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10/28/2015 5:21:58 PM
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Holiday Festival Controversy
I was on the forums today and saw two posts specifically about holiday festivals in the Tower. There were two posts that generated quite a bit of controversy, one that called for a Christmas Festival and one that called for a Ramadan Festival.
After reading these posts I couldn't believe how hypocritical and backwards some people on the forums are. Most accept a Christmas festival but are absolutely offended by the mere thought of a Ramadan Festival.
Have we really fallen so far? Posting inappropriate phrases to bash the Islamic faith and making jokes about terrorism. It really is a shame.
Don't give me the cop out excuses of that Christmas is more commercialized and makes up the majority, those explanations are complete crap, not everyone wants to celebrate a holiday with Christian roots.
I for one don't even think that Destiny has any of the faiths we have presently. They praise the Traveler as their Savior and the Speaker is sort of the Pope to the people in a sense. I don't Christmas exists. I do, however, think that having a seasonal festival of some sort would be great
TL;DR
[i]What justifiable reason can you give me for such a huge difference in opinion?[/i]
PS- for those that agree what do you think would be a good idea for a festival during the holiday season?
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16 RepliesEdited by Grimace221: 10/29/2015 2:49:08 PMThe problem with Ramadan festival, and the person who posted it, is that the OP of that one did so just to create controversy, and drama. Because if he (or anyone for that matter) knew anything, they would know that it would be a sin for those of the Muslim faith to celebrate Ramadan in such a manner. In reality, the biggest people to be offended about a Ramadan festival, should actually in fact be Muslims. It's cute how people want to rush in and be the PC hero, without actually knowing that it would be a huge insult to them, to have this in the game. Also remember that most of the people making terrorist jokes are probably kids whose parents never taught them respect. So that is where most of the people have the issues. Furthermore, most people want to have a holiday themed festival, and yes because Christmas is the more commercialized holiday, and very largely practiced, when games have events like this, it is usually Christmas themed, without actually being Christmas. Bottom line? Everybody needs to unbunch their panties, and stop looking for things that offend them.
