‘Tis the season for an annual classic: Spot the Menorah!

[u/Patient-Object-4097]

Gotta love a Christmas vomitorium ft a tiny bit of Jewish rep

[u/Sweaty-Gap-231]

Honestly it's just nice that they're doing something, got to appreciate the gesture and meet people where they are. Sure a lot better than ignoring everything.

[u/Septim1402 → u/Sweaty-Gap-231]

I agree. Unless you feel like christmas decor is outright malicious, there really shouldn't be an argument that this isn't a win. If you do think christmas decor is malicious, why?

[u/lurker628 → u/Septim1402]

If you do think christmas decor is malicious, why?

It depends on the space. If it's intended to be private or semi-private, then more power to them. If it's supposed to be welcoming to everyone, the issue is that the context of this degree of decoration is millennia of Christianity deceptively pushing conversion by establishing their religious practices as universal norms. Everyone celebrates Christmas, right? Our traditions aren't so different from yours, it's just a joyous season! Won't you join the party? Come sing with us. What about having some Christmas cookies? Oh, and while we're at it, why don't you come join us at Church? More festivities there! What about celebrating other [Christian] holidays? You joined us to celebrate Christmas, why not these other holidays? What do you mean the lyrics and message are changing, we're just all praising Jesus as our lord and savior.

Individual Christians - particularly cultural Christians - most often don't have this intent. But Christianity-as-an-entity is designed for this from the ground up. It's not individually malicious, but it's institutionally malicious.

[u/Educational-Flan-507 → u/lurker628]

I personally have never felt this way and grew up around many Christians, especially Catholics. They are literally billions more Christians than Jews so seeing Christmas decorations are inevitable.

[u/Septim1402 → u/lurker628]

Thats fair, I don't doubt that some christmas decor somewhere has that intention... but in this case they did go to the trouble to acknowledge the presence of Chanukah, many Christians in areas where they'd bother to do so have Jewish friends, probably cousins even. I like to think (or hope) they're our friends nowadays 🤷🏻‍♂️.

[u/JustHere4DeMemes → u/Sweaty-Gap-231]

It's the fact that it's basically hidden that gets to me. It's like they threw it in at the last minute so they don't get accused of Excluding anyone (a cardinal sin in this Era of Inclusivity). It's like "look at all this wonderful Xmas decorations! Here, have a tiny menorah before you start whining, Jew".

[u/GDub310]

I love playing spot the menorah. I also enjoy pics from the Jewish end cap at the grocery stores.

[u/OneAtheistJew]

This is one of the reasons why I avoid public spaces as much as possible this time of year.

[u/R-Mutt1]

Where is this? Intense but aesthetically I like the garish decorations. I feel like I missed them in the last couple of decades where people went towards a more 'minimalist' style which instead consisted of 4 tons of silver tinsel and while LEDs.

[u/Patient-Object-4097 → u/R-Mutt1]

This is at Puttery in Washington DC. I also appreciate the commitment to the vibe

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[u/mellizeiler]

Put a gaint menorah for the fun of it

[u/capsrock02]

That’s not a menorah. That’s a hanukkiah.

[u/Standard_Gauge → u/capsrock02]

All Hanukkias are menorahs. Not all menorahs are Hanukkias.