I recently read a (news article) about some guy that stirred the wrath of all his neighbors with his radically new christmas lawn decoration - Santa Crucified on the Cross. 69yo Jimmy Wright claimed the 'artwork' was intended to express his sentiments
'Santa represents frivolous consumption. That's all he is. He shot Jesus right out of the saddle. He's the focus of Christmas.'
Personally, I don't make the connection but I do find it a bit humorous and I can certainly relate to his frustrations with society's 'Christmas spirit'.
All that the news can talk about is how Christmas spending is an economic indicator. This 'indicator' seems to be particularly difficult to read this year with the inception of The Gift Card. Yes, my friends, Christmas is now all about the Gift Card. If I were to write a letter to Santa this year, it would say:
Dear Santa,
Thank You for the Gift Cards this year.
Sincerely,
p0nk
p.s. The nearest Home Depot is 4 hours away, you fat lazy prick.
The days following Christmas (Boxing Day for you Canuckians) used to be about returning all the useless and broken crap, and the seven Dale Earnardt Jr wall clocks. Now it's about spending those damn gift cards.
People, it's one thing if you didn't want to take the time to buy something thoughtful for me, but why in the hell are you sending me to some god-forsaken hell-hole to try to find something i could use? Thanks a fucking lot! Cash may be considered tacky, but personally I would consider it a hell of a lot more thoughtful than forcing me to go to Ross Dress For Less to buy basketball shoes for one of the little p0nks.
...and speaking of the little p0nks, it's a damn good thing that i've got a week's vacation right now because between the Christmas hunting and putting together/repairing broken kids' toys, i'm pretty much busy 24/7.
Die Santa, you promoter of frivolous consumption!
