Kwanzaa...WHY?

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This post is probably going make them revolk my Affirmative Action rights, which I don't really care...I mean, I'm about to say somethings that might tick off Black folks, but I'm okay with that...

Let's talk about Kwanzaa...

The made up holiday whose sole reason for creation is to give whites something that they can't celebrate (was that too mean?). Sure they say that the purpose of it is to connect us to our African roots, but c'mon, it was created in the 70's by a man who took bits and pieces from various African cultures and glued them all together to create a holiday that whites couldn't participate in. The sad part is, Americans are eating this up!

I'm sorry (actually I'm not) but I don't see the need for this holiday. It's 5 days after Christmas so people are usually too tired to do anything for this. Who really wants handmade presents? I know some of you are saying, "Hey Max, you do." This is different though. Hey Shaquan put down that Barbie dream house that I got you for Christmas and come play with this drumset made out of corn husks that I made you for Kwanzaa! Yea....riiiiiight. lol

From a Christian standpoint I'm not down for it either. I've been to many Kwanzaa celebrations not because I'm black and I'm supposed to, no I did it because my choir was singing at the event. There is a point where they call on the spirits of black leaders who died. I don't believe that this only happens at the Kwanzaa celebration that I had to go to. They would pour libations from a cup and then they would say things like, "I call on the spirit of Malcolm X." One question...what if the spirit of Malcolm X showed up?! Trust me those people would freak out! So why call on something that you REALLY don't want to see?

I guess my anger at this holiday comes from what I was taught by some African friends of mine. If the purpose of Kwanzaa is to connect us with our African roots, then why do most Africans see this holiday as a joke? If they don't feel the connection, then how can we? Also, why do we need to connect to Africa so much? We are Americans now. We are assimilated...get over it! There is no turning back. I challenge black person to go back to Africa and live there. You will see that our cultures are VERY different! You will feel your American roots AND I guarantee that they will remind you about your Americanized roots! I also challenge anyone to find Kwanzaa celebrations in the motherland.

I haven't celebrated Kwanzaa in years and I feel better! I was never comfortable with it and I never will be. Not it seems as though it's a holiday created to make blacks feel special and to make whites feel left out. Now is that cool? Not really...

Not at all.

Now, if you guys don't hear from me in about a month, know that I've been kidnapped by the NAACP. lol

I'm just kidding. *shakes her head no*

*sigh* I think I'm done. *pauses dramatically*

Yup I'm done.

Until then wonderful readers!

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