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ladyVet

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10. I voted no.

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 05:56 AM

Nov 2014

I look at it in the historical aspect, and really just consider it a very late harvest festival.

But don't get me started on Columbus Day! I told someone once that I had no use for that holiday, and said it should be renamed Cultural Annihilation Day. I've set my family straight on the origins of "Christ's birthday", too. And that whole resurrection celebration? Not happening in my house.

Now, bring on those holiday sales!

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Is Thanksgiving a racist holiday? [View all] ZombieHorde Nov 2014 OP

Oh, good grief!! WillowTree Nov 2014 #1

I don't know what you mean, Zombie KMOD Nov 2014 #2

Some people view Thanksgiving in a racist light ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #3

OK, gotcha n/t KMOD Nov 2014 #4

The holiday itself is not Scootaloo Nov 2014 #5

The holiday reflects a time when they coexisted quite well. They shared ideas with each other and world wide wally Nov 2014 #6

Are you implying that President Obama may be racist? . . . Journeyman Nov 2014 #7

What we know as Thanksgiving was a party with binge eating. gordianot Nov 2014 #8

As world wide wally said.....no. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #9

Westward expansion found tribes not as welcoming as those on the east coast... pipoman Nov 2014 #11

I voted no. ladyVet Nov 2014 #10

Thanksgiving is an Americanized/Christianized - mythologized version of a harvest festival Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #12

Of course it is...At least that's the way I voted. ileus Nov 2014 #13

I think it's more complicated than this gollygee Nov 2014 #14

Seriously? badtoworse Nov 2014 #15

Thanksgiving LWolf Nov 2014 #16

No, silly. It's not. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #17

Just about anything can be called racist Quantess Nov 2014 #18

Sort of. el_bryanto Nov 2014 #19