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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by moate on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @02:54PM (#27532097)
It's what the holiday has been called for 150+ years, and a bunch of (likely) white politicians deciding to rename something the black community created seems antithetical to the idea of the holiday.

Reflect on why you dislike this holiday and the difference between its name and "Christmas". Language is fluid and will survive. It's fine. This is a bad take.

Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by chaorace on Friday June 18, 2021 @03:28AM (#27548154)
Precisely this. More fuel for the fire: "Thanksgiving", another portmanteau