Oh, and...Being single and complaining about V-Day is like being Christian and complaining about Hannukah or being American and complaining about Australia Day...?
No. No it isn't. It may be like being Jewish (or anything else non-Christian) and complaining about Christmas, or Australian and complaining about the Fourth of July, but not their reverses. Hannukah and Australia Day are not forced down the throats of Christians and Americans respectively the way Valentines Day is across the Developed World. Christmas is on the same level as V-Day in terms of advertising, brainwashing, and seasonal sales. The Fourth of July isn't, but it's American, and Australia is like America 2, smothered in it's culture and whatnot. However, Australia Day is probably unheard of in America, and I think you'd be hard-pressed finding a Gentile who knew the story of Hannukah.
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Date: 2007-02-21 12:29 pm (UTC)No. No it isn't. It may be like being Jewish (or anything else non-Christian) and complaining about Christmas, or Australian and complaining about the Fourth of July, but not their reverses. Hannukah and Australia Day are not forced down the throats of Christians and Americans respectively the way Valentines Day is across the Developed World. Christmas is on the same level as V-Day in terms of advertising, brainwashing, and seasonal sales. The Fourth of July isn't, but it's American, and Australia is like America 2, smothered in it's culture and whatnot. However, Australia Day is probably unheard of in America, and I think you'd be hard-pressed finding a Gentile who knew the story of Hannukah.