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  • Originally posted by Handyman View Post

    Tell that to the Black people outside Texas who celebrate it...
    I meant that the slave owners in 1865 TX largely ignored the decree. That is, they ignored it until they were forced to realize that they lost the war.

    Juneteenth, or whatever name you'd like to use, is a very good day of commemoration, and should be recognized at the federal level, not just by various states.
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    • Originally posted by St. Clown View Post

      I meant that the slave owners in 1865 TX largely ignored the decree. That is, they ignored it until they were forced to realize that they lost the war.

      Juneteenth, or whatever name you'd like to use, is a very good day of commemoration, and should be recognized at the federal level, not just by various states.
      Oh I know...just sayingit isnt a Texas thing anymore even if it started that way.

      And I have studied history my whole life and never heard of Juneteenth until a friggin sitcom did an episode about it. Apparently I had quite the blindspot.
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      • Originally posted by Handyman View Post
        Apparently I had quite the blindspot.
        obviously not just handy.

        and mookie's wag at 25% was way too high.
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        • Originally posted by Handyman View Post

          Oh I know...just sayingit isnt a Texas thing anymore even if it started that way.

          And I have studied history my whole life and never heard of Juneteenth until a friggin sitcom did an episode about it. Apparently I had quite the blindspot.
          I actually learned about it two years ago when I googled "list of holidays" after I was asked by our HR people to review the holidays we'd be granting that year, and I was like "Juneteenth? Is that even a word?"
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          • So the poors have returned to their usual spending habits following the Coronavirus shutdowns.

            The rich folk? Not so much. So little, in fact, that they're the ones dragging the economy down.
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            • Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post

              You're right. Here I am conflating the two. I didn't know either of them existed. Sad.
              pretty sure the Tulsa massacre took place on the day Juneteenth is celebrated. That's why it has two different connotations to it. One good celebrating the freedom of the slaves, and one bad, marking the biggest slaughter of blacks by racist whites in the country's history.
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              • The thing I’ve learned is most you grew up/have lived in lily white places. I learned about Juneteenth when I was a kid, and I’m from Alaska!
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                • Originally posted by rufus View Post

                  pretty sure the Tulsa massacre took place on the day Juneteenth is celebrated. That's why it has two different connotations to it. One good celebrating the freedom of the slaves, and one bad, marking the biggest slaughter of blacks by racist whites in the country's history.
                  The Tulsa Massacre was May 31-June 1. I don't think Juneteenth has a bad connotation?

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                  • Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post

                    The Tulsa Massacre was May 31-June 1. I don't think Juneteenth has a bad connotation?
                    Juneteenth has nothing to do with Tulsa.
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                    • The Aunt Jemima brand is no more. It's been scrapped and will be reimagined.

                      Conservatives, for a bunch of people who say other people are easily offended... well, you know..
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                      • Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                        The Aunt Jemima brand is no more. It's been scrapped and will be reimagined.

                        Conservatives, for a bunch of people who say other people are easily offended... well, you know..
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                        • Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                          The Aunt Jemima brand is no more. It's been scrapped and will be reimagined.

                          Conservatives, for a bunch of people who say other people are easily offended... well, you know..
                          Only took 16 years since the "C.S.A." mockumentary pointed it out as an example of house slave imagery persisting in modern advertising.

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                          • An additional 1.5 million file first time unemployment.

                            That’s now 45.7 million that have filed in the last 13 weeks. Obviously many have returned to work, but a seemingly regular 1.5-1.7 million is a lot for an economy that’s supposed to be turning around.
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                            • Well they do another victory lap? Is this another great day for George Floyd?
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                              • Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
                                Obviously many have returned to work, but a seemingly regular 1.5-1.7 million is a lot for an economy that’s supposed to be turning around.
                                Prolly employees of businesses that have gone under.
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