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Originally posted by nononono
Sensitivity in either direction is ridiculous. I think I could manage not to feel threatened if I were at a firm that threw a Hannukah party and didn't even throw in a token tabletop tree. Why on earth would I care? Or not want to participate? Or, God forbid, feel excluded?
On the other hand, throwing an end of the year celebration, or generic holiday party doesn't bug me, either, so long as it's in order to do that, not just out of fear of offending.
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In my view, if a big American organization is going to throw a big huge party at the end of the year and expect all of their employees (no matter what their background) to show up and kinda expect most of their local clients to show up, they should call it something generic. I mean, unless it's Roman Inc., maker of Catholic stuff. Or if it's an actual church throwing the party.
If I am throwing a party, I can call it whatever I want. If it's a tree-decorating party, I might well call it a Christmas party. If it's a "let's drink hot drinks and huddle in front of the fire because it's the shortest day of the year and it's so dark out" party, I might call it a solstice party.
If I were working at British Aerospace's Los Angeles office, the office might throw a party on Guy Fawkes Day and call it that -- they are sharing an item of British (well, maybe just English, whatever, not sure) culture and inviting people who are not part of that culture to learn something about it or have another excuse to drink (and burn stuff!!). My company's office in France (uh, if we have one) might throw a 4th of July/Independence Day party to share that American holiday with its French employees and customers.
That is to say, the Bastille Day thing is distinguishable. You moron.
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