Students Weigh in On the Perceived "War on Christmas"

PrideTime Reporters:
Austin Keller, Daisy Restrepo, Norberto Santiago

     At McMahon, political correctness has been visible for some time, as we’re a school that takes pride in diversity and inclusiveness. When President Trump was elected in 2016 Pride Time ran pieces on the fearfulness of students, and fights that erupted the morning after.
     During the first holiday season of his presidency, Trump promised to bring back the use of ‘Merry Christmas’ alone.

 And yet this time of the year is still draped with ‘happy holidays’ and ‘merry x-mas, so the war on PC’s invasion of the season hasn’t come to complete fruition.
     Knowing students here have engage in political debate on any other hot-button topic, our PrideTime team looked into where the line ends when it comes to wishing each other a joyful season. 
Chris Clemens, (‘19) who will be celebrating Christmas, disagreed with Trump here. “I think people should still say happy holidays - because you just don’t know what someone believes”
   

 And while Chris certainly isn’t alone in thinking this way, there certainly is counterweight within the student body, as was expressed through the view of former Class VP Jackson Dino, “for article’s purpose I would probably print Happy Holidays, but I really don’t see anything wrong with saying Merry Christmas”. 
The debate rages on, in a society where polarization plays an increasingly crippling role in how we all get along - where do you stand? Comment.
     Let’s hope it leaves the holidays alone, and lets us get back to what truly matters this time of year - fighting with relatives and Iphone x’s. ​