Vanity: Does ANYBODY actually celebrate Kwanzaa?

[Junior_G]

Politically correct lefties like to mention Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa all in the same breath, implying that they are equally legitimate holiday celebrations enjoyed by different groups. Christmas and Hanukkah both have rich histories to back them up, and millions of people celebrate these holidays worldwide; but does anybody actually celebrate Kwanzaa? Liberals are absolutely in love with the concept of Kwanzaa as the Black Americans' alternative to Christmas; but do any Black Americans actually celebrate it?
Kwanzaa is a holiday that was invented by a left-wing activist college professor in 1966 as a holiday for Black Americans to celebrate African culture and practice the tenets of socialism. How many black families were actually willing to abandon their Christmas traditions in favor of this new holiday, made up willy-nilly by a radical campus nutjob? If anybody on this forum has ever actually met somebody that celebrates this holiday, I'd love to hear about it. I have a sneaking suspicion that next to nobody celebrates it.
If you'll recall, some number of years ago a Texaco executive was canned after being recorded making a disparaging comment about Kwanzaa. Today, to make a joke about Kwanzaa is considered no better than delivering a racial slur; but shouldn't bogus socialist holidays----as a general rule----be soundly ridiculed? I'm curious what people's thoughts are on this one...particularly black contributors to this forum. Liberals act like all black people celebrate Kwanzaa, but all the black people I know celebrate Christmas.

[mcspur]

I just signed up for FR after lurking for years. This is my first response to a post but bear with me. I can say that no I don't celebrate this made up holiday. As a believer in Christ I my family and I celebrate Christmas!!

[ILBBACH]

I spell it Restofus, you spell it Restivus...

Let's call the whole thing off!

[RenegadeReporter]

Check out my Kwanzaa article on a great site that discusses the "holiday"

http://christocentric.com/Kwanzaa/pagan.htm

[floriduh voter]

We luv you though, MH. Can't you feel the love? You have a great blog too.

[BBell]

Oh man, had I seen that shirt earlier I 'd have sent one to several people I know.

[NormsRevenge]

HaPPy RamaHannuKwanzMas!!!

[MineralMan]

For a list of Kwanzaa celebrations, go here:

http://www.tike.com/kceleb.htm

[dennisw]

Karenga cannot be prosecuted anymore so perhaps he is indeed lying. To pump up his reputation.

[independentgrrl]

My sil is Catholic, conservative, and black. She knows the history and doesn't celebrate Kwanza. She and my brother are faithful to the Faith and celebrate Christmas.

[stand watie]

it just so happens that i work in an office with about 20 black employees. NONE of them celebrate kwanzaa. NONE!

free dixie,sw

[G.Mason]

"To be honest ..I have never questioned them as to why they celebrate Kwanzaa .."
" Kind of like they don't question the holidays that I celebrate."

That's fair enough.

I know why I celebrate Christmas, and I thought you could tell me why some blacks would celebrate Kwanzaa.

If they did question you as to why you celebrate the holiday's you do, would you be able to answer them?

[GeronL]

Isn't Freeper Day Oct. 17?

Darn, I thought it was the day that I joined =o) So its the day you joined?

[Junior_G]

Kwanzaa is like the WNBA. I don't know anyone who's into it but that doesn't stop the media from ramming it down our throats.

Good analogy!

[Junior_G]

Kwanzaa is like the WNBA. I don't know anyone who's into it but that doesn't stop the media from ramming it down our throats.

Good analogy!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Aha! That would explain it, I never did watch Sinefeld.

[What Is Ain't]

Welcome aboard! Hope to see more posts from you in the future.

[RightWhale]

Habari gani, y'all. WTC911 put a damper on all kinds of childishness and foolishness. It's Christmas and that is international. It's intercontinental. Merry Christmas to Christians, Merry Christmas to Jews, Merry Christmas to Buddhists, Merry Christmas to Hindus, Merry Christmas to Muslims, Merry Christmas to Red Chinese, and Merry Christmas to jiveword of the day Brothers of Hue.

[radiohead]

I doubt Kwaanza is widely celebrated nor will it ever be. But this won't stop the major media from hyping it.

Yep. The only blacks I've ever seen celebrating Kwaanza have been on the human interest part of the TV news.

Being black myself, I don't know a single middle or upper class black person who celebrates it. From the looks of the folks shown on TV, they appear to be of the lower classes.

[muggs]

BTW, re the rumor about Michael Jackson joing the Muslims...it ain't true..he'd NEVER wear a bow-tie..

I wish he'd wear a burka.

[machman]

Does ANYBODY actually celebrate Kwanzaa?

I actually do celebrate Festivus with my friends of college. Every year on December 23, we go to a steakhouse and engage in Frank Costanza's various festivus traditions. As the night winds down, someone always gets up in the middle of the restaurant and yells "Festivus isn't over until you pin me." What's funny is, we decided to do a Christmas dinner every year and every year it just happened to fall on Dec 23, so we decided to call it Festivus and engage in the traditions handed down from Seinfeld.

You know, I'm sure there are more people that celebrate Festivus than do Kwanzaa.

What does that tell you this "new tradition" of Kwanzaa when a make believe holiday from a sitcom has more followers.......