Oh boy, this is going to be a long one. 25ish years ago, my friends owned a "fish camp" in Sargent Texas, along the Gulf Coast, where we used to fish in Matagorda bay. They had an annual fishing tournament that was known as the "Watermelon Open" because when trout/redfish gorge themselves on baitfish the oil slick from the bait smells like Watermelon on the surface. No shit, I've smelled it. You actually keep your olfactory senses acute to it if you want to catch fish. Anyway, the non-local black population caught wind of the tournament and raised hell about the name. I never heard whatever happened at the end of the day, but I laughed every time we used to talk about it. It coincided with Juneteenth. As Texans, we've known about the Emancipation Proclamation as it's taught in middle school. It's called Juneteenth because it took two years for the blacks in Texas to get word that they were freed by Lincoln. I'm 55. I've always gotten a kick out of the blacks in this state who seem to not know our history. They don't want to learn anything about the state they live in, they just want to tear down what whitey has built for them.
It's a made-up black holiday that the whole country is supposed to celebrate on June 19 just because of Texas freeing slaves in June years ago. They don't even celebrate when their own ancestors were freed, especially the ones living in northern states that were freed not too long before the War of Northern Aggression.
It's not logical to use an obscure date in Texas as a worldwide holiday, when there are many other dates more deserving. It's about like Kwanzaa.
Well ok then, if my company adds it to days off we get to choose alternant holidays by majority. Pretty sure the crew will choose Fat Tuesday over Juneteenth
There’s no such thing as Juneteenth. It’s a made up construct.
There is however June 13, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th.
Oh boy, this is going to be a long one. 25ish years ago, my friends owned a "fish camp" in Sargent Texas, along the Gulf Coast, where we used to fish in Matagorda bay. They had an annual fishing tournament that was known as the "Watermelon Open" because when trout/redfish gorge themselves on baitfish the oil slick from the bait smells like Watermelon on the surface. No shit, I've smelled it. You actually keep your olfactory senses acute to it if you want to catch fish. Anyway, the non-local black population caught wind of the tournament and raised hell about the name. I never heard whatever happened at the end of the day, but I laughed every time we used to talk about it. It coincided with Juneteenth. As Texans, we've known about the Emancipation Proclamation as it's taught in middle school. It's called Juneteenth because it took two years for the blacks in Texas to get word that they were freed by Lincoln. I'm 55. I've always gotten a kick out of the blacks in this state who seem to not know our history. They don't want to learn anything about the state they live in, they just want to tear down what whitey has built for them.
Is it on fathers day? Maybe its so black people have something to celebrate.
It's 'June-Teethf ' named after Stacey Abrahams
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
June 14th, Flag Day. I celebrate it every year. It is my birthday, also POTUS Donald J. Trump.
Father's Day is on June 19th this year.
I'm celebrating Monkeypoxathonpalooza
What is Junteenth?
It's a made-up black holiday that the whole country is supposed to celebrate on June 19 just because of Texas freeing slaves in June years ago. They don't even celebrate when their own ancestors were freed, especially the ones living in northern states that were freed not too long before the War of Northern Aggression.
It's not logical to use an obscure date in Texas as a worldwide holiday, when there are many other dates more deserving. It's about like Kwanzaa.
Well ok then, if my company adds it to days off we get to choose alternant holidays by majority. Pretty sure the crew will choose Fat Tuesday over Juneteenth