Merry Christmas, Neiman Marcus And Sayonara
Neiman Marcus has finally looked down their nose at the wrong target. I don’t purchase many things from them, but I like knowing the outrageous things they sell are out there. There are many things offered by many companies that I’m not interested in purchasing but are fun to be aware of.
For instance, I’ll never need a $175,000 VIP styling experience with “Emily in Paris” costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, a $777,777 safari in Namibia, or a seven-foot-long, $1.9 million 18th-century carriage that belonged to the Spanish royal family. Still, it’s nice to know what some people spend their money on.
That said, the magazine that offers such indulgences decided to offend millions of people by quietly removing the word “Christmas” from its holiday catalog. The New York Post reported that some within the company have complained, claiming it was only done to condone woke politics.
That really isn’t a hot take. Of course, it was a political/DEI move. The radical left couldn’t care less about Christians or those of any religion that honor the traditional name. What’s incredibly offensive about the concept of changing the name is that Christmas is the chosen day to celebrate the birth of Christ. So, there is no appropriate name other than Christmas. So, calling the publication the “Holiday Book” isn’t suitable.
The name change has angered employees at the luxury chain’s headquarters in Dallas. Many long-term employees worry that his restructuring efforts and layoffs are erasing the remaining aspects of the company’s 117-year history.
One employee told the Post:
“If Geoffroy and his team put as much time into running the business as they did on expressing viewpoints about DEI, we would be buying Saks or launching an IPO.
Instead, my job is at risk because of our business failure.”
When the Dallas Morning News inquired about the name, a spokesperson explained that it was changed “in the spirit of inclusivity, welcoming customers of all backgrounds, religions, and traditions to celebrate the season.”
That, of course, is a totally lame and canned excuse. The proper name for the holiday is Christmas, and if that offends anyone, frankly, that’s tough sh*t. If anyone is so shellshocked by the appropriate name of a holiday, then don’t celebrate it. Calling the celebration by another name is not inclusive. It is divisive, insulting, and an incredibly weak move by anyone who caves to the leftist whiners. Does Neiman really believe that this ridiculous change is going to endear Christians to those who are so shallow as to complain about a holiday named after what it is celebrating?
The change was made in such a sneaky way that management never told the employees about it. One employee claimed:
“We found out via the Dallas Morning News article. The book didn’t need a name change. Personal opinions about inclusion — from Geoffroy and his leadership team — changed this.”
The catalog cover does not feature the new “Holiday Book” title; instead, it showcases this year’s seasonal marketing slogan, “A Neiman’s Fantasy.”
The cover represents nothing related to Christmas. It could be used for any month of the year. All it demonstrates is the glitz and glamor of the overpriced images found within its pages.
This is Neiman’s final holiday season before being acquired for 2.65 billion by HBC, the rival Saks Fifth Ave owner. Naturally, employees are fearful about keeping their jobs. Still, they celebrate the thought that it is most likely the last year that some of the current management team, including the CEO, will remain with the company.
Neiman Marcus may be full of rare and expensive items, but CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck and the other management members are woefully short of common sense. This is an unnecessary slight directed at millions of Christians to appease the CEO’s radical ego and a few thin-skinned crybabies.
It won’t do, Neiman; it just won’t do. Have fun celebrating your “Neiman Fantasy” while the rest of us celebrate the birth of Christ and purchase “Christmas” gifts for our friends and loved ones from someone else.
After all, a fantasy is the act of just imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.
However, Christ and Christmas are very real.
