Yeah. Thanksgiving. One of America's favorite holidays. It's where people have to endure their families, put on appearances, and avoid politics just so they could be guaranteed a spot at the next gathering.
To be honest, it's just a big exercise in phoniness while you're surrounded by food. That's it. People have asked me if I was doing anything for Thanksgiving. I've said the following in return:
"Why do I need to celebrate Thanksgiving? What is there to be thankful for as a Black person in America? We could die just going about our daily business and people expect us to be thankful? For what?! What kind of lunacy is that?
Anybody who says otherwise can kindly GET..(see photo below)
It's batshit crazy. Are we supposed to be thankful for being alive? Should those of us who are alive be thankful some rabid White terrorist didn't shoot us or beat us while protesting? That sounds like some (to borrow the language from our beloved #WokeCommunity) 'slave foolishness'."
That's why I've been really happy about the backlash regarding the astoundingly hypocritical American reactions towards people not wanting to accept refugees or people perceived as "others"in reference towards Christmas as well as anti Thanksgiving related articles such as,
Manning: Thanksgiving Myth Creates Fairytale of Land Theft, Betrayal, Genocide,
The Truth About Thanksgiving: What They Never Taught You in School
or what United American Indians call it, the "National Day of Mourning" , which is actually observed as such in Plymouth Mass.
All of the anti Thanksgiving articles, and memes that laugh at Americans refusing to accept Syrian refugees because of "ISIS" have given me life.
And I'll never ever forget this gem:
If there is something to be thankful for, I'll thank those who are dedicated towards telling the entire truth and not letting their presence get erased. And no. That doesn't include White people because (let history tell it,) they destroyed, looted, pillaged, murdered, raped, stole,beat, and forced their way into everybody else's faces to the point of being considered the so called norm on their terms, and then threw violent, and or insufferable tantrums when people got tired of their shit.
That is all.
Oh, and also Boycott Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and any commerce driven holiday and put that money towards Black businesses.
Here's some links, names/websites of businesses, and a Google search result for you in order to get started*:
http://www.blackenterprise.com/lists/be-100s-2014
Some Etsy shop owners:
http://www.blacketsy.com
Beauty Supplies:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/arabellesicardi/blackout-beauty-friday#.lg0WkXvZ6
Black women owned online stores:
http://www.mycoloures.com/2014/12/30-black-woman-owned-online-stores-to.html?m=1
Black Business Network
http://www.blackbusinessnetwork.com/Home/
NOIMOA staple goods
http://noimoa.com/staple-goods-10-ordering-will-begin-november-1-2015/
Clothing:
http://www.blackownedclothing.com
Black Opal Cosmetics
Magnolia Cosmetics
Black Radiance
Iman Cosmetics
a blog
http://blackownedbusiness.me/
headwraps and clothing
100 Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars in New York City and Brooklyn
Sex shop
Organic hand made soaps and bath oils
Negash Apparel and Footwear
Skin and Hair products
We've still got this. We can do it.
*No, none of these are mine, nor am I getting commission (I wish). I did this because it's necessary.
To be honest, it's just a big exercise in phoniness while you're surrounded by food. That's it. People have asked me if I was doing anything for Thanksgiving. I've said the following in return:
"Why do I need to celebrate Thanksgiving? What is there to be thankful for as a Black person in America? We could die just going about our daily business and people expect us to be thankful? For what?! What kind of lunacy is that?
Anybody who says otherwise can kindly GET..(see photo below)
That's why I've been really happy about the backlash regarding the astoundingly hypocritical American reactions towards people not wanting to accept refugees or people perceived as "others"in reference towards Christmas as well as anti Thanksgiving related articles such as,
Manning: Thanksgiving Myth Creates Fairytale of Land Theft, Betrayal, Genocide,
The Truth About Thanksgiving: What They Never Taught You in School
or what United American Indians call it, the "National Day of Mourning" , which is actually observed as such in Plymouth Mass.
All of the anti Thanksgiving articles, and memes that laugh at Americans refusing to accept Syrian refugees because of "ISIS" have given me life.
And I'll never ever forget this gem:
If there is something to be thankful for, I'll thank those who are dedicated towards telling the entire truth and not letting their presence get erased. And no. That doesn't include White people because (let history tell it,) they destroyed, looted, pillaged, murdered, raped, stole,beat, and forced their way into everybody else's faces to the point of being considered the so called norm on their terms, and then threw violent, and or insufferable tantrums when people got tired of their shit.
That is all.
Oh, and also Boycott Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and any commerce driven holiday and put that money towards Black businesses.
Here's some links, names/websites of businesses, and a Google search result for you in order to get started*:
http://www.blackenterprise.com/lists/be-100s-2014
Some Etsy shop owners:
http://www.blacketsy.com
Beauty Supplies:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/arabellesicardi/blackout-beauty-friday#.lg0WkXvZ6
Black women owned online stores:
http://www.mycoloures.com/2014/12/30-black-woman-owned-online-stores-to.html?m=1
Black Business Network
http://www.blackbusinessnetwork.com/Home/
NOIMOA staple goods
http://noimoa.com/staple-goods-10-ordering-will-begin-november-1-2015/
Clothing:
http://www.blackownedclothing.com
Black Opal Cosmetics
Magnolia Cosmetics
Black Radiance
Iman Cosmetics
a blog
http://blackownedbusiness.me/
headwraps and clothing
100 Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars in New York City and Brooklyn
Sex shop
Organic hand made soaps and bath oils
Negash Apparel and Footwear
Skin and Hair products
We've still got this. We can do it.
*No, none of these are mine, nor am I getting commission (I wish). I did this because it's necessary.
