Originally Posted by mixedmedia

Maybe it's not the whiney old man we should be thinking about. Maybe it's the people who would appreciate some acknowledgement but aren't the type to make a lot of noise about it. Maybe we can just view the whiney old man as the impetus that made the airport consider some more inclusive options for next year's display. And perhaps their taking down the display this year was just a little bit of their own overreaction, for that matter. Maybe they could have released a statement saying that the display would remain as is this year, due to the lateness of the season, but they would be enlisting the input of people from different faiths, including the whiney old man, in coming up with a multicultural display for next year. Maybe both sides could have handled it better. I think its obvious that those who are fond of seeing Christmas displays in public places this time of year don't want to see them go. Why is it so difficult to give people who celebrate differently the same sort of acknowledgement?