In an attempt to reach a wide range of people with various beliefs and celebrations, Target changed their greeting signs and advertisements to "happy holidays" rather than a more specific "Merry Christmas." People went crazy! There were boycotts and protests to try and revive the use of "Merry Christmas." To me, trying to address all holidays and religious beliefs should only be a good thing. I myself celebrate Christmas, but why would I be offended by addressing all holidays? When I hear happy holidays, to me that means Merry Christmas. When my friend Chelsea hears happy holidays it means "Happy Hanukkah". I don't see any problem at all with generalizing the greeting and it's too bad that they had to change it back because people were so "hurt" by the modification.
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