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Should Black People Walk Away from Valentine's Day Spending?
BV On Money ^ | 2/14/11 | Boyce Watkins

Posted on 02/14/2011 10:20:47 AM PST by Libloather

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To: WakeUpAndVote
Wonder how much money is spent on that other made up holiday, what’s it called, kwanzza?

Have you ever heard anyone tell of the great Kwanza gift they got ?

61 posted on 02/14/2011 11:57:54 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: Libloather
No! She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed would kill me if I did.

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

62 posted on 02/14/2011 11:59:24 AM PST by rdb3 (The mouth is the exhaust pipe of the heart.)
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To: Libloather

ALL men should boycott Valentine’s Day. How dare some faceless conglomerate tell me when I should honor my wife? I absolutely refuse to buy on command. And if my wife is so grasping and superficial that she can’t discern a gift bought under duress, I don’t want her as a wife anyway. Thankfully, she despises this fake holiday almost as much as I do.

If you want to show your love for your spouse, you can (and should) do it entirely spontaneously any day(s) of the year. Except Feb 14.


63 posted on 02/14/2011 12:00:42 PM PST by IronJack (=)
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To: laweeks
Now, I’ll be called a racist.

Ummm, no you won't. At least not by me.

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

64 posted on 02/14/2011 12:01:47 PM PST by rdb3 (The mouth is the exhaust pipe of the heart.)
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To: Crawdad

“The writer is saying black women aren’t worth it.”


LOL! You should become a spokesman for a jewelry company.


65 posted on 02/14/2011 12:06:20 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Tax-chick; luckystarmom

I try really hard to treat her like a queen all year around. She’s the BEST!!!


66 posted on 02/14/2011 12:28:05 PM PST by GingisK
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To: CodeToad
but it has become a tradition

Therein lies the scam. The occasion was invented solely to milk guilt trips for money.

67 posted on 02/14/2011 12:29:45 PM PST by GingisK
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To: Libloather

Why? Because they are black? Does that make them not human?


68 posted on 02/14/2011 12:29:56 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: pgkdan; Libloather

At least Valentine’s Day has some historical precedent from many centuries ago. The ones I truly despise are “Sweetest Day” (had a girl friend try to put the arm on me over that one), “Boss’s Day”, “Secretaries Day”, and “Grandparents’ Day”. They’re called Hallmark Holidays for a reason - they were made up by Hallmark to drive revenue. And I don’t participate.


69 posted on 02/14/2011 12:30:42 PM PST by Hardastarboard (Bringing children to America without immigration documents is child abuse. Let's end it.)
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To: Libloather

I love Valentines Day. I always have. It’s neat. All the flowers and candy and seeing what everyone gets at the office. It’s romantic and should be thought of as so. What’s wrong with couples in love?


70 posted on 02/14/2011 12:32:00 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty

Nothing’s wrong with it. Some people just like to be the victim I guess.


71 posted on 02/14/2011 12:39:56 PM PST by darkangel82 (I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
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To: GingisK

An excellent attitude!

I’d rather my husband came home with a library book he knows will interest me, or gave the baby a bath while I’m teaching Sunday School or leading Cub Scouts. Those things take some knowledge of what I will value. Buying jewelry would require ignoring what I’ve said I value, and I don’t consider that an expression of love.

However, one year around our anniversary (Feb. 4), I saw a pair of silver and amber earrings that I wanted, and he happily bought them for me.


72 posted on 02/14/2011 12:47:03 PM PST by Tax-chick (All that, plus a real-meat cheezburger and wine.)
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To: Libloather

“Black family wealth is, according to recent estimates, as low as one-fiftieth that of white families..”

He really wrote that? Black family wealth = 2% of white family wealth? Really ??

Valentine’s Day is fine, it has its purpose. It’s fine for young romantics. It doesn’t move me one way or the other. But to write a whole nonsensical article about how it affects Americans of African heritage negatively is comical.


73 posted on 02/14/2011 12:47:05 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: Tax-chick
My wife trained me like that early on. ;-D

For example, the old "map fight" in the car: As soon as I started to fuss about her map reading, the map went back into the glove compartment. She didn't utter a word. I eventually learned to be sweet most of the time.

Still, she picked my screen moniker for me.

I am sure that God chose this woman for me. I don't want to get the "Big Guy" upset up over the way I treat His gift.

74 posted on 02/14/2011 12:55:04 PM PST by GingisK
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To: GingisK

“The occasion was invented solely to milk guilt trips for money.”

And there isn’t a red blooded male that hasn’t figured that one out...women, too! They know we know. So, it is all about having fun, and we like to. Any optional and stressful event we tend to shy away from, so we do the flowers and cards and sometimes presents but we do not go out. We go out enough and Valentines Day is just too much trouble. I’ll make her a real nice dinner (Chicken Saffron in a wine sauce this year), and stay home and enjoy each other as we often do. We keep it light hearted and enjoy ourselves.


75 posted on 02/14/2011 12:59:55 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Sherman Logan

“Doesn’t make either the female or male focus any less shallow.”

I would argue, as before, that, far from shallow, these are deeply rooted preferances and behaviors.


76 posted on 02/14/2011 1:00:25 PM PST by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: GingisK

I invested about $12 in strawberries and chocolate “Almond Bark” and we made chocolate-dipped strawberries for the whole family. It was fun, tasty, and inexpensive!

My wife really loved ‘em, too!


77 posted on 02/14/2011 1:09:55 PM PST by MortMan (What disease did cured ham used to have?)
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To: Libloather

Does Boyce happen to have a diamond engagement ring from her husband? I so, I wonder if she knows where that tradition originated.....

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/15362/the_history_behind_the_debeers_diamond.html?cat=46


78 posted on 02/14/2011 1:10:06 PM PST by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: Nepeta

Black wealth is a lot lower. It’s true. Black income, however, is only slightly lower. Translation: Blacks are a great target market when you’re looking for people who will spend their money and not save it.


79 posted on 02/14/2011 1:10:57 PM PST by ReagansShinyHair
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To: MortMan
I invested about $12 in strawberries and chocolate “Almond Bark” and we made chocolate-dipped strawberries for the whole family.

Now, there is a plan I could work with!

80 posted on 02/14/2011 1:11:45 PM PST by GingisK
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