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Christopher Columbus discovered America.
Really? REALLY?!?!?!
We’re still teaching about the heroic feats of this man and dedicating a whole day to his honor? We’re still continuing to celebrate the killings of Taino men, women, and children? We’re still, as a nation, taking a stance that glorifies genocide? What is the problem with this picture?!
Let me also go on to say that the reason I refuse to celebrate Columbus Day is the same reason I will not celebrate the “Fiestas” in my hometown. I will not celebrate the massacre of my indigenous brothers and sisters, nor will I celebrate the genocide of any group of people. I will not take off Columbus Day, I will not get up and dance when the modern men and women decked out in their conquistador and Indian outfits come up to me during the “fiestas”and try and get me to dance, I will not march with Our Lady of La Conquistadora to thank her for allowing that victory in the 1500s where Native Americans were killed, I will not shout “Que Viva la Fiesta” because I will not ignore the fact that blood was spilled, diseases were spread, and colonization occurred on the backs of my fellow human beings. I will not celebrate genocide.
1 comment:
First let me say that is one of the most disturbing pictures I have ever seen. Second, you should be proud of me, I don't even know when Columbus day is.
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