Passenger kicked off flight for flipping out over "Merry Christmas"

[Mermaid]

Someone's getting coal in their stocking next year.

What are your thoughts on this? Was the guy a jerkface? Or was the chirpy airline staff in the wrong? I'm going to have to stand firmly in the jerkface camp.

http://whateverblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/passenger-headed-to-dallas-rages-over-merry-christmas-removed-from-plane.html/

An airline passenger headed to Dallas was removed from a plane at La Guardia Airport on Christmas Eve because he raged after workers wished him a Merry Christmas, The New York Post reports.

The man was waiting to board American Airlines Flight 1140 to Dallas when a gate agent began welcoming everyone with the Yuletide greeting. He yelled at the woman, “You shouldn’t say that because not everyone celebrates Christmas.”

Once on the plane, a flight attendant wished him a “Merry Christmas.” He yelled, “Don’t say, ‘Merry Christmas!’”

According to the Post, he was escorted off the plane as other fliers burst into cheers and applause.

[pr126]

Oddly enough,  there is no mention of the passanger's religion if any.  But I doubt that he was an atheist.
Possibly a rageboy?

[Youssuf Ramadan]

Jerkface it is IMO.  Someone is trying to be nice, and he responded like a precious little prick.  Glad he got chucked off. 

[Atheon]

I have a Facebook "friend" like that. Not a Christian (not an atheist either), but said "Don't say Merry Christmas to me unless you're a Christian."

Boggle.

[Mermaid]

I have a Facebook "friend" like that. Not a Christian (not an atheist either), but said "Don't say Merry Christmas to me unless you're a Christian."

Boggle.

Someone pissed in his corn flakes. Sheesh.

[pr126]

Apparently he did carry on creating a scene long enough to warrant the cabin staff to eject him.
My prediction is that he will sue the airline.

[SGOS]

I wouldn't rage over the issue.  I doubt that airline staff is implying that the man should give thanks that Jesus is his savior.  Merry Christmas is just a thing people say.  Hell, I say it, but it doesn't imply anything about Baby Jesus.  In fact, the real meaning of Christmas as nothing to do with Jesus.  Christians swiped it from the pagans, and merchants swiped it back from the Christians.  It's more like a celebration of good cheer, spending money, and hoodwinking kids with the Santa Fantasy.  You also put a tree in your house and decorate it with gaudy multicolored lights.  What a silly thing to do, when you think about it, but it never ever seemed like it was first and foremost a religious holiday to me.

[Solitary]

I think he was being a jerk! Whatever Christmas is suppose to represent is nothing to get offended at, it is a season to celebrate for many reasons to be happy. It is also a fact that people unhappy and suffering don't like others reminding them about how merry they are and to cheer up. "Misery loves company." I feel sorry for the guy myself. Solitary

[Mermaid]

You are more charitable than I, Solitary.

[Solitary]

I feel sorry for anyone that is not happy and sad. A happy person does not act like that, and just because I feel sorry for him does not mean I don't agree he should have been thrown off the plane. I even feel sorry for terrorist that are so miserable, selfish, with lack of empathy, scared and hateful, they can kill or be killed for any belief. "When you want revenge, dig two graves!"  Solitary 

[doorknob]

He was being a jerk. If I went to India on some Indian holiday and I was greeted with what ever their holiday greeting was wishing me happiness or even blessing me I just thank that person and move on. I'd even celebrate it with them. When in Rome as they say. It doesn't mean I have to convert or anything. It's called humoring some one. It's the polite thing to do.

[Munch]

*Shrug* big old ragaholic weirdo. People wish me merry christmas all the time, and I thank them and do the same.

Problem with the story like this and the way it was published, it makes it seem like he was an atheist and was trying to ruin peoples festive cheer. missing some details me thinks.

[dtq123]

I just love how the people cheered in the end after they kicked him off the plane.
"Yay! Merry Christmas for everyone," except that fucker. 

[kilodelta]

If someone were to wish me "Happy Ramadan," I wouldn't tell them to fuck off. I'd just say, "thanks, I'm celebrating with cigars, beer, and bacon pizza."

But then again, Ramadan isn't supposed to be happy...

[_Xenu_]

I definitely sympathize. This season, whatever you call it, consists of constant bombardment and it drives me nuts.