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Why do we call the Friday after Thanksgiving "Black Friday?"

Poll - Total Votes: 3

Keep it as Black Friday

Change it to Red Friday

Change it to Green Friday

Change it to Rainbow Friday

Suggest a different color Friday

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If anything, we should call it RED Friday, since most people go into the red doing their holiday shopping. OR if you are a merchant, you can call it GREEN Friday since many retailers make enough money to stay in business for the year. Also, calling it BLACK Friday could be considered not politically correct and somehow bias/racist. Maybe we could call it RAINBOW Friday. Your opinions please.

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FrostBorne · 31-35, M Best Comment

It's because company's accounting books get out of the red (bad) and into the black (good).

IM5688 · 61-69, M

@FrostBorne Now that answer makes some sense!

indyjoe · 56-60, M

@IM5688 Makes "some sense"?...He's right that is where the term comes from.

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Why is everything racist these days? How is the word 'black' offensive?

FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F

It's an accounting term, red and black.

Underconstruction · F

The shoppers go into red, the merchants go into black.

Zonuss · 41-45, M

It's not racist.

IM5688 · 61-69, M

@Zonuss No, it's not racist to you and I, but I'm sure somebody, somewhere must think it is.

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