What an absolutely amazing coincidence that Kwanza is right around Christmas time. It’s almost as if some black activist decided to make up a holiday for the express purpose of stealing the thunder of Whites. 

“You have a holiday? So do we! And it’s about..uh..the harvest! And we..well we uh…were special robes! And light candles! Yeah, that’s it!”

“But wait a second, candles, robes, ancient African harvest rituals? None of that happened. You made it up out of whole cloth. Why not just say your ancestors celebrated Kwanza on the moon and be done with it?”

“It doesn’t matter! Facts don’t matter! Tradition! Proud black heritage! Wees all eeqwall! EEEEQWAAAL!”

When will America stop excusing this sort of behavior, simply because some favored group is doing it? It is nothing more than pure childishness. It she gets a lollipop, I want a lollipop.

Making up a holiday? Fine. But does no one find the timing of this “holiday” just the least bit suspicious? 

I await the excuses you will make for this oh so wonderful group. After all, “excuse making” is one of the Seven Principles, isn’t it?

Thanks badbone. Your small minded, hateful spirit is all the motivation I need to celebrate! I am so thankful for my life and all the blessings I've received this year. One of my clients told my manager what a great job I've done this year and I'll be moving into a bigger office when I get back from my new year's eve beach vacation. Cha-ching!

I am so thankful to be Black. I am so happy about my family and friends. I am so thankful that someone thought to invent a holiday to remind me of my ancestors and all that they went through to make me the happy, healthy, wealthy person I am right now.

If it wasn't for people like you, badbone, I might not be as motivated to work so hard to have so many wonderful things and such a great life!

God Bless and Happy Kwanzaa!!!

Badbone:

What an absolutely amazing coincidence that Kwanza is right around Christmas time. It’s almost as if some black activist decided to make up a holiday for the express purpose of stealing the thunder of Whites.

“You have a holiday? So do we! And it’s about..uh..the harvest! And we..well we uh…were special robes! And light candles! Yeah, that’s it!”

“But wait a second, candles, robes, ancient African harvest rituals? None of that happened. You made it up out of whole cloth. Why not just say your ancestors celebrated Kwanza on the moon and be done with it?”

“It doesn’t matter! Facts don’t matter! Tradition! Proud black heritage! Wees all eeqwall! EEEEQWAAAL!”

When will America stop excusing this sort of behavior, simply because some favored group is doing it? It is nothing more than pure childishness. It she gets a lollipop, I want a lollipop.

Making up a holiday? Fine. But does no one find the timing of this “holiday” just the least bit suspicious?

I await the excuses you will make for this oh so wonderful group. After all, “excuse making” is one of the Seven Principles, isn’t it?

What a absolutely amazing coincidence that Christmas is right around Saturnalia. It's almost as if some Christian activist made up a holiday for the expressed purpose of stealing the thunder of Pagans ... bla, bla, bla. Well, actually they did. So what.

If you think the reason for Kwanza is for the purpose of "stealing the thunder of Whites" you are as nutty and paranoid as Bill O'Reiley and his war on the "war against Christmas." There are many holidays celebrated this time of the year and many of them predate Christmas. Christmas is as much a contrived holiday as all the rest. I celebrate Christmas, love Hannaka parties, and wish someone would invite me over for their Kwanza celebration. I've never been to one.

tubbs:

I am so thankful to be Black.

I'm proud to be White. Why is your thankfulness labeled empowering, while my thankfulness is labeled hate? Why am I small minded for not honoring your traditions, when you certainly don’t honor mine? 

Let me summarize. 

Black made up tradition: A wonderful celebration of ancestors and all that they went through.

White made up tradition: Hateful, small minded. Nutty as {insert hated person here}.

So what’s the difference between the two? Easy. Blacks are to be coddled. Let’s let them have their little made up tea party, because pointing out the vapidity of it might hurt their feelings.

You simply would not give half the breaks to any other group of people.

Badbone is certainly not the only one that feels this way. In fact I would say that most people feel this way, including the vast majority of them who are not racist.

It's important that everyone know this, perception = reality and if you are pissing off your friends, well - you might want to stop.

What an absolutely amazing coincidence that Kwanza is right around Christmas time. It’s almost as if some black activist decided to make up a holiday for the express purpose of stealing the thunder of Whites.

you so mean! anyone named melonyce should be celebrating kwanza.

meanie!

Badbone:

What an absolutely amazing coincidence that Kwanza is right around Christmas time. It’s almost as if some black activist decided to make up a holiday for the express purpose of stealing the thunder of Whites.

What an amazing coincidence that Christmas is right around the time of the Saturnalia. It's almost as if some Christian activists decided to make up a holiday for the express purpose of stealing the thunder of Pagans.

And blah, blah, blah, blah...

Badbone, your nasty bottom feeder racist friend are out in force on this one. What is it about the holiday season that brings out the stupidity and snarkiness of people like you?

jimmy is the kind of nitwit who thinks that white ball of cotton in the aspirin bottle is racist.

You don't like black people.

Arlington:

You don't like black people.

So, so very typical. Do you believe that black people celebrating Kwanza, a black holiday, hate Whites? Of course you don’t. Black pride wonderful. White pride hateful.

Let me be clear here. There is nothing wrong with blacks celebrating Kwanza. And by the same token, there is nothing wrong with little girls having imaginary tea parties. They are both complete fictions. They are both utter fantasies. And they are both excused by grow ups as mere play. Or at least, they should be.

Stop making excuses for childish behavior. Start calling them on their bullshit. Is that really so much to ask?

"Let me be clear here. There is nothing wrong with blacks celebrating Kwanza."

Well, then. I apologize. I took all your criticism to mean you did think there was something wrong with black people celebrating Kwanzaa.

All holidays are fiction, at least to the extent they celebrate things that didn't happen, or things that are greatly exaggerated, or ideas blown all out of proportion. Kwanzaa seems particularly transparent because it was invented from whole cloth, a completely artificial holiday designed to give African Americans an answer to Christmas, a holiday many people see as too consumerist, too majority-culture, just too much.

Should we criticize Jews for expanding Chanukah to compete with Christmas? Originally, Chanukah was a minor celebration, but many Jews felt left out by all the overbearing Christmas revelry, so they started emphasizing Chanukah and making a bigger deal of it. Is that wrong? Are they trying to make gentiles feel bad?

Christmas started as an attempt by the Catholic Church to convert northern European people by appropriating their winter pagan festivals. I hardly need to point out that Jesus was not born in late December, and Hebrews didn't decorate pine trees.

Arlington - you hit it right one the head. It gives Black People and answer to Christmas.

I would have to ask, since the vast majority of blacks in America are Christian, why do they need an answer to Christmas. Christmas is a Christian holiday, not a white a holiday. If that is how it is viewed then that's quite pathetic.

You will never defeat racism by coming up with your own exclusionary holidays.

Let's face it, the problem between blacks and whites these days is not skin color. It's culture. And bullshit holidays like Kwanzaa only further the divide.

Sure, Bad Boner, Kwanza is an attack on Christmas just like gay unions are an attack on marriage.

Are you afraid that African Americans who say Merry Christmas less often will somehow spoil your life?

Grow up.