this country of America is weird when the Pilgrims came to America they were foreigners they didnt know how to survive the Indians helped the Pilgrims grow food taught them how to live and I as a American am supose to sit and celebrate this American bastard holiday when the Pilgrims killed the Indians years latter what kind of holiday is this
2006-11-21 00:53:16 · 9 answers · asked by Asad Hassan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
We aren't celebrating the killing of Native Americans!! This is a day that we set aside to give "thanks" based loosely on what happened at the "first" Thanksgiving. It is not actually about celebrating what happened 400 years ago, but its about remembering to give "thanks" for what you have now. And as an American Indian, I think its just a tad bit racist to want to give to Native American charities just on Thanksgiving, which By the way, I never knew we had our own socio-economic problems, must be something knew...God, I love some of you white people with your guilt. I'm just playing, you're hearts in the right place
2006-11-21 01:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by zebj25 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
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How can people celebrate thanksgiving when the Pilgrims killed the Indians years latter?
this country of America is weird when the Pilgrims came to America they were foreigners they didnt know how to survive the Indians helped the Pilgrims grow food taught them how to live and I as a American am supose to sit and celebrate this American bastard holiday when the Pilgrims killed the...
2015-08-13 23:39:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pilgrims Killing Indians
2016-12-08 19:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The exact same reason Atheists celebrate the commercialized and materialistic Christmas. It's a national holiday. I celebrate it even though I have ancestors from France who came here before the Mayflower.
2016-03-17 22:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Shirley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou.
I totally agree. As a white person, I'm totally disgusted with the way our ancestors came and slaughtered the Native Americans and stuck the rest on reservations.
We should get rid of this holiday. The money we spend on Thanksgiving food should be donated to schools on reservations and any other Native American cause.
** Well, obviously I got my facts wrong. All of you are correct about the Pilgrims. As for the guilt...well, yeah..maybe there is some...but all the answers following mine were sincere and humorous...needed the laugh. Thanks fellow humans.
2006-11-21 00:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by FieldMouse 4 · 10⤊ 5⤋
You guys need to read your history books again. The Pilgrims were a deep religious sect and the tradition is that they gave thanks for what they had by celebrating with the native americans that did assist them. Unfortunatly, them and the English settlers were also constantly under attack by the indians who felt pressured by the settlers moving in. The indians are just as guilty on not keeping to their part of the treaties that were signed as the English settlers. Obvously, there was a major culture clash and it turned into a tradegy....
2006-11-21 01:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 11⤋
Whoa. The holiday was created by people who "bit the hand that feed them", but the true meaning is gratitude for everything that you have.
2006-11-21 01:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by danicolegirl 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Thanksgiving as we know it is VERY loosely based on one feast several hundred years ago. It is a time to give thanks for what we have. Nobody is celebrating a massacre. I don't understand where some people get this stuff.
2006-11-21 01:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by KathyS 7 · 2⤊ 10⤋
well you do build a big appetite killing indians so they needed a big meal when they were done lol
get a life...... stop worrying about something that happened FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AGO, and just enjoy the day with your family... if they could stand inviting you lol
2006-11-21 07:20:42 · answer #9 · answered by middleroadrepub 1 · 1⤊ 12⤋
pilgrims did not kill the native americans. different european settlers did.
2006-11-21 01:06:47 · answer #10 · answered by Adam B 2 · 1⤊ 11⤋