KrazeeK120
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 29, 2012
My feeling is I need to be aware of the traditions and cultures of the area where I am, rather than expecting people to be sensitive to me because I'm in the minority. I once visited an area of the world with a large Jewish population. I am Christian. We visited a restaurant with a very strict kosher menu. Should I have expected them to prepare for me a non-kosher meal because I am not Jewish? I also visited sites of WWII Jewish work camps and memorials to those who died. What happened to them was beyond awful. The World Showcase pavilions are meant to actually represent the countries (and they do a decent job, really). I really can't see how singing a Christmas song which originated in the heavily Christian country represented and inviting people to sing along is offensive. Would you be offended if you actually went to Germany and they invited you to sing along? If the answer is no, then by extension, there would be no reason to be offended at an authentic German representation elsewhere. If the answer is yes, I don't really know what to tell you. Perhaps it would benefit you to learn about the history of other religions. I did, and I appreciate my Jewish brothers and sisters even more now, and would certainly not be offended if I were among a group of Jewish people who invited me to "sing along."