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Juneteenth is historically a Texas thing. People don’t walk around wishing each other a Happy Juneteenth, as I witnessed all over social media on Friday. Black families gather, barbecue, things like that. It’s pretty low-key. A white person wishing a black person a “happy Juneteenth” is literally the equivalent of saying “I’m so glad y’all aren’t slaves anymore!” A bit tone-deaf.
The day belongs to black Americans. White people need to stay out of this one.
I am of the opinion that your take is the tone deaf one.
Everybody should celebrate the anniversary of emancipation from slavery. Everybody.
Set aside celebrations just for certain races is that backwards crap the left is so fond of.
I had never heard of it until a few days ago but I fully support having a holiday that celebrates the freeing of the slaves. I won't be shamed for not knowing about the holiday before now though. Most of the folks on social media virtue signaling about this probably didn't know about it until now either.
I am of the opinion that your take is the tone deaf one.
Everybody should celebrate the anniversary of emancipation from slavery. Everybody.
Set aside celebrations just for certain races is that backwards crap the left is so fond of.
But Juneteenth isn’t the anniversary of Emancipation. It’s the anniversary of Texas slaves finding out they were free ... almost THREE YEARS after the Emancipation Proclamation.
It is NOT something that white people should cheer about. It’s a shameful stain on our history.
I can't help but feel that "holidays" like this actually do more to divide us than unite.
I'm not a slave I don't know anyone that has ever been a slave but what we all are is Americans.
What is next? a holiday for transgendered non binary straight but crooked "theys" ?
Oh well if it makes people happy BUT does anyone think it is odd that so many are willing to erase our History until that history is something they approve of and then it is celebrated?
I believe that 9/22, the actual date of the Emancipation Proclamation ought to be a national holiday.
I agree. I would certainly support that. It's a shame it isn't yet.
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Juneteenth however is much more of a regional celebration, as it revolves around Texas slaves.
OK. I guess I dont care what positive things that others choose to celebrate. I wont judge them if people from Minnesota celebrate a more Texas thing. I always thought "Juneteenth" was a dopey name though.
There are certainly regional things celebrated all over the U.S.
I agree. I would certainly support that. It's a shame it isn't yet.
OK. I guess I dont care what positive things that others choose to celebrate. I wont judge them if people from Minnesota celebrate a more Texas thing. I always thought "Juneteenth" was a dopey name though.
There are certainly regional things celebrated all over the U.S.
We are a big country.
I’m not judging people outside of Texas for celebrating Juneteenth; but I do take a bit of humorous exception to white people suddenly wishing blacks “Happy Juneteenth!” this year, without fully considering the optics a bit more. It’s like a German wishing a Jew “happy liberation from Auschwitz day! Sometimes silence actually is preferable to saying silly things.
The reason for the name “Juneteenth” is that the specific date has been lost over time. They came up a rather clever “date” instead.
I'd heard of Juneteenth some number of years ago. I knew that it had something to do with slavery, but otherwise I had no idea what it was about. I'm always up for learning more historical facts, so I guess that's one positive thing that has come out of all the recent goings-on.
Yep, since the 80s. I was born in Houston and lived in Austin from 1984-2016.
However, it was not mentioned once during my K-12 schooling (1970-1983).
I went to public elementary school in Houston, and when my family moved to Victoria (Texas--south of Houston), I attended Catholic junior high and high school.
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