monkeylove Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 That's not Christmas but businesses using Christmas to sell. They do similar for various holidays throughout the year, religious or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zArk Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 kids christmas films last 10-15years are now obsessed with a dead/absent father 8-bit .. dads dead elf ... dad didnt know about son christmas chronicles ... dads dead jack frost .. dead dad the santa clause .... parents separated bad santa ... kids dad absent and santas dad dead even Home Alone is based upon parent abandonment the grinch .. no parents pretty sick stuff from Holly stick How this lack of dad is attached to Christmas i am unsure as i am pretty sure Mum and Dad were around for Jesus. the films conclude with the child accepting dads dead/gone older films conclude with dad returning older films conclude with family being present throughout 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart dorrans Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bombadil said: I tend to only watch pre 80’s films nowadays. More quality on screenplays. Real people doing real acting. Better cinematography Imo. Too much CGI has destroyed movies. I enjoy 80s movies because they had a gritty real life feel about them. My favourite movie from that era is Predator. The latest Predator is all about native girl power and a giant CGI Predator that was kind of brainless. A total wokefest 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 They are trying their hardest to get rid of Christmas, by calling it either the Winter/Festive Holidays also I have noticed too, that you find it difficult to find or be given Christmas cards with the Nativity scene on them now. I can see them before long them banning the words 'Father Christmas', Oh I forgot they already have, it is now 'Santa' which is an anagram for Satan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bastardo79 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Christmas personified is a malignant narcissist. It gaslights me and denies my reality. CHRISTMAS (Dancing in front of me with a bad jumper and a face I want to punch) - "Why don't you like me? I'm fun and festive? You don't want to party, dance and be merry? MY REPLY - "Sorry Christmas. I do like to laugh and celebrate but I prefer it to happen naturally and spontaneously and as an introvert its just not my cup of tea. I just don't like forced fun” -CHRISTMAS "hmm you must be miserable, there must be something wrong with you, everyone else likes me" - MY REPLY - "Fu*k off Christmas I just don't subscribe to an overhyped guaranteed to be anti-climactic event that insists upon itself with its debt inducing shopping and gluttony”. For me Christmas is only worth it when your a kid and believe in father Christmas. After that its a load of balls. Swear next year I'm going abroad and lying on a beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 It's always puzzled me why they call today 'Boxing Day' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail Liebestein Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Nuckles said: Im not a Christian so why would I celebrate Christmas? So many who 'celebrate' Christmas aren't even Christian either! Christians just stole the whole thing from older religions anyway; its not even authentically theirs! It is essentially a theft of the Winter Solstice celebration from the Pagans. I can take the Solstice from a scientific point of view and celebrate the tilting of the Earth's rotational axis back in the other direction which eventually brings on summer, before tilting back again returning us to winter. BTW, this was at 9.48pm on 21st. Christmas is just nonsense. I'm an atheist anyway, so the whole biblical aspect and the strange extrapolation of a story about some saint called Nicholas who illegally enters houses to dump cheap plastic crap from China never did it for me. Edited December 26, 2022 by Mikhail Liebestein 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 And some religious holidays essentially celebrate genocide, but I don't see r/atheism seething about those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 3 hours ago, alexa said: It's always puzzled me why they call today 'Boxing Day' The whole family gets together ,by the afternoon they're full of alcohol and arguing ,so the next day it's on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I don't do Christmas but I do christ-mas. I am just thinking of the boxing day ritual for those poor foxes. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastOneLeftInTheCounty Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Bombadil said: I’ll join you. Don’t worry nearly over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crabtree Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) I detest Christmas because of the pressure it puts lots of people under, especially young parents {particularly those who are not on drugs and off their faces,} but want to do their best for the kids! It's become commercialized to the point of stupidity now! You can tell when Christmas is approaching, the 50 inch 'Idiots Lantern' hanging on the wall starts showing ads for holidays and Easter eggs! The same as the Christmas songs the music channels play, as I've said before, they build you up with a few nice songs, then slap you down with ads for Cancer charities, Homeless people, wells for Africa etc! A few years back a 'chugger' tried to sign me up to 'Adopt a Gorilla' I flatly refused because when he reaches eighteen years old and I break it to him that I'm not his real dad, he'd go absolutely 'Apeshit' and they don't know their own strength when they lose their rag! Edited December 26, 2022 by Mr Crabtree 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crabtree Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) CHRISTMAS 'EH MATE? TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE KID'S SAKES, I REALLY WOULDN'T BOTHER! Edited December 26, 2022 by Mr Crabtree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crabtree Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, zArk said: kids christmas films last 10-15years are now obsessed with a dead/absent father 8-bit .. dads dead elf ... dad didnt know about son christmas chronicles ... dads dead jack frost .. dead dad the santa clause .... parents separated bad santa ... kids dad absent and santas dad dead even Home Alone is based upon parent abandonment the grinch .. no parents pretty sick stuff from Holly stick How this lack of dad is attached to Christmas i am unsure as i am pretty sure Mum and Dad were around for Jesus. the films conclude with the child accepting dads dead/gone older films conclude with dad returning older films conclude with family being present throughout I can see a theme running through this, Santa never had kids either because Mrs Clause said he only comes once a year, and that's down the chimney! Fuck Hollyweird and the sick fucks who run it! Edited December 26, 2022 by Mr Crabtree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zArk Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, alexa said: It's always puzzled me why they call today 'Boxing Day' heh ...i forgot Pantomime another derived christian tradition part of panto is cross dressing fun which is where boxing day comes in... the upper class would serve their staff at christmas, swapping roles a tradition in the military also is swapping roles at christmas in the mess then on boxing day the upper class would give the staff gifts in panto sweets are thrown the kids in the audience in panto the barrier between audience and performers is broken with interaction christmas contains many great traditions in many british homes christmas dinner is cooked/ prepared by Dad Edited December 26, 2022 by zArk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, zArk said: heh ...i forgot Pantomime another derived christian tradition part of panto is cross dressing fun Yeah me too -This must give the LGBT crowd a lot of fun I always used to enjoy watching 'The Nut Cracker' at Christmas. Edited December 26, 2022 by alexa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zArk Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, alexa said: Yeah me too -This must give the LGBT crowd a lot of fun suprised they werent bleating on this year about pantomime representations by the Dames maybe next year the mentally disturbed will attack panto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, zArk said: suprised they werent bleating on this year about pantomime representations by the Dames https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crabtree Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, zArk said: heh ...i forgot Pantomime another derived christian tradition part of panto is cross dressing fun which is where boxing day comes in... the upper class would serve their staff at christmas, swapping roles a tradition in the military also is swapping roles at christmas in the mess then on boxing day the upper class would give the staff gifts in panto sweets are thrown the kids in the audience in panto the barrier between audience and performers is broken with interaction christmas contains many great traditions in many british homes christmas dinner is cooked/ prepared by Dad Tell you what mate, if I was in Panto and someone shouted 'He's behind you'! I'd shit myself in case it was Christopher Biggins who was behind me! It pisses me off whenever a so called 'Celeb' dies and Biggins jumps on the bandwagon with his 'My close and dear friend' speech! How to fuck up your scene, Chris kissed the handsome Prince and he turned into a frog! Chris and his lovely mum and dad just waiting for the queen to pop off! Edited December 26, 2022 by Mr Crabtree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Crabtree Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 My neighbour's son Cedric has just left Uni and got himself a roll in the local pantomime, he sent his parents a text saying 'Hi both, Just landed a panto role, I'll be paying a Count this year' His dad was well annoyed and said to his mother 'All them years at University and he still can't spell'! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 10 hours ago, zArk said: How this lack of dad is attached to Christmas i am unsure as i am pretty sure Mum and Dad were around for Jesus. not only that but the parents of jesus were massive conspiracy theorists except the conspiracy turned out to be true and their actions saved his life 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonfreeparty2 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 i totally ignored xmas this year,no cards,no presents,no seeing family...mostly because i'm skint at the moment but have enjoyed relaxing and staying in bed last 2 days chilling out but looking forward to getting out and camping in the snow when it comes..the colder the better and sort these global warming fuckers out once and for all.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 20 minutes ago, masonfreeparty2 said: looking forward to getting out and camping in the snow when it comes. what do you use for that? eg do you use a stove in your tent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCP Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Mikhail Liebestein said: It is essentially a theft of the Winter Solstice celebration from the Pagans. I think this video explains what you're saying for those who don't make the connection. To me, it gives the best explanation of Xmas and the origins of religion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campion Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Mikhail Liebestein said: It is essentially a theft of the Winter Solstice celebration from the Pagans. One of my favourites pagan mythologies about our Father Christmas image is that he's based on Lapland shamans and all this flying around on a magic sleigh with red & white colours comes from use of fly agaric mushrooms (also associated with witches and flying broomsticks). See image of a shaman and fly agaric That's mixed with Christian mythology of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children and marinated through Victorian era European civilisation and you get our contemporary Christmas. What's wrong with mixing up our mythologies, we've been doing it for thousands of years. Edited December 26, 2022 by Campion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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