Happy Kwanzaa From Whitmer, Kamala, and The White House - The Tweets Don't Seem Very Popular With Americans

[Jim H - VA USA]

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, VP Kamala Harris, and The White House all tweeted Happy Kwanzaa greetings.

Based upon the replies (many are funny and included below), Americans are not very receptive to this relatively new holiday. Some people claim that it is a made-up holiday used to further sow division. I strongly agree.

Whitmer says it's a holiday to celebrate African American culture and history.

Kamala says it's about "community and light."

The White House decided to simply say "Happy Kwanzaa" and post a picture of some candles with a black one at the center.

It sure does seem like pandering if not an attack on historical American and Christian values.

 

[IM2]

Blacks are American and Kwanzaa is an American holiday.

 

[MinTrut]

The War on Kwanzaa continues...

 

[rampart]

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, VP Kamala Harris, and The White House all tweeted Happy Kwanzaa greetings.

Based upon the replies (many are funny and included below), Americans are not very receptive to this relatively new holiday. Some people claim that it is a made-up holiday used to further sow division. I strongly agree.

Whitmer says it's a holiday to celebrate African American culture and history.

Kamala says it's about "community and light."

The White House decided to simply say "Happy Kwanzaa" and post a picture of some candles with a black one at the center.

It sure does seem like pandering if not an attack on historical American and Christian values.



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the historical american value is to celebrate along with the citizens or to acknowhdge and wish well.

the traditional christian value is to absorb the rituals and holidays of any culture that they contact. .

 

[d0gbreath]

Blacks are American and Kwanzaa is an American holiday.

Celebrated in the US since 1966. It's from 12/26 until 1/2 I believe.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Blacks are American and Kwanzaa is an American holiday.

You originally posted, "Blacks are American Samoa and Kwanzaa is an American holiday," which I found a bit confusing at first, but I think you are saying that it started in Samoa, so it is American.

Interestingly, Kamala also tweeted that she celebrated Kwanzaa while growing up...



I think she is lying.

Regards,
Jim

 

[1srelluc]

Blacks are American and Kwanzaa is an American holiday.

Made-up black holiday like Juneteenth.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Celebrated in the US since 1966. It's from 12/26 until 1/2 I believe.

Sure enough, I found this picture from 1966 at Getty...

[Link to photo from 1966]

Wouldn't Black Nationalists be considered extremists? Why do we celebrate holidays they founded?

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Blacks are American and Kwanzaa is an American holiday.

Happy HOLIDAYS IM2

If it's good enough for Christmas, it's good enough for the ghetto rats who think this made up holiday is real

 

[d0gbreath]

Sure enough, I found this picture from 1966 at Getty...

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[Link to photo from 1966]

Wouldn't Black Nationalists be considered extremists? Why do we celebrate holidays they founded?

Just a hunch, but I seriously doubt that you have ever celebrated Kwanzaa. Therefore, your "we" is inappropriate.

 

[rampart]

Made-up black holiday like Juneteenth.

any event that makes people happy (or sad memorial day eq) can be "made up" unto a holiday. we illiterate barbarians are about to celebrate new years day, when we know that the year of the dragon does not begin until feb 10.

 

[Blaster]

Just a hunch, but I seriously doubt that you have ever celebrated Kwanzaa.

I never did.

 

[hjmick]

Happy HOLIDAYS IM2

If it's good enough for Christmas, it's good enough for the ghetto rats who think this made up holiday is real

All holidays are made up.

 

[Blaster]

All holidays are made up.

False.

 

[hjmick]

False.

It never ceases to amaze me the number of people here who just can't deal with the truth. Even the simplest of truths.

 

[Blaster]

It never ceases to amaze me the number of people here who just can't deal with the truth. Even the simplest of truths.

You are one of them.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Just a hunch, but I seriously doubt that you have ever celebrated Kwanzaa. Therefore, your "we" is inappropriate.

That's true, and I don't recall any of my Black friends celebrating it either, but they did celebrate Christmas.

In fact, I don't ever remember hearing of Kwanzaa until Obama's term.

Regards,
Jim

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

The War on Kwanzaa continues...

Great post.

But then when you think about it, isn't Kwanzaa part of the war on Christmas?

Regards,
Jim

 

[d0gbreath]

Great post.

But then when you think about it, isn't Kwanzaa part of the war on Christmas?

Regards,
Jim

It doesn't start until the day after Christmas, so, barring having a time machine, no.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Kawanza never took hold with anyone but... well you know