The irony is that secular Christmas was supposed to be a solution for a multicultural America where there’s no state religion or required observance. But a watered-down version of Jesus’s so-called birthday… has just managed to make the assumption of Christianity even more of a given. Non-Christians who opt out of stockings and presents aren’t considered bad at religion; they’re considered bad at American-ness…. Each tinkly “It’s the Most Wonderful Tiiiiiime of the Yearrrrrr” is just one more tiny reminder that I’m not part of the majority: I’m an exception to the given social rule.
(via dollsahoy)
