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Valentine's Day (i.ibb.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (11 children)

I can think of quite a few ways to show love w my S.O. without consumerism.

Also, I don't see any false equivalence, just because it's been around longer doesn't make Christmass any less made up.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

There's a clear difference between the traditions behind Christmas/Yule and the purely capitalism-driven Valentine's Day sales event.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

There's a clear difference between the longstanding traditions behind Christmas/Yule and the capitalism-driven Valentine's Day sales event. And we all know it.

Yes, like jolly old Santa Claus dressed up in his red and white suit as popularized by... Coca Cola in the ‘30s. You’re right, Christmas is totally different than Valentine’s Day.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-claus-that-refreshes/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wanna know how I know you didn't read that? Because it doesn't disagree with me. Coca Cola popularized the modern depiction of Santa Claus.

One might therefore fairly grant Coca-Cola some credit for cementing the modern image of Santa Claus in the public consciousness, as in an era before the advent of television, before color motion pictures became common, and before the widespread use of color in newspapers, Coca-Cola's magazine advertisements, billboards, and point-of-sale store displays were for many Americans their primary exposure to the modern Santa Claus image. But at best what Coca-Cola popularized was an image they borrowed, not one they created.

Notice how I didn't say they created it, nor did I say they invented it? I said they popularized it.

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