YouTube Celebrates “Unthanksgiving” Instead of Thanksgiving
“Unthanksgiving is about acknowledging, educating, and honoring centuries of Indigenous resistance. Coinciding with New England’s National Day of Mourning, Unthanksgiving activates Alcatraz Island, the site of a 19-month occupation by Bay Area Natives in 1969.”
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Big tech has become trite and tiresome. Instead of honoring Thanksgiving (a holiday made national holiday by Abraham Lincoln, for crying out loud), the tech giant celebrated “Unthanksgiving” on social media.
Because colonialism blah blah blah.
From YouTube’s official Twitter account:
For Indigenous and Native Americans, the fourth Thursday of November is dedicated to Indigenous history, activism, and resistance. It’s called Unthanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/SS9PGRiUmK
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 26, 2020
Unthanksgiving is about acknowledging, educating, and honoring centuries of Indigenous resistance. Coinciding with New England’s National Day of Mourning, Unthanksgiving activates Alcatraz Island, the site of a 19-month occupation by Bay Area Natives in 1969. pic.twitter.com/G3FUlz0WdU
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 26, 2020
For generations, Native Americans and Indigenous persons have shared their experiences, using Unthanksgiving as an opportunity for intergenerational and intercultural dialogue. pic.twitter.com/kOBp8FiGgB
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 26, 2020
Generations before have lived on these lands. Days like Unthanksgiving are opportunities for learning and understanding whose land you live on. Find out here → https://t.co/qIps6Pw88m pic.twitter.com/nsrYbCrAfA
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 26, 2020
Unthanksgiving is about honoring Native American and Indigenous heritage, to better understand this history. How are you connected to – and connecting with – Indigenous heritage and history where you live? pic.twitter.com/rDuk06BDtN
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 26, 2020
No mention of Thanksgiving at all. I’m waiting for the originalists to go even further and tell me it’s time to cede Texas to rattlesnakes, cattle, deer, and prairie dogs. Because you know that’s next here.
For a palette cleanser, check out George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation, which when written, declared Thursday, November 26 as a day of gratitude and thanksgiving to our Creator (same as this year!)
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Comments
This explains why liberals are so mad and unhappy all the time- they are ungrateful. Truly, those who express gratitude are happier – even in humble circumstances – than the ungrateful. It makes a difference
If those liberals would give thanks to others around them (since giving thanks to God would be too big of a step for them, we’ll make tiny steps first) they would start being happier people.
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