It’s “Lunar New Year” now. Of course, there are many lunar calendars with differing starts of the year but let’s just pave over that to Frankenstein together some generic nonspecific holiday because Gyna bad.

  • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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    10 months ago

    This seems like its going to be a large struggle session on here...

    I honestly don't care if someone calls me a lib online because of me saying "Lunar New Year" or tankie or ebil CCP shill for "Chinese New Year"....

    I know this has a geopolitical context but it's like "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry X-Mas" to me again...

    Edit: Honestly, could be worse.... it could be Taiwan New Year for all I know

    That being said, if they INSIST on saying LUNAR New Year, if I say Chinese, we gonna have a problem...

      • VILenin [he/him]M
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        10 months ago

        Active push to use “lunar New Year” due to anti-China sentiment

        This is exactly the same as Happy Holidays

        Come back when there’s rising anti-Christian sentiment. (And maybe skip the trivialization of casual Sinophobia next time)

    • VILenin [he/him]M
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      10 months ago

      Christians aren’t the subject of a racist moral panic. Chinese people are.

      • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        Well, I mean, unless there's footage of people attacking or using racial slurs at people for them calling it "Chinese New Year", because of ebil CCP sentiments, I don't think there's much fuss to be made here....

        • VILenin [he/him]M
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          10 months ago

          Is it ok for me to call Hannukah "generic winter holiday" as long as I don't assault anyone? It must also not be racist to force black students to change their hairstyle, as they didn't use the N word.

          • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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            10 months ago

            Is it ok for me to call Hannukah "generic winter holiday" as long as I don't assault anyone?

            Uh no... but I could simply say happy holidays....

            It must also not be racist to force black students to change their hairstyle

            How is this related to Chinese New Year again? Did Chinese people in the U.S get forced to change their haircuts, even though that's part of the new year?

        • oregoncom [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          Totally hasn't been a spike of sinophobia well documented on hexbear. Jesus Christ go fuck yourself. My roommate literally assaulted me last chinese new year.