Nov 24, 2009 by Lance Crowell
Above is the 2009 GAP Holiday Video? It’s call Go Ho Ho and it’s a choreographed number with everyone downed in the festive winter outfits. As you heard it wishes everyone to Go Christmas, Go Hanukkah, Go Kwanzaa, and Go Solstice. I know that this has some people outraged that they wish everyone a happy season. The struggle I have with the video is not with this as much as it is with the message toward the end. It is a great picture of the culture today. They say, “You 86 the rules you do just what feels right. Happy do what ever you want, and to all a cheery night.” There is no senses of absolutes or right or wrong. Yes, yes I know I am asking too much from Gap here, but come on, this is what they are marketing to students. It’s about you and your desires and you just do whatever “feels” right. No wonder we struggle to get students to think outside of themselves or to think of Christ above their own desires.
So what?
Ask students questions about what they think about the season and the different faiths?
Train about the other belief systems to help them have good conversations?
Teach and train that there is absolute truth and then give plenty of cultural examples of where it is being denied
Let them know there are plenty of people that live “Do whatever you want” and they are miserable.
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