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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thanksgiving Post

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.