The 12 Microaggressions of Christmas

Nativity, Nuclear Family, Santa, Wrapping Paper, and More!

A version of this article I wrote originally appeared in a now defunct website on December 11, 2017. It’s too fun not to share again with a few updates.

The holidays can be difficult for many people. Some have family members overseas in the military. Others are preparing for their first Christmas without a loved one or without a job.

For the next week leading up to Christmas, the self-professed moral betters — social justice warriors and “woke” activists — won’t be talking about any of those issues. Instead, they will focus on the small, insignificant “problems” with Christmas. Their goal is to destroy joy rather than celebrate it. They focus on microaggressions, not blessings. Since we don’t know if the three French hens are free range or whether the six geese wanted to carry their eggs to term, these are just twelve of the things that have social justice warriors hot and bothered this Christmas.

1.     The Nativity

In 2016, French courts ruled that the Nativity scene could only be displayed in public spaces if it didn’t “demonstrate a public recognition or preference for a given religion.” While many (read: Muslims and progressives) wanted an outright ban of the nativity, the judges ultimately decided the Nativity displays could remain because Christmas has become disconnected from religion and the Nativity is merely “a decorative element.”

Leave it to the French to figure out a way to surrender to all sides. American SJWs and atheists are not deterred and still remain committed to an outright ban of Nativity scenes.

UPDATE for 2023: Christmas display cancelled in Bethlehem as Palestinian authorities ban tradition in birthplace of Jesus (GBN)

2. The Hetero-normative Nativity

SJWs understand that small victories matter. Some don’t want an outright ban in the U.S. because then they couldn’t come up with ideas to shock those who still think Jesus, Mary and Joseph has some significance to the celebration of Christmas. A few years ago, they collectively went ga-ga over a Nativity scene so creative a snickering five year-old could have thought of it — Two Josephs.

UPDATE for 2023: Queer Nativity scenes show love makes a family (Q Spirit)