Posted on 01/23/2018 8:53:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday voted 10-1 to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day despite a last-minute effort to delay the vote in response to objections from some members of the city's Italian-American community.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents the North Beach neighborhood, where the annual parade on Columbus Day has long since been renamed as the Italian Heritage parade, asked the board to postpone a vote on the resolution after receiving a large number of emails from constituents.
"I would like some time to figure out a path forward that works for our indigenous native peoples as well as for folks of Italian heritage," Peskin said.
However, Supervisor Malia Cohen, who introduced the name change legislation, pushed back against the continuance, saying the legislation had already been discussed in committee. The board ultimately voted 7-4 against the continuance before approving the name change over Peskin's objections.
The vote was greeted with a mix of applause and loud boos from the audience.
Supervisor Norman Yee said he would like to honor both groups.
"I'd like to support something as follow-up legislation to also honor Italian American groups," Yee said.
Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of every October.
Other cities including Berkeley have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day in recognition of objections by Native American groups to a celebration of European colonization.
What about LGBTQUERTY Indigenous People?
San Francisco doesn’t have anything else to worry about? They solved homelessness? They solved crime? San Francisco needs a 15.0 earthquake...along with Hollywood...
I’m looking forward to the Anasazi barbecue stall. :)
That 1 is probably getting death threats.
Yep
How about “war-loving, stone age, superstitious xians Day.”
Randy Marsh had it right: “Indignant People’s Day.”
These folks get all their information from the Leftist MSM.
Many of these people were lied to from K through University life. The Leftist MSM came closest to what they had been taught growing up, so they tuned in there.
They simply don’t have the tools to figure things out on their own.
They have been instructed since childhood to disregard what their parents said, and as adults they are instructed not to listen to anyone but the same Leftists who brainwashed them since they were little more than babies. (”Anyone else will only shove propaganda in your face.”)
While these folks irritate me to the extreme, they just don’t have what it takes to be rational on regional, global, and international dynamics.
LoL
Good one,... so true.
That should be indignant people.
Agreed. I saw some college students interviewed and it was HORRIFIC how the white kids bought into white privilege.
And worse!!
I know. These kids have no self-esteem whatsoever.
Man are they ever sewing the seeds of their own destruction.
Whites still make up around 65% of this nation’s populace.
How does the minority pull this off?
Columbus was a greta explorer, whose voyages lead to the funding of the greatest country in history.
he was also great
With the help of a LOT of stupid whites.
They should call it, “Poop on the Sidewalk Day.”
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