Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work

[Doctor Phibes]

@Renauda said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

Either way I’d phone in sick that day.

A principled stand against slavery if ever there was one.

[Copper]

[jon-nyc]

Juneteenth is now a holiday here. Kids home from school on the Monday.

[Catseye3]

@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

But I am sure the top managers are taking turns being seen publicly to be in support

You know what would be fun and also profitable? Have manufactured a slew of T-shirts in all sizes imprinted with the words "It's All Bullshit." Sell them. Then see how many people and more importantly, of which political/social persuasion, show up at work wearing one.

Or no, wait; who show up at the local bars after work. As a bonus, when they buy the T-shirt offer a freebie list of readymade excuses for why you, a staunch black/gay/asshole etc adherent, were seen wearing one. which you otherwise would not be caught dead in. "My wife and/or SO made me."

[Renauda]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Renauda said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

Either way I’d phone in sick that day.

A principled stand against slavery if ever there was one.

I’d phone in sick from being sick of hearing about gay pride and the end slavery throughout the month of June.

[Aqua Letifer]

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

Juneteenth is now a holiday here. Kids home from school on the Monday.

Everywhere. It's a federal holiday.

[Jolly]

@Catseye3 said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Am I correct that it didn't exist until last year?

I don't rightly remember, since it ain't topmost on my radar.

I've heard of it all my life.

[Doctor Phibes]

Never mind...

[Axtremus]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Years ago it used to be Kwanza that was celebrated as an African-American holiday. Then in recent years I don’t hear much about Kwanza anymore, as Juneteenth came about to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

[Horace]

@Axtremus said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Years ago it used to be Kwanza that was celebrated as an African-American holiday. Then in recent years I don’t hear much about Kwanza anymore, as Juneteenth came about to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

It’s politically useful to remind everybody of the shame of slavery. Not so much to remind everybody of whatever joyous culture Kwanzaa was meant to celebrate.

[Copper]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

Juneteenth is now a holiday here. Kids home from school on the Monday.

Everywhere. It's a federal holiday.

Each and every race should have a holiday

Equity

No justice, no peace

[Axtremus]

@Copper said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

Juneteenth is now a holiday here. Kids home from school on the Monday.

Everywhere. It's a federal holiday.

Each and every race should have a holiday

You think too small. Try “each and every intersectional group should have a holiday.”

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Axtremus said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Years ago it used to be Kwanza that was celebrated as an African-American holiday. Then in recent years I don’t hear much about Kwanza anymore, as Juneteenth came about to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

It’s politically useful to remind everybody of the shame of slavery. Not so much to remind everybody of whatever joyous culture Kwanzaa was meant to celebrate.

Be that as it may, it was certainly the single greatest milestone in our long march to make real the lofty ambitions of the Declaration of Independence. It is very clearly worthy of a national holiday.

[Mik]

That's hard to argue against.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Axtremus said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Years ago it used to be Kwanza that was celebrated as an African-American holiday. Then in recent years I don’t hear much about Kwanza anymore, as Juneteenth came about to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

It’s politically useful to remind everybody of the shame of slavery. Not so much to remind everybody of whatever joyous culture Kwanzaa was meant to celebrate.

Be that as it may, it was certainly the single greatest milestone in our long march to make real the lofty ambitions of the Declaration of Independence. It is very clearly worthy of a national holiday.

That’s fine with me, and I am aware that millions of white Americans descend from people who risked their lives in the war to abolish slavery. Too bad the remembrance now is transparently political.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Horace said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Axtremus said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

I'd honestly never heard of Juneteenth until last year.

Years ago it used to be Kwanza that was celebrated as an African-American holiday. Then in recent years I don’t hear much about Kwanza anymore, as Juneteenth came about to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

It’s politically useful to remind everybody of the shame of slavery. Not so much to remind everybody of whatever joyous culture Kwanzaa was meant to celebrate.

Be that as it may, it was certainly the single greatest milestone in our long march to make real the lofty ambitions of the Declaration of Independence. It is very clearly worthy of a national holiday.

That’s fine with me, and I am aware that millions of white Americans descend from people who risked their lives in the war to abolish slavery. Too bad the remembrance now is transparently political.

The ironic thing is that substantially all black people (save immigrants in last 50 years) are descended from people who risked their lives in the war effort which, if successful, would have retained slavery.

[jon-nyc]

We should get shirts made expressing pride in Anglo-America for leading the world in the abolition of this ten thousand year old tradition.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Juneteenth/pride virtual event at work:

We should get shirts made expressing pride in Anglo-America for leading the world in the abolition of this ten thousand year old tradition.

Douglas Murray may have a merch section of his website and if so you may find that there.

[George K]

So, at this "virtual" event, will there be drag queens?

Will there be neon signs saying, "It's not going to lick itself?"

Will there be a video tour of BLM leaders' mansions?

Will we see leather, ball-gags?

[Mik]

Only at children's story hour. My daughter's bookstore she worked at is having one. Seriously. Why in hell do children have to be exposed to this foolishness?