount

If you're serious (and I have no reason to doubt you) that is freaking genius.  The Christmas celebrating at our house is very nebulous.  No tree, no pile of wrapped presents or decorations of any kind.  We get the kids sh**t, but at our leisure.  The boy has been playing Arkham City for a few weeks now, part of his Christmas.  Why wait?  I can understand getting all into it and stuff, we just don't.  Just seems to me that in 2011, it's more of a celebration of buying sh**t than anything else.  Nobody cares about Santa's virgin birth anymore.

[dead0man]

That's what I don't get...why the hell does he care how other people celebrate (or not) a holiday?

[dead0man]

le sigh

[dead0man]

The people at fault have had their peepee spanked, they took the add down.  Do you need a personal appology or something?

I'm not getting your outrage is what I'm saying I guess.

[dead0man]

The people at fault have had their peepee spanked, they took the add down.  Do you need a personal appology or something?

I'm not getting your outrage is what I'm saying I guess.

I want it acknowledged that I was correct in noting that the ad really was offensive.

I have no idea if it's offensive or not, haven't seen it, so I really can't do that for ya.  I'm not keen on looking all that hard into it either, could you briefly spell it out, or maybe a little youtube link?

[dead0man]

Not seeing the offensiveness there.