Oct

8

Happy Genocide Day!

Filed Under activism, assholes, bigotry, human rights, race and racism  | Posted by Cara |

I insist on calling it Genocide Day. In South Dakota, they now call it Native American Day. Those who are delusional and “patriotic” enough (including the U.S. Government) to celebrate a day in honor of a criminal and genocide-minded asshole who didn’t even actually “discover” America call it Columbus Day.

Apparently, up to 17 states do not celebrate Columbus Day (a number I have found from numerous sources, but all lack a citation). If you’d like to learn more about why we ought to get rid of this “national holiday,” check out the Transform Columbus Day Alliance.

To the few of you who actually get a day off, enjoy it. And to everyone else, have fun not being able to get into the bank or post office.


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  1. Gabs on October 8, 2007 12:28 pm

    Thank you for this post, Cara. I have never liked Columbus/Columbus Day and all he did/stood for. I would love this bullshit ‘holiday’ to be eradicated.

  2. brandann on October 8, 2007 2:39 pm

    my whole family (most of who still live on a reservation in northern michigan) always say “happy i stole your land and killed your people” day. we are not an easily amused family, clearly…

  3. Cara on October 8, 2007 3:18 pm

    Ha. Yeah, Genocide Day is a bit more succinct.

  4. It's Me... Maven on October 8, 2007 9:19 pm

    Is it just Columbus or all of that ilk?

    I was just thinking to myself if we’d feel just as strongly if it were Amerigo Vespucci we were talking about.

  5. Cara on October 8, 2007 10:31 pm

    I don’t know enough about the guy. Did he kill a ton of Native Americans? Probably. And if so, yes.

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