In addition to what Heigh-ho said, there was a link to an article with an explanation of what it is in the first paragraph. It would have taken you one click, less time than it probably took to type your reply.
Same here, I am from a city that is 87% black, in a county that is 70% black. Kwanzaa is kind of a joke to folks there. I would bet 99% of folks never heard of Juneteenth until the past year or so.
People look for anything and everything to be offended by these days. I rolled my eyes at the first person to point out her faux pas and thought, "here we go."
You are being extremely kind and generous by saying that her post was only a "bit disrespectful." That was downright nasty!
I agree sometimes things get amplified when they didn't have to be
but I disagree on this one. It came off dismissive (even if honest curiosity was there) though I won't say I was offended. They may not have intended that (which is why I felt I needed to add that on my response to them) but none the less there was quite a consensus here (and that's saying something for this forum). I doubt the response would have gotten much other than the date if all the question was 'what date is it' but adding in 'so-called holiday' turns the conversation into something else. The disrespect seen is because of the significance behind it and changes the perception of the addition of 'so-called' into a dismissive nature.
My boss, who is Black, told me it is a big holiday for her family in Detroit. Bigger than the 4th of July.
Yes, many people know of it outside of Tx. Given the history syllabus used in most American schools I understand why many didn’t learn about it there.
July 4 is the date it was adopted as worded as a joint resolution of the continental congress. Hancock was the only signature and only Thomson was present. The fancy printed copies we are familiar with came later. They couldn't just go to the copier and churn out 100 copies in 10 minutes like we can today. Only Hancock and Thomson's signatures first appeared on copies sent to each of the 13 colonies and on the copy sent to England. Most signed it in August but some signed it later and others, including one of the people that drafted it, never signed it.
Well that is how it goes. If they're against it, they'll find something to torpedo it. And if they think being against it is bad optics, they'll claim well I'm all for it but....... insert excuses that they don't think are bad optics. The thing is, well it's a Holiday now whether they like it or not. So I'm not going to let them dampen my spirit.
My company took away Veterans Day when MLK day became a holiday. That was a big change and meant I now had to save and take a vacation day to celebrate Veterans Day with my Dad. I am sure my company will take away another holiday for this change. I wish they would just switch to "floating holidays" instead, that way people can take the day(s) that works best for them and their families.
It was 100% your response and nothing about being perfect. There are plenty on here who said they hadn’t heard of it before, but the difference was they took the time to at least learn the basics before commenting. The link was right there for you. So this isn’t one you can spin on to others.
Being disrespectful often brings offense. It wasn’t a faux pas - it was on purpose. Some people will defend anything though, even when it’s clearly wrong.
#alltheboxes
