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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Black person, Juneteenth is hard for me. I just imagine being the last slave on the last plantation to get word. It makes me angry. That is not something I want to celebrate with white people. But I am not angry at white people. I imagine other people (likely the non-Texans), regardless of race, are still trying to figure out how to feel and how to recognize this day. And that’s OK.

I would rather go to a friends & family cookout, or a church activity, something of that sort. Not a city-wide “all are welcome” shindig. And definitely not a “day of service” community effort.

I just want a day to reflect (not celebrate) and relax. [/quote]

I’m a white lady, and that’s what I suspected.

It’s interesting though how [b]Juneteenth is portrayed as “Black 4th of July[/b].” (See Blackish, Black AF, and the annual DC celebration)

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It's probably not done with ill intent. Maybe an effort to understand a new to them tradition. Like casually equating Hannukah with being the Jewish Christmas. Ofcourse the answer is to become more educated about these traditions.
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Hard to say.

You would think that Blackish and Black AF would portray Juneteenth appropriately.

I think Americans will grapple with it for a while before they land on whatever it will become. For now, it’s a new holiday for most Americans.

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Yup 40 or so years ago when MLK became a holiday the same thing happened.  I think over time it will just be another day off for most folks like any of the other holidays.[/quote]

Did you see the threads about Memorial Day? Lots of people around here are upset about Memorial Day BBQs, sales, parties, etc. Its not a happy holiday - it’s literally for remembering dead soldiers.

Juneteenth will likely become like every other holiday - a commercialized/commodified (may take a year or two how to do that “tastefully”) long weekend where most people enjoy the day off and don’t think of the reason, while a few people reflect on its meaning. [/quote]

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