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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Black and do not celebrate Kwanzaa and have only known one family who did.  Yes, it is a loser holiday.  I wouldn't get angry if someone asked me about it but I would be a little annoyed.  I mean, come on, Blackness and pseudo-African principles are not the center of my life.  [b]The community tolerates and encourages the treatment of women as second-class citizens[/b], IMHO, so I am not tempted to get delve deeper into communal values.[/quote]

This is really interesting. It seems to me that many black families are actually very...woman-centered (I'm sure there's a better term for that but it's escaping me). And that the grandmother and/or mother is the leader and center of the family unit. And I've heard a lot about the whole issue of young black women feeling like the pool of young black men is very limited, at least in terms of men who are educated, have a solid income, etc. So it surprises me hearing an opinion that the black community tolerates and encourages the treatment of women as second-class citizens. [/quote]

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