Lynn Beisner, like many of us, has been accused of waging a “war on Christmas.”
In an essay at Role/Reboot, she explains why she’s tempted to do just that.
If that seems harsh, keep in mind that her family’s Christmas traditions include a puppet show in which a Mr. Donkey delivers a reason-for-the-season lecture to a Mrs. Flapjaws—so named “because, like most women, she had a hard time keeping her mouth shut,” which seems kind of unfair given that Flapjaws is her married name.
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