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 Dec 23 2005, 11:00 PM
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Do you view Kwanzaa as a real holiday, or a joke?
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Dec 25 2005, 01:48 AM
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 dripping destruction  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
kwanzaa has always struck me as an artificial holiday, celebrated much for the same reason elementary schools celebrate black history month.
most of us learn about kwanzaa in school, right? most often taught to validate the teaching of other holidays, and also as a sort of political/emotional handout to blacks, saying "look! we're recognizing something of yours." and the actual holiday itself- it seems to be simply a meld of 'commercialized christmas' and haunakah. the smell of artificial lingeres strong. |
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Dec 28 2005, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Dec 24 2005, 10:48 PM) kwanzaa has always struck me as an artificial holiday, celebrated much for the same reason elementary schools celebrate black history month. most of us learn about kwanzaa in school, right? most often taught to validate the teaching of other holidays, and also as a sort of political/emotional handout to blacks, saying "look! we're recognizing something of yours." and the actual holiday itself- it seems to be simply a meld of 'commercialized christmas' and haunakah. the smell of artificial lingeres strong.  i agree as kryo said before, fewer than 2 percent of the population celebrate it. |
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kryogenix kwanzaa Dec 23 2005, 11:00 PM
illumineering We would all benefit from an active recognition of... Dec 23 2005, 11:47 PM kryogenix Well, it's not even an African holiday. It was... Dec 24 2005, 02:08 PM
illumineering QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 24 2005, 3:08 PM)Well, ... Dec 24 2005, 03:33 PM
kryogenix QUOTE(illumineering @ Dec 24 2005, 3:33 PM)Of... Dec 24 2005, 03:51 PM acid_high QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 24 2005, 3:08 PM)Well, ... Dec 30 2005, 12:32 PM illumineering QUOTEI didn't say it was religious. However, t... Dec 24 2005, 04:35 PM kryogenix QUOTE(illumineering @ Dec 24 2005, 4:35 PM)Hu... Dec 27 2005, 11:43 AM insomniac how can you see that its fake...?
thats like sayin... Dec 24 2005, 08:21 PM Acid Bath Slayer Kyrogenix, you're fighting a string of logical... Dec 24 2005, 08:37 PM tweeak I can understand the joke. Yes, the principles are... Dec 28 2005, 02:18 AM BrandonSaunders I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. I don't need a ... Dec 28 2005, 08:20 PM tweeak QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Dec 28 2005, 8:20 PM)... Dec 28 2005, 09:51 PM BrandonSaunders QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 28 2005, 8:51 PM)The way C... Dec 29 2005, 07:49 AM pandamonium i am not of african american descent but i celebra... Dec 28 2005, 09:47 PM tweeak Eh, I didn't mean to go into an explanation of... Dec 29 2005, 11:41 AM BrandonSaunders QUOTE(tweeak @ Dec 29 2005, 10:41 AM)Eh, I di... Dec 29 2005, 07:06 PM artislife90 Anything you want to celebrate can be a holiday if... Dec 31 2005, 06:58 AM vash1530 ^you have the right to call anything you want a jo... Jan 1 2006, 12:52 AM MF Doom Holidays are rooted in religion for the most part.... Jan 5 2006, 04:25 AM |
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