Kim Crayton ~ Her/She
Honestly, I'm over companies "adopting" Juneteenth as a holiday because, as I predicted, it no longer centers the experiences of enslaved Africans and has been turned into "a day off" for many who would have no problem with enslaving their decedents
Jun 12, 2023 at 4:02pmWeb
Show threadjustin fergusonJun 19, 2023
@KimCrayton1
I've been pondering this also. While I'm ambivalent towards having a day off of work, it definitely feels like "Not my holiday to celebrate", so I'm basically just thinking of it as an extra Saturday. But to those whose holiday it -is- to celebrate, I am happy.
Show threadJacob MJun 19, 2023
@jferg @KimCrayton1 I love seeing folks talking about this, because I have been struggling with this too. I don't totally feel like this is my holiday to celebrate so it feels weird to have the day off. I am trying to do my own part in taking some of this day off and educating myself on systems of oppression and this history of how we got to here.
Show threadEd SuominenJun 21, 2023
@KimCrayton1 It’s MLK-misuse all over again, huh? Quote a couple of lines from the dream speech and then act like the guys with the dogs and water hoses.