[AbolishCSEU]

Our own administrative assistant at work wished everyone a nice "long weekend." Of course she has a college aged daughter that went in normal and came out looking like Rachel Madcow.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I haven’t heard that, but I know the day is extremely downplayed or even ignored. I still call it Columbus Day because that’s what it is, and I don’t feel the need to apologize for our civilization.

[oldplayer]

I’m Choctaw. I say this every year: “Give Columbus his day.” He is a hugely important historical figure who was a man of his times. He is a crucial part of American history.

[MrChips]

Not by me. :-)

[Chainmail]

One my favorite model airplane companies - Horizon Hobby - just came out with “indigenous people’s Day sale”.

I sent them an e-mail reminding them that it was Columbus Day and asking them to remove me from their e-mail list.

Get woke, go broke.

[AppyPappy]

Screw Columbus. He died owing me money

[Responsibility2nd]

What? Not Indigenous Peoples Day Sale?

[rktman]

My phone gives a choice. Columbus or indigenous people say. I'll stick with Chris even though he didn't make it here. It was an "idea". 🙌

[dayglored]

"Indigenous" means "originating from the country of". Columbus was indigenous from Italy, right?

So "Columbus Day" is just as indigenous as any other.

[TheDandyMan]

Since when is Columbus Day a long weekend? I’ve never had the day off.

[JBW1949]

Check history...In the book “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, Scott Dawson writes about Christopher Columbus:

Christopher Columbus wrote a letter to King Ferdinand of Spain describing how he purchased Native girls to use as sex slaves and how girls as young as nine and ten were in high demand.

There is a reason American Indian groups across the United States protest Columbus Day.

[Shark24]

I still honor Columbus. Pretty good pilot and navigator.

[samadams2000]

Government employee day off. Needs to be recinded

[DesertRhino]

Columbus day was created in America after a wave of around 50 lynchings of Sicilians and Italians in Louisiana from around 1892-1920.
It was literally an anti-racist holiday meant to bring Americans to understand the contributions of Italians and to fight negative stereotypes.

When they attack Columbus day, they are literally fighting to kill an anti-racist holiday.

[discostu]

I haven’t noticed Columbus Day being referred to period. It’s the unholiday. Always has been in the corner of the world I live in. Even trash pickup is happening.

[JBW1949]

Bartholomew de las Cosas, a Spanish monk in the “New World” had witnessed these atrocities and vigorously spoke out against them...Spain eventually removed Columbus from power and put him in jail...

[redcatcherb412]

In NM it is indigenous peoples day
white eyes need not apply for store discounts /jk

[Chode]

i used to live on STX and have been to Salt River Bay

beautiful island, but majority of Cruzians are wratchet scum...

[sauropod]

Right up there with the “Washington football team.”

[TianaHighrider]

🍻 Happy Columbus Day weekend everyone ❤

[real saxophonist]

I have actually seen NOTHING about Columbus Day. No mention at all.

Which is kind of interesting; Denver has been a hotspot for Columbus Day celebrations (and protests), but I haven't heard anything this year.