2006-11-21 15:44:11 · 16 answers · asked by Ether 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I vote we change it to magenta Friday!
2006-11-21 15:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's not racists to call it "Black Friday" because it has nothing to do with skin tone...
The day after Thanksgiving was dubbed Black Friday because it traditionally marked the day that retailers were said to finally start making a profit -- or go into the black -- for the year.
While that may no longer be the case, Black Friday has become synonymous with the official launch of the holiday shopping season and drastic early bird sales.
Anyone who makes a racist slur out of THAT is trying way too hard.
And if you think it is racist, how is changing the name to "White Friday" helping the situation??????
2006-11-21 23:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by left of center 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If u think it's racist to call "Black Friday" Black Friday why would we change it to "White Friday?"
Not intended to be racist at all by the way.
2006-11-21 23:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by jazi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not racist either way you call,Black or White,these are just colours,only you people make it racist!Black Friday have its own significant meaning and no changes shall be needed,not from you.
2006-11-22 01:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by Janet Y 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's racist to even consider the name racist!! No one in this world has a racist thought when they think of "Black Friday!" Not to mention if "Black Friday" is racist...wouldn't "White Friday" also be racist? If you were not a racist yourself you would have at least thought of a color such as pink, orange, or green.
2006-11-21 23:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by aquari-kat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A better question would have been...what does black friday mean?
The 'black' refers to the color of the day in which it starts. Usually at 5 am. That means it's still black outside!
2006-11-22 00:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be looked at being called black cause the corporations have to cut prices (and profit margins) in order to stay in the sales competition (most notably with Walmart)...so the CFO's are in a 'black' mood, LOL....just my guessing....LOL.
From a consumer stand point...it should be called Green Friday cause we're saving so much green....hahaha.
2006-11-21 23:54:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not called Black Friday because some racist people decided upon that. It's called Black Friday because:
BLACK FRIDAY (SHOPPING) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_Sale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the holiday season. Most retailers will open very early and usually provide massive discounts on their products.
Although Black Friday is typically the busiest shopping day of the year in terms of customer traffic, it is not typically the day with the highest sales volume. That is usually either Christmas Eve or the last Saturday before Christmas.
Origin
The first use of this term to describe the day after Thanksgiving is not exactly known. There are two popular theories as to its origin.
Accounting practice
One theory is that stores traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January through November) and made their profit during the holiday season. When this would be recorded in the financial records, common accounting practices use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink would show positive amounts. Black Friday is the beginning of the period where they would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).
Stress from large crowds
Another theory comes from the fact that shopping experience on this day can be extremely stressful. The term is used as a comparison to the extremely stressful and chaotic experience of Black Thursday or other black days. According to The Word Spy:
Earliest Citation:
Christmas decorations around Tampa Bay started going up in late October, and business has been brisk since then. And while Friday--known as Black Friday for the legendary hordes--will be the biggest shopping day for many area stores, others ring up the greatest sales the Saturday before Christmas.
—Marilyn Marks, "Retailers expect good sales this Christmas," St. Petersburg Times, November 27, 1986
There exists an earlier reference, speaking to the Friday after Thanksgiving:
A BLACK FRIDAY.
There have been many Black Fridays in recent history. Most of them have been days of financial panic. There has been none of blacker foreboding than last Friday. And the blackness is not loss or fear of loss in stocks and bonds.
New York Times (1857-Current file).
New York, N.Y.: Dec 3, 1922. pg. 38, 1 pgs
ISSN/ISBN 03624331
Employees of retail stores have for years referred to Black Friday in a satirical way, to note the extremely stressful and hectic nature of the day. Heavy traffic and customer demands added to the long hours make it a difficult day.
Black Friday on the Internet
Advertisements in advance
Certain websites such as DealTaker.com offer information about Black Friday deals up to a month in advance. The text listings of prices are usually accompanied by adscans -- complete PDFs either leaked by insiders, or intentionally released by large retailers to give consumers insight and allow them time to plan.
Cyber Monday
The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, which unofficially marks the beginning of the holiday online shopping season.
In recent years, Cyber Monday has become a busy day for online retailers, with some sites offering low prices and other promotions on that day.
Controversy
Response (Buy Nothing Day)
Anti-consumer frenzy protesters have chosen this day as Buy Nothing Day in North America, where those concerned about the increasing power and influence of consumer corporations are urged to not make consumer purchases.
DMCA
In recent years, some retailers (including Wal-Mart, Target Corporation, Best Buy, and Staples, Inc.) have claimed that the advertisements they send in advance of Black Friday and the prices included in those advertisement are intellectual property and protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Using the take down provision of the DMCA, these retailers have threatened various internet web sites who post Black Friday prices to the internet in advance of the intended release date by the retailers. This policy apparently derives from a fear that competitors, in addition to customers, will also have access to this information and use it for competitive advantage. The actual validity of the claim that prices are protected intellectual property is uncertain as prices might be considered a 'fact' in which case they would not receive the same level of protection as pure intellectual property.
The benefit of threatening internet sites with a DMCA based lawsuit has proved tenuous at best. While some sites have complied with the requests, others have either ignored the threats or simply continued to post the information under the name of a similar sounding fictional retailer.
2006-11-23 03:57:54 · answer #8 · answered by Sabrina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you crazy? Black Friday means that after a year of struggling to make it, many businesses are put back "In the black". "In the black" in business terms means to be in very good shape financially, you can now use black ink to record your income- as opposed to "in the red" which means that you are using alot of red ink to record your shortage.
Dingbat
2006-11-21 23:54:38 · answer #9 · answered by NolaD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that some of the dumbest sh*t I have ever heard. I'm pretty sure the "black" in "black friday" has absolutely nothing to do with skin tone. grow up!
2006-11-21 23:48:29 · answer #10 · answered by *karasi* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
black friday isn't racist. black is symbolically used to mean upsetting or depressing. grow up!
2006-11-21 23:50:15 · answer #11 · answered by JaSam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋