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What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

My mom: "You should have woken up early and made the family breakfast because that's what Thanksgiving is about." Me: "...No it's not" My mom: "Then what is it about?" Me: "Slaughtering Native Americans and taking their land. Should I go out and do that?(*sarcasm*)" My mom: "... Yeah sure." My Dad in the background: "NO DON'T DO THAT!"

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Doomflower · 36-40, M

Hyper religious psychos sailed the sea to come rape, enslave, murder, and steal the homes of native Americans.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

Well it's not supposed to be about killing American Indians but unfortunately it's very difficult to think about the first Thanksgiving without focusing mostly on that.

NaturallyPeculiar · 26-30, F

@BlueMetalChick I know. I was just being a smartass but yeah the first Thanksgiving definitely wasn't anything like what it is now...

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@NaturallyPeculiar I'm an immigrant from Europe but I celebrate just because it's an excuse for a dinner party. And my sister makes hedgehogs every year which is absolutely to die for.

NaturallyPeculiar · 26-30, F

@BlueMetalChick My boyfriend and his family are from the Philippines and they celebrate it for the same reason you do minus the hedgehogs part lol. I mean it's definitely nice to get to eat dinner together.

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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@kingkyri It's a holiday to commemorate the first meal between the Pilgrims and the American Indians, when they were actually friends for a short while.

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BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@kingkyri Personally I celebrate just with a big dinner, and the tradition of listening to "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie every year.

MsAnnThropy

Right? Then they expect people to be thankful for that? So a feast once again is supposed to distract people from the truth of this stupid holiday.

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

We got rid of all our religious nutcases!

Soossie

To me nothing really.. but I'm glad that my American and Canadian friends get to celebrate it with their families and friends..

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NaturallyPeculiar · 26-30, F

@Greenbare Who's racist and a bigot? If that's what you got out of this post then either the sarcasm with over your head even though I made it clear or you probably didn't read it right...

Tubbs · F

Nothing.

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