White models used to promote SC Juneteenth holiday blasted as ‘gentrifying Juneteenth’

NY Post ^ | 05/26/2023 | Lee Brown

[ChicagoConservative27]

How could this be all white?

Organizers of a South Carolina town’s Juneteenth events have issued a groveling apology for advertising the holiday marking the emancipation of black slaves with a banner showing only a white couple.

The seemingly colorblind promos for Juneteenth GVL’s June “mega fest” went viral soon after they were put up across Greenville — sparking outrage and even calls for a boycott.

“You want to celebrate the depth of black culture on Juneteenth by putting white [people] as the face of it?” one outraged critic tweeted the organizers.

“How were you not aware how problematic that is?”

[ChicagoConservative27]

People need to get a life.

[Steely Tom]

Wokeville does have its problems.

[butlerweave]

Juneteenth , who created this word ? LOL

[NorthMountain]

the depth of black culture

< scratches head >

Huh ... who was it again who freed the negro slaves?

[Jeff Chandler]

I find it to be hilarious.

[Craftmore]

They celebrate juneteenth because they cant celebrate fathers day,,,

[No name given]

Yeah, I’ll say!

[No name given]

Indeed.

[Steely Tom]

I guess Kanye was “gentrified” then.

Well, until the “gentry” dumped him.

[Rurudyne]

Celebrate June 18th.

[arthurus]

White people unarguable contributed to black culture in America. Thomas Sowell, I think, said it best back when the popular disparaging epithet for European derived Caucasians was WASP. He said that the black population was, in reality, BASPs.

[Still Thinking]

...except if they don’t, they’re waycisssssss!

[eluttre]

It’s a 100% Republican holiday. I proudly proclaim it to be the “Day that the Republicans freed the slaves from the democrats.” Drives the libs nuts.

[FreedomPoster]

Remember to properly celebrate Juneteenth!

70th anniversary this year.

[broken_clock]

I find it to be hilarious.

And, oh I don’t know, just a tiny bit disrespectful to the 600,000+ Union war dead. Sheesh…

[proust]

Trump wanted to make “Juneteenth” a national holiday and give 500 billion to blacks.

[Rurudyne]

Kill a commie for mommy day!

[telescope115]

Let’s see……

Ann Boleyn….
Hamilton….
The Little Mermaid…

I can’t imagine why whites would be doing a thing for Juneteenth, but
turnabout seems fair to me…

[dayglored]

Those people on the banner aren’t really WHITE, they WERE WHITE, but they transitioned and now they IDENTIFY as BLACK. So they’re ... BLACK, right?

[Tell It Right]

They celebrate juneteenth because they cant celebrate fathers day,,,

Truth!!!!