rfenst
6 years ago
Both of you are funny.
BuckyB93
6 years ago
Stay on topic, this is a black thing. If you're not black, you have no input. A mile in their shoes and stuff even though none of them were ever slaves, and nobody here has ever owned a slave.

(Gimps in your basement don't count)
rfenst
6 years ago

Stay on topic

BuckyB93 wrote:


Who put you in charge?[sarcasm]
BuckyB93
6 years ago
Since we are talking about bias and discrimination here is one that is never addressed or brought up. It effects 10% of the population and folks have to deal with this bias every day throughout history.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_against_left-handed_people 
Speyside
6 years ago
What about the ambidextrous? #ambidextrouslivesmatter!
frankj1
6 years ago

What about the ambidextrous? #ambidextrouslivesmatter!

Speyside wrote:


didn't snopes it but I bet they are more likely to not get married
frankj1
6 years ago

Stay on topic, this is a black thing. If you're not black, you have no input. A mile in their shoes and stuff even though none of them were ever slaves, and nobody here has ever owned a slave.

(Gimps in your basement don't count)

BuckyB93 wrote:


never gave it much thought before, probably because I was never aware of the actual date, and that's probably because the date was never celebrated nationally, but...

it does feel like the event of freeing the slaves is worthy of a day to commemorate. Both for pride in righting a wrong, and reflecting in the horrors of it ever happening here or anywhere else that it may still happen. Bittersweet for sure.
DrMaddVibe
6 years ago

What about the ambidextrous? #ambidextrouslivesmatter!

Speyside wrote:



Like ya just don't care!!!




victor809
6 years ago

try one block on a pyramid and get back to me.

frankj1 wrote:



Interesting, was reading an analysis by an Egyptologist and the current argument is that the pyramids were not actually built by slave labor.

Now granted, she also had to acknowledge that they didn't actually have a currency at the time. So they weren't technically paid in cash.
Speyside
6 years ago
Hey Drafter, why don't you look up what Juneteenth is actually about? Then you can have an accurate, uh, less inaccurate viewpoint.
DrafterX
6 years ago
I'm well aware of what it is and means... you are just ignoring my point... which is fine... do what you think otherss want you to do... 😟
BuckyB93
6 years ago

Interesting, was reading an analysis by an Egyptologist and the current argument is that the pyramids were not actually built by slave labor.

Now granted, she also had to acknowledge that they didn't actually have a currency at the time. So they weren't technically paid in cash.

victor809 wrote:



Ever since Tailgater mentioned it, whenever I read things like this from Victor all I hear is Cliff Clavin
victor809
6 years ago

Ever since Tailgater mentioned it, whenever I read things like this from Victor all I hear is Cliff Clavin

BuckyB93 wrote:



Meh. You hear voices in your head when you read what I write.

I barely even differentiate you from other posters I read on here.
Buckwheat
6 years ago
Here's what I don't understand about Juneteenth. It originally only applied to slaves in Texas.

IMO: If a new holiday is going to be created it should be on December 18th which would be the date that the Thirteenth Amendment was adopted freeing all of the slaves in the US.

Here's some links with more details:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation  - Confederate States Only - January 1, 1863
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth  - Texas only - June 19, 1865
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution  - Everywhere - December 18, 1865

🌫
ZRX1200
6 years ago
Too close to Christmas, they don’t want lousy presents.
teedubbya
6 years ago
I thought texas was the last state to do so thus...... The amendment was sort of after the fact no?
delta1
6 years ago

I'm well aware of what it is and means... you are just ignoring my point... which is fine... do what you think otherss want you to do... 😟

DrafterX wrote:



you on board with remembering Nazism, the Jewish genocide and the War that we fought to defeat it...what about all those war memorials? and the holidays?

never forget
HockeyDad
6 years ago

you on board with remembering Nazism, the Jewish genocide and the War that we fought to defeat it...what about all those war memorials? and the holidays?

never forget

delta1 wrote:




We have holidays for those?
ZRX1200
6 years ago
Add riots, makes its own sauce
Mr. Jones
6 years ago
Anything is better than that new fake Hallmark card invention called "GRANDPARENTS DAY"...

WHAT A JOKE...

IF IT WASNT A HOLIDAY BY 1960...

I DOES NOT EXIST IN MY BOOK OF REAL HOLIDAYS.
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