Originally Posted by
pinniped
Seems a bit of a stretch to drop that into an advertisement for a beach resort.
Thank you.
But I'm not that familiar with Ramadan festivities...is it customary for Egyptians (or other nearby Muslims) to take their holidays to seaside resorts during this period?
Haha, no, it is not. This is roughly 25% of my point. Ramadan is supposed to be a time when Muslims fast from dawn until dusk to REMEMBER HOW THE POOR LIVE EVERY DAY.
You do not do this by taking a $2000 flight to Egypt and staying at a 4-star resort on the Red Sea.
Not that there's anything wrong with expensive, nice vacations, just saying how ridiculous it is to market a four-star resort halfway across the world as as a good way to celebrate a month that is about
self-denial.
If I saw a heavily Christian ad from Marriott, I would probably expect it in reference to an Israeli, Roman, or perhaps a Utah hotel. It would seem to lack context if they were inviting me to celebrate the birth (or crucifixion) of Jesus Christ at, say, the Davenport, Iowa Fairfield Inn.
Which is 50% of my point.
The last 25% of my point is that they're sending this to people they're not certain are Muslims in the first place.
Originally Posted by
californiadreamin'
I would take this to mean, enjoy the local celebration, not that you are invited to celebrate
I suppose?
Originally Posted by
joshua362
+1. Reminds me of the full page newspaper advertisements our local NY chain retailers felt compelled to put out in the days after 9/11/01 denouncing the attacks but stating they were open for business...
Yeah, pretty much.