Christmas-topher Hitchens
Posted on December 21, 2007
by: Big Jar
Hitchens is his usual entertaining self during this interview about the holiday season, featured on The Onion AV Club’s website:
http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/christmas_with_christopher
Lots of great moments in this conversation, but here’s my favorite:
I don’t have someone permanently telling me, you know, that it’s the season to be jolly. And I don’t have to hear music that really isn’t music at all, like “Jingle Bell Rock,” blasted as if one lived in a state that allowed no alternative. Yes, actually, there are constant reminders of the Dear Leader and the Great Leader, all the fucking time. Plus, another thing I don’t like: celebrations of virginity. If asked my opinion about virginity, I would say, “I’m opposed to it.” I don’t think it deserves to be celebrated, at any rate. Or at least, if I’m not opposed, I’m very highly skeptical and critical of it.
The “Bah, Hanukkah” article to which the interviewer refers can be found here:
http://www.slate.com/id/2179045/
Have a holly jolly holiday!
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