They've finally done it. They have commercialized the hell out of Thanksgiving. Nobody is even talking about Thanksgiving, just the stupid-ass Black Friday Consumer Frenzy that follows.
Once upon a time, there was something called Sunday and holidays to spend relaxing with family and friends -- or in quiet reflection alone. Stores were closed on Sundays. Nobody worked Sundays. The world paused for a moment. It was expected and nobody was made to feel guilty for the break.
Then bit by bit stores were open on Sundays and people worked Sundays. The time for pausing was eliminated. Sunday just became another day of the week. The only thing left sacred was Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Well, now that's gone too thanks to big box retailers hocking shit made in China paying their employees minimum wage to give up what's left of a family holiday to report to work at midnight to break up fights in the store aisles between materialistic women tug-of-warring over the latest toy-rage-gadget whatever.
I don't know who I hate more -- big box retailers or the dumb-ass shoppers lining up at midnight. I want to take a paint ball gun and pummel them all.
I can only control my own actions, and I can guarantee I will not enter any type of shopping establishment on Thanksgiving Day or line up outside of BigBox central. Refuse to participate in this madness.
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