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To: George from New England

“Juneteenth”

That’s not even English...ebonics maybe?


2 posted on 03/30/2022 2:35:29 PM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

They misspelled Juneteemph.


5 posted on 03/30/2022 2:40:27 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: moovova

It took a while to get the news around Texas so you might have heard it on the 13th or the 19th so just abbreviate to Juneteenth. That said it used to be a Texas thing until The woke yankees stole it for a federal hioliday.


6 posted on 03/30/2022 2:42:55 PM PDT by dblshot
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To: moovova

ya you would think a name for “Their Day/month” would have something a little more Sensible in the English Language... and even their upper class/elite afro Americans back this name up so thats telling in itself...


33 posted on 03/30/2022 3:48:29 PM PDT by sit-rep ( )
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To: moovova
“That's not even English...ebonics maybe?”

I have not read to whom the word “Juneteenth” is attributed. I think it was supposed to be something that a freed slave said - a freed slave that could not count past twelve.

It is more likely something an unsympathetic white person said in a Stephen Foster minstrel show to discredit freed slaves who were sad and dreary.

But liberals today think the word Juneteenth is cute; and it is another paid holiday.

It doesn't bother me as long as the holiday is paid for by government money and not taxpayer money; and as long as essential workers are required to show up.

37 posted on 03/30/2022 3:59:52 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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