It's a merchandise item from a comic that has already made millions of dollars... seeing it as some kind of symbol against consumerism IS actually pretty ironic.
It's not that the comic is a symbol of consumerism in general--it never has been.
It's that that
specific tree was a potent symbol against the
commercialization of Christmas. And now it's being sold in the very manner that it was meant to speak against.
And it's an artificial tree, no less. There's a good amount of irony there, too.[/QUOTE]
how can something from a commercial giant like the peanuts franchise be a potent symbol against commercialization? that is without being ironic and frankly, obnoxious?[/QUOTE]
The
Movie made the
tree a
specific symbol against the commercialization of
Christmas!
You really need to work on your reading comprehension.[/QUOTE]
the movie was just as much a part of the money making comic franchise as anything else so the tree can't really symbolize anti commercialism without being obnoxious.
My reading comprehension is a-ok.[/QUOTE]
You realize that "anti commercialism" and "opposing the commercialization of Christmas" are two separate things, right?
Because I don't see how a series being a commercial success detracts from their views on how to treat a certain religious holiday.
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Of course, I do think that selling stuff like this Christmas tree
does detract from the message, bringing us back to square one.
