Happy Juneteenth everyone

[MDC 7,267]

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.^[8][9]Although this date commemorates enslaved people learning of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation, this only applied to former Confederate states. There remained legally enslaved people in states that never seceded from the Union. These people did not gain their freedom until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 6, 1865.

 

[edjr 6,580]

Headed to popeyes for lunch to celebrate  

[Mike Honcho 5,250]

So we can celebrate on December 6th too.  Sweet. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

In celebration, I'm going to knock some chick up and then leave her with the kid and then maybe go shoot somebody in Chicago.

Happy Juneteenth!

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

The news reports tomorrow are going to be epic. 

[porkbutt 893]

is Juneteenth ebonics? couldnt they do better than that

 

[Cdub100 3,883]

34 minutes ago, MDC said:

The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.

This is a great white mans holiday.

It's the day a white man served papers to another white man, enforcing new laws after hundreds of thousands of white men died.

Be sure to thank a white man today for the preservation of the Union and black people should thank us for being one of the first countries in the history of the world to abolish slavery. 

 

[cmh6476 1,023]

serious questions; is that what you say, Happy Juneteenth?

 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,226]

This is a good holiday.  I like all the holidays that show what a great country this is. Every powerful country had slavery. Only one had a war to end it.  

[kilroy69 1,235]

Lets play the game. How many shootings in Chicago from today till the weekend is over? I am going to say 12 shot. 0 killed because the shooters will all use ghetto guns. .22, .25, .32, Etc

[Ron 'Tator Salad' White 120]

Happy St Floyd day

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

17 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

This is a good holiday.  I like all the holidays that show what a great country this is. Every powerful country had slavery. Only one had a war to end it.  

Well that’s one way to look at it. Another way is that other countries, like England, simply ended it and didn’t have to fight a war to do so. 

I don’t believe the Civil War was necessary. I think we could have ended slavery peacefully and gradually without losing a million dead. Pride, stupidity and extremism on all sides prevented this. 

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

1 hour ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

In celebration, I'm going to knock some chick up and then leave her with the kid and then maybe go shoot somebody in Chicago.

Happy Juneteenth!

A few months back somebody challenged me to provide evidence of blatant racist posts in this forum. I would say this is a good example. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

10 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

A few months back somebody challenged me to provide evidence of blatant racist posts in this forum. I would say this is a good example. 

Yes, because black people have never made fun of white people stereotypes ever.  GTFO.  

Ever heard of the Chapelle Show?  Youtube?  Tiktok?

[cmh6476 1,023]

I think the federal government should consider making this an observed holiday on a Monday.  Businesses still wouldn't have to close, but for those that wanted to it'd make it a lot easier for consistency if some could just allow everyone to have an extended weekend.  I'd advocate to get that added into our handbook.  A Wednesday in the middle of June on a day (the 19th) most don't recognize the significance of?  Yeah, not so much.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,408]

2 hours ago, edjr said:

Headed to popeyes for lunch to celebrate  

 I’m thinking churches 

[nobody 2,642]

Happy juneteenth.  Let us take this day to remember the atrocities timschocet's family inflicted upon generations of black Americans.  

 

[seafoam1 2,913]

4 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

A few months back somebody challenged me to provide evidence of blatant racist posts in this forum. I would say this is a good example. 

You are still off base. You call everyone "racist" who doesn't agree with your anti American takes. 

You, are part of the problem. 

[cmh6476 1,023]

I just emailed the Washington bureau of the NAACP and asked if there were any unintended consequences of the holiday being observed on the third Monday of June.  If not I might try and make it happen.

[seafoam1 2,913]

Just now, cmh6476 said:

I just emailed the Washington bureau of the NAACP and asked if there were any unintended consequences of the holiday being observed on the third Monday of June.  If not I might try and make it happen.

 

[cmh6476 1,023]

actually I did it delayed delivery so it wouldn't be sent until 8 am on the 20th.  Wasn't sure what protocol on working today was.

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9 minutes ago, peenie said:

I’m still in bed, yay! 
Rest and relaxation was denied during  slavery and today I’m fulfilling a dream of my ancestors. 
(But now I feel like I’ve wasted my day…)

A simple thank you would suffice

[Nomad99 720]

4 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

A few months back somebody challenged me to provide evidence of blatant racist posts in this forum. I would say this is a good example. 

And now accuracy is racist

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3 minutes ago, peenie said:

Aren’t you immigrant stock? 

I was born here.  Why do you ask?

[Nomad99 720]

14 minutes ago, peenie said:

I’m still in bed, yay! 
Rest and relaxation was denied during  slavery and today I’m fulfilling a dream of my ancestors. 
(But now I feel like I’ve wasted my day…)

I'd say you are carrying the torch well

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

3 minutes ago, peenie said:

Aren’t you immigrant stock? 

You don’t need to thank anyone living. None of us freed anyone. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said:

You don’t need to thank anyone living. None of us freed anyone. 

Oh, cool. Then that means we don't need to pay anyone the dumb reparations either. 

Since we can't take credit, we shouldn't then have to take blame.  Glad we could agree! 

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

1 minute ago, Nomad99 said:

And now accuracy is racist

It’s not accurate and also your response to @peenie is racist as well. Lots of bigotry in this forum. 

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1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said:

You don’t need to thank anyone living. None of us freed anyone. 

None of us enslaved anyone either.  And no living AA has ever been a slave.    A lot of "none" to go around on this issue.  Nothingburger seems appropriate too.

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

Just now, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Oh, cool. Then that means we don't need to pay anyone the dumb reparations either. 

Since we can't take credit, we shouldn't then have to take blame.  Glad we could agree! 

If you dig that hole any deeper you might spill some dirt on your white hood. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

If you dig that hole any deeper you might spill some dirt on your white hood. 

You seem to forget history: White Hoods were a hallmark of the Democrat Party, not the Republican Party. 

And my point stands - if we (today's white people) don't get credit because we weren't around to free them, then we (today's white people) don't get the blame either.  

[The Real timschochet 6,585]

Just now, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

You seem to forget history: White Hoods were a hallmark of the Democrat Party, not the Republican Party. 

Well then you would have been a proud Democrat back then I’m sure. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,006]

2 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Well then you would have been a proud Democrat back then I’m sure. 

Negative, but I give you a "B" for effort on trying to hide from your past and blame others.

[Maximum Overkill 1,894]

6 hours ago, MDC said:

These people did not gain their freedom until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 6, 1865.

But they're all free now? Ohhh good. I'm yet to meet a former slave. 

[seafoam1 2,913]

10 hours ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

You seem to forget history: White Hoods were a hallmark of the Democrat Party, not the Republican Party. 

And my point stands - if we (today's white people) don't get credit because we weren't around to free them, then we (today's white people) don't get the blame either.  

This is so far over Timmy's tiny brain he can't compute.

This kind of Timmy talk didn't start happening until the last 15 years of liberal lunacy started occurring. Obama was the #1 worst president of all time. Creepy joe will soon be gone and a few executive orders can be used to reverse all the shlt that he did, but obama destroyed the minds of the weak in this country something bad. Liberals will never mentally recover. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,226]

Powerless poor white people that owned non slaves get more blame about slavery in the United States than rich bankers and landowners that brought them here and owned them. Nifty trick. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,308]

my gf today says hey I have the day off for some stupid holiday I never heard of

I said cool lets goto the beach

she is black

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,308]

2 minutes ago, peenie said:

Today is a celebration of the end of slavery. My family on all sides were either slaves or slave owners. The rest of you complaining because you can’t relate, do you, I’m doing me. 

you can relate about as much as I can

 

[Maximum Overkill 1,894]

 

 

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28 minutes ago, peenie said:

Today is a celebration of the end of slavery. My family on all sides were either slaves or slave owners. The rest of you complaining because you can’t relate, do you, I’m doing me. 

(meaning each person has to do what's best for them, do what you enjoy most, or what suits your personality)

WTF are you talking about?  My family is from China.  They probably go back to the Ming dynasty.  That doesn't mean I can relate to ancient China.   How many generations are you removed from anyone who had anything to do with slavery?