But why a non word?
June19th sounds too much like whistling Dixie?
Kwanzaa at least is its own word.
Juneteenth sho' nuff sounds like ebonics fo shizzle
Ol' times there are not forgotten. Look away
What I dislike is Juneteenth, and Martin Luther King day is that they are discriminatory holidays. No other holidays are based on skin color. I suppose I could celebrate them, but I have no connection to either of them.
Speyside2 wrote:
I have no issues with the Martin Luther King Holiday. I don't think its discriminatory. Yes, it's named after a specific person but I think it honors more then the black rights movement in the times. My opinion is that it honors what he stood for - equal rights for all.
A well known snippet from the "I have a dream" speech: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
He may have been talking about skin color but I think this statement transcends beyond skin color and applies to every human being.
Rich or poor, CEO or some "peon" kid doing shopping cart duty at your local grocery store, or delivering news papers. An in-home heath care worker. A neighbor that shovels the walkway on a snowy day or mows the lawn of a elder neighbor without being asked. $hit, even holding the door for the person behind you... little stuff like that really defines the content of your character.
The Juneteenth holiday? I'm still scratching my head on that made up one. It seems to me as rather patronizing.
I AM O.L.D. SCHOOL
SCREW THE FOLLOWING QUASI BULL CRAP "HOLIDAYS":
"GRANDPARENTS DAY" ....
F*CK IT AND **** HALLMARK CARD FOR INVENTING IT...
"KWANZA"... BWUHAHAHAHA!!! J.U.S.T. BWUHAHAHAHA!!!
R.E.A.L.L.Y.??? this is one weak ass fake holiday
"JuneTEENTH"... yeah. ... RRRRIIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT!!!
No way in H.E.L.L. HHH EEEE DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK WAY
SIGNED,
MR. JONES
TO COME UP WITH THAT SYNOPSIS AND ANSWER...
I FINALLY AGREE WITH RAYr...
And Bill Nye is a real dope!!!
Thanks for the info!
I guess I am still unsure of why the significant event/date chosen for the holiday was the date Texas got word of emancipation instead of having a federal holiday commemerating the actual emancipation for the entire nation. Anyone know the reason?
Stogie1020 wrote:
It’s the date in 1865 slaves in Texas learned they were emancipated. The actual year Of emancipation was 1863.
So, a more appropriate name for this holiday is National You Can’t Trust the Media Day.
"National You Can’t Trust the Media Day." Now there is one of the better Hallmark Holiday's that I get behind and support.
I blame the pony express and homing pigeons for not getting the word out.
That's a bit harsh (although pretty accurate in these times).
BuckyB93 wrote:
I’ll take a paid holiday for National You Can’t Trust the Media Day too!
(I wonder what the ratio is of African Americans to woke white people that actually got Juneteenth as a holiday)
I see the same old bigots complaining here.
tonygraz wrote:
Al Sharpton posted? Nice...
I think BILL NYE SMOKED TOO MUCH D.O.P.E.
Mr. Jones wrote:
That post was so good, it deserves to be posted twice. Errr...Oh you did.
About time you agree with me twice DAMN IT!
