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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kwanzaa was started by Ron Karenga, a member of a black nationalist group. He was sentenced to prison for torturing a female member of the group. [b]The religion celebrates the Seven Principles of Blackness[/b], so it would be really pretty hilarious if a white person were to celebrate it. [/quote]

The Seven Principles of Blackness???!!!  I'm black, and I've never heard of such a thing.  You sound really stupid.  You got off to a good start by knowing who created Kwanzaa, but you still need to find out what it really is ... here's a hint - it's not a religion.[/quote]

They used to call it the Seven Principles of Blackness. Now they call it the Seven Basic Values of African Culture. No, it's not a religion but it's a religious celebration. [/quote]

OK - I looked it up, and you're right on the Seven Principles of Blackness (but that still sounds pretty stupid).  But it is not a religious celebration - it's more an observance of values/principles, but there's no diety or faith involved.

From the founder: "Kwanzaa was not created to give people an alternative to their own religion or religious holiday. And it is not an alternative to people's religion or faith but a common ground of African culture...Kwanzaa is not a reaction or substitute for anything. In fact, it offers a clear and self-conscious option, opportunity, and chance to make a proactive choice, a self-affirming and positive choice as distinct from a reactive one."

I'm not sure what that exactly means and apparently, he has changed the "purpose" of the holiday over the years since it's inception.  Personally, I think that if Kwanzaa stopped being grouped together with Christmas/Hannukah by the media, it would die a silent death.[/quote]

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