Forty-three percent of this lot prefer "Merry Christmas." Statistically, the children disagree.

Warning: Although it does concern business, this post has absolutely nothing to do with insurance, at least not directly. Instead, it deals with the ongoing battle of words, and the ideologies behind them, surrounding what should be a no-brainer: wishing people a pleasant holiday season.

We’re living in an era where every custom is under microscopic scrutiny by some special interest group—witness the ongoing debate about the naming of sports teams, for instance. So I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise when TV pundits get their undies in a bundle over the racial composition of Santa Claus. (Next up: “In Search of the Historic Easter Bunny: Albino or Not?”)

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