See, I think "Merry Christmas" is appropriate, but then, if someone replied with: "... and a joyful solstice festival to you!" I'd say, "Thank you!"
Because my idea of cultural inclusiveness doesn't mean removing things, it means adding them. I will wish people a merry Christmas because Christmas is a part of my culture as well as my religion, and I WANT Christmas to stay a part of my culture.
I would also, however, like my culture to start marking Diwali and Eid, to note Passover and Yom Kippur, to hold everyone's celebrations as important. (I remain ambivalent about Kwanzaa, because it's so artificial, and I don't know anyone who actually celebrates it, and it's very, very specifically American.)
Because yes, everyone's equally miserable if we suck all the joy out of life, but this is NOT AN IMPROVEMENT.
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Because my idea of cultural inclusiveness doesn't mean removing things, it means adding them. I will wish people a merry Christmas because Christmas is a part of my culture as well as my religion, and I WANT Christmas to stay a part of my culture.
I would also, however, like my culture to start marking Diwali and Eid, to note Passover and Yom Kippur, to hold everyone's celebrations as important. (I remain ambivalent about Kwanzaa, because it's so artificial, and I don't know anyone who actually celebrates it, and it's very, very specifically American.)
Because yes, everyone's equally miserable if we suck all the joy out of life, but this is NOT AN IMPROVEMENT.