Happy what?

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

You've got that backwards. Commercialization of Valentine's Day far predates that of Halloween or Christmas. VD commercialization paved the way for the others.

I thought that's what I said (yeah, that's what I wrote). But that's why I find the "charge" against Valentine's Day surprising. It's been the most crassly commecialized holiday since forever. Perhaps that's why some people think of it strickly in those terms. (And, in fact, it may truly have been invented by a Hallmark, FTD and Sees cabal for the express purpose of selling stuff).

On the other hand, I think noticing the crassness also has a lot do to with the polarizing factor of Valentine's Day that tends to unfortunately separate the significant-other-haves from the sig-other-have-nots.




But love is a many-splendored thing ... and just because Hallmark decrees it so does not mean we have to limit the celebration of love to the romantic flavor only.

Let's celebrate all of love, our capacity to love, the love we have for our bothers and our sisters, whoa-oh-ohver this land.