The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E.
I thought so too, but then reading the article actually made it a bit less racist than initial thoughts. They had been celebrating Lee in January a good 70 years before MLKJ got his day in January. Still racist, but I can see politicians being like “fuck it. We’re not having two holidays a week apart from each other”.
Also, wouldn’t it be just as upsetting to racists in support of Lee as it is to non racists in support of MLKJ?
Funny, I’d have thought that celebrating a failed insurrectionist leader who fought for slavery is racist, regardless of how long they’d been doing it.
I thought so too, but then reading the article actually made it a bit less racist than initial thoughts. They had been celebrating Lee in January a good 70 years before MLKJ got his day in January. Still racist, but I can see politicians being like “fuck it. We’re not having two holidays a week apart from each other”.
Also, wouldn’t it be just as upsetting to racists in support of Lee as it is to non racists in support of MLKJ?
Funny, I’d have thought that celebrating a failed insurrectionist leader who fought for slavery is racist, regardless of how long they’d been doing it.
Well sure it’s racist, but it’d be more racist if they created the day and put it there solely out of spite.
Are we caring what upsets racists?
Also, that doesn’t make it better.