Should we continue to celebrate Columbus day?

[julius]

Considering that he didn't "discover" anything, and introduced slavery, disease and wasn't exactly a super nice guy.

Besides the fact that it's kind of hard to 'discover' a land that already had people on it, he wasn't even the one who first discovered the continent.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

If any of you know the oatmeal site, yes it has comics, but it's sourced.

Mostly from this book here and this book here.


http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-christopher-columbus

Although maybe it's a liberal agenda to make white people feel bad about being white?

 

[Eastoff]

We should be proud he killed so many people who were so defenseless against his weapons! /sarcasm

 

[Further]

I can totally understand why some are pissed we celebrate Columbus Day, and I don't really care if it's celebrated, we must remember that anytime we look at historical figures through a modern lens they aren't going to come off well. For example most of our forefathers owned slaves. So yes, Columbus was a murderous fucker, but he never would have gotten the job and an explorer if he wasn't.

I've heard this brought up before, but honestly, I don't remember ever celebrating Columbus Day. Ya, maybe I got a day off work, but I've never hung up C-Day decorations, gone to a C-Day parade or invited the whole family for a C-Day feast. It seems to have gone by the wayside, so I guess, sure, why not axe it in favor of Kardashian Day, or some other modern hero.

 

[santeesioux]

White people should celebrate the vikings instead, surprised the Scandinavians don't get pissed off about that Italian guy stealing their glory.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Sure we should- if I get a day off of work for it. Otherwise, who cares?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I celebrate Vespucci Day instead

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Columbus was definitely a villan, but it's OK to remind ourselves that there are villans.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Columbus is why we need gun control.

 

[Eastoff]

Columbus is why we need gun control.

Columbs is why we need hyberbole!

 

[magnifier661]

I blame Obama

 

[MarAzul]

I can totally understand why some are pissed we celebrate Columbus Day, and I don't really care if it's celebrated, we must remember that anytime we look at historical figures through a modern lens they aren't going to come off well. For example most of our forefathers owned slaves. So yes, Columbus was a murderous fucker, but he never would have gotten the job and an explorer if he wasn't.

I've heard this brought up before, but honestly, I don't remember ever celebrating Columbus Day. Ya, maybe I got a day off work, but I've never hung up C-Day decorations, gone to a C-Day parade or invited the whole family for a C-Day feast. It seems to have gone by the wayside, so I guess, sure, why not axe it in favor of Kardashian Day, or some other modern hero.

Wow, you need to spruce up on your history. There were about 385,000 slave owners in the United States before they were emancipated. That number would not come close to "most".

Then if you check you would find that most people's forefathers immigrated to this country since the Civil war. I think very few of them ever owned a slave.

Never did understand why Columbus was in the history books, seems like the Vikings and Galician fisherman all beat him to North America.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

White people should celebrate the vikings instead, surprised the Scandinavians don't get pissed off about that Italian guy stealing their glory.

The Vikings already have a day of celebration "Thorsday."

 

[magnifier661]

Columbus was a stud. Haters gonna hate!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

FUCK YEAH CHRISOPHER COLUMBUS

 

[jlprk]

This is why Columbus, Ohio, a pretty large city, has no major league team.

 

[jlprk]

Hmm. NHL team.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio#Professional_athletics

Portland population 2.9 million, Columbus 2.3 million, but Columbus' area is cut off by neighboring metropolises, the outliers of which could be included in its population.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_combined_statistical_areas

 

[Further]

Wow, you need to spruce up on your history. There were about 385,000 slave owners in the United States before they were emancipated. That number would not come close to "most".

Then if you check you would find that most people's forefathers immigrated to this country since the Civil war. I think very few of them ever owned a slave.

Never did understand why Columbus was in the history books, seems like the Vikings and Galician fisherman all beat him to North America.

Forefathers is what I said, most of the forefathers, not most of the people. I was referencing those who were important in establishing our nation. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1269536/The-Founding-Fathers-and-Slavery

Before calling me out, try and actually read.

 

[MarAzul]

Forefathers is what I said, most of the forefathers, not most of the people. I was referencing those who were important in establishing our nation. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1269536/The-Founding-Fathers-and-Slavery

Before calling me out, try and actually read.

Yep, I read again, you said "forefathers". Perhaps you meant to say founding fathers, many of those were slave holders. However, my Forefathers held no Slaves, nor did they found this nation, how about yours?



Forefather
1 The founder of a family

 

[VanillaGorilla]

My "forefathers" had slaves fo sho

 

[Mediocre Man]

We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr day, so why not Columbus day?

 

[magnifier661]

We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr day, so why not Columbus day?

Columbus was a pimp that knew how to force free labor. The American way!

 

[MarAzul]

We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr day, so why not Columbus day?

I never heard Columbus speak, but King sure had the Gandhi cadence down well.

Now you can't have a real town without an MLK street.

 

[huevonkiller]

And his name was Colon. ;]

That clinches it.

 

[jlprk]

What's the difference between a forefather and a founding father? I have an identity conflict.

Someone celebrates Columbus Day.

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