Vscode: Bring back Christmas Aesthetics

[Sanjay-B]

Hello. Before I begin, I know that religion is a sensitive topic but, please hear me out.

Recently, a suggestion was made ( https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87268 ) to remove the Santa Hat since it relates to Christmas. While I understand that some things (icons, etc) can be referenced to religion, a lot of people (such as myself) enjoyed this small but, seasonal change.

I’m almost surprised that this suggestion was taken seriously. To use religion as a way to take things down is morally wrong, especially when the icon was a mere red and white hat. Christmas has become more than just a Christian holiday, it’s a day where families no matter what religion or ethnic background can come together and make memories. Never in my entire life have I seen it as a Christian holiday, nor am I Christian to begin with. I’m aware that, I am not everyone’s opinion and while some may disagree, a simple middle ground would be to create seasonal aesthetics as a settings option and allow developers to toggle it on and off while keeping it off by default.

Thanks.

[gjsjohnmurray]

/duplicate

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[Visualizememe]

Is this default behavior? Nobody knows about the feature if it isn't standardized. Those who get offended can simply disable it instead. For literally everyone else, it puts a smile on your face. It's not that big of a deal that everyone seem to make of it.

[knilecrack]

use toggles for everything so you can avoid this type of stuff

[Zhigalin]

@knilecrack

use toggles for everything so you can avoid this type of stuff

The stuff to avoid is not the fixed icon design, the stuff to avoid is the even a single person being offended is one too many policy