1. As [info]malasadas has already observed, it's striking to note the sheer energy and passion some here have poured into denying the obvious -- which is that "Grinch Alert" is intended as a vehicle for a boycott against businesses that dare to utter or write the words "Happy Holiday" rather than "Merry Christmas." Some of these "It's not a boycott" folks must get horribly confused when watching gangster films where a mob boss walks into a business, looks around, and purrs around his stogie to the owner, "Nice business you got here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it!"
"But he's not bad guy!" I imagine some of them insisting. "He said he didn't want to see anything happen to that nice man's business! That's why the owner of the speakeasy was willing to give Scarface O'Banion all that money!"
Yes, yes, I know, they don't react to a gangster movies that way. The people insisting here that Grinch Alert is not a vehicle for a boycott aren't that stupid. They're just pretending to be here in order to avoid conceding a point.
2. Exaggerating a poster's premise in order to bolster a claim that they are overreacting is dishonest. In the course of arguing about "Grinch Alert," I've used terms like "bullying," "intimidation," and "boycott." I have not used terms like "apocalypse," or "the end of the world." I don't believe I've even referred to it as "a big deal" (though I suspect losing customers during the Christmas season because of this website would be "a big deal" to a business already holding on by it's fingernails.)
The mere act of posting about something does not indicate that you consider it earthshaking. Nor does arguing a point -- even if you're interested enough to argue about it at length.
A Couple of Observations After Looking Over the LONG Reaction to This Post
"But he's not bad guy!" I imagine some of them insisting. "He said he didn't want to see anything happen to that nice man's business! That's why the owner of the speakeasy was willing to give Scarface O'Banion all that money!"
Yes, yes, I know, they don't react to a gangster movies that way. The people insisting here that Grinch Alert is not a vehicle for a boycott aren't that stupid. They're just pretending to be here in order to avoid conceding a point.
2. Exaggerating a poster's premise in order to bolster a claim that they are overreacting is dishonest. In the course of arguing about "Grinch Alert," I've used terms like "bullying," "intimidation," and "boycott." I have not used terms like "apocalypse," or "the end of the world." I don't believe I've even referred to it as "a big deal" (though I suspect losing customers during the Christmas season because of this website would be "a big deal" to a business already holding on by it's fingernails.)
The mere act of posting about something does not indicate that you consider it earthshaking. Nor does arguing a point -- even if you're interested enough to argue about it at length.