It began pretty early this year, the right has come out swinging at the supposed 'attack on Christmas'. In this case, I'm referring to their recent boycott of GAP for their 'anti-Christmas' ad. Of course, anyone who has seen the ad would no doubt see that they were simply trying to portray the holidays in a more inclusive light and not, comparing Christmas "to pagan "Solstice" holiday" as the American Family Association claims. The funniest thing about this is that basically all major Christmas traditions are of pagan decent (the tree, many of the songs, gift giving...). Oh, if they only knew.
The really sad thing is that this trend where the majority thinks that they are actually the victims is everywhere. You see the same sentiment all the with things like gay marriage or atheism's secular agenda (both clearly acting oppressors). Why this happens is for another post, but my working hypothesis is that it comes down to money. A TV program can reach their biggest audience if they play to the majority and ignore the minority view.
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