Comments on: Clueless Florida Republicans ‘Celebrate’ Juneteenth

By: SAH

SAH — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:29:03 +0000

Patience:

When I read comments like you it makes me wonder if you ever paid attention in history class. African-American ancestors come from places with strong cultures, cultures that have nothing to do with mine or yours probably European); the fact that they did not wear “proper” clothes did not make them savages, “Dancing around barefoot with war paint in the jungle..” Many African cultures have a history of masks and dances are part of celebrations (harvest, coming of age, etc.). Please a little bit of respect for other cultures always goes a long way.

By: Jim Walker

Jim Walker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:07:51 +0000

yeah, free communal farming and hunting in africa was surely worse than being captured, chained and forced to provide free labor enforced by floggings and death for exploiting colonialists… the white american version of history always seems to be able to produce some sort of twisted examples of the advantages of slavery as opposed to freedom and expect people of color to blindly be grateful.

Juneteenth should be celebrated only by those to whom rational thought is painful… like the GOP

By: Buck Banks

Buck Banks — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:06:10 +0000

Hey Patiece, who is this mysterious “they” of whom you speak? Republicans?

By: Patiece

Patiece — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:39:33 +0000

What reparations? If their distant ancestors hadn’t been brought over here they would still be dancing around barefoot with war paint in the jungle… if anything, they should be grateful for being here not asking for something they don’t deserve.
They always have something to complain about… real or imagined.