I mean no one in the class celebrates it and she teaches the same thing every year I mean its sooooo boring. Whats the point if we wanna learn about other cultures we can do that on our own time.
2006-12-11 13:59:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Kwanzaa
It's important for everyone to be exposed to and have some knowledge of every culture. Just bear with her, it's something she has to do to make sure she covers all her bases.
2006-12-11 14:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Same reason they make us learn about yom kippur and Hanukkah. its part of American culture. so deal. And NO its not a damn African holiday. You ask any African person about Kwanzaa and they'll look at you like you've lost your mind. It was created by crazy black people (African Americans) for an alternative to a "white" Christmas...if you catch my meaning. Basically they do a bunch of historically inaccurate pseudo African rituals to feel more in touch with their "African-ness".
I dont celebrate Christmas (anymore) and i certainly don't celebrate Kwanzaa or any other holiday because its all a load of crap in my eyes.
And in case you think I'm being racist I'm not...and I dont think the holiday is racist. I love black people (I'm half black), but some people are just stupid. No matter what color they are.
2006-12-12 06:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by mutant_enemy_girl 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately some see this as the only non religous holiday during December. I agree with your pointy on learning about other cultures on your own time, and you might want your teacher to read up on Kwanzaas creator before teaching it in class
n 1975, Karenga was released from California State Prison, with his newly adopted views on Marxism, and re-established the US organization under a new structure. One year later, he was awarded his first doctorate. In 1977, he formulated a set of principles called Kawaida, a Swahili term for tradition and reason. Kwanzaa is an adjunct of Kawaida. Karenga called on African Americans to adopt his secular humanism and reject other practices as mythical (Karenga 1977, pp. 14, 23, 24, 27, 44–5).
Central to Karenga's doctrine are the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles of Blackness, which are reinforced during the seven days of Kwanzaa:
Umoja (unity)—To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
Kujichagulia (self-determination)—To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (collective work and responsibility)—To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (cooperative economics)—To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Nia (purpose)—To make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (creativity)—To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (faith)—To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
Kwanzaa has nothing to do with africans and more to do with segragationalism
2006-12-12 13:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by kirkboi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe for the same reasons i was made to learn about history that i didn't care about maybe if you stopped whining and grow up do some research on african cultures and stop looking at them as ugly bad people you might just learn something or are you to busy making out with your boyfriend get a life
2006-12-12 05:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by tygres303 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Frankly, due to political correctness, the school board may require that it be taught. It's helpful to learn about about other cultures and their beliefs. There's so much hate in the world due to ignorance. If we undestand and learn more about another and communicate with one another, I think we would have fewer problems.
2006-12-12 07:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Tellin' U Da Truth! 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because your teacher is one of the few that slipped between the cracks. Unfortunately Your teacher is one of those people who trys to instill non-native traditions under the guise of "awareness". You should tell your teacher to love the country that she lives in or live in the country she loves. Kwanzaa is not and will never be an american tradition.
2006-12-12 15:25:15 · answer #6 · answered by navy_hobo 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
To get a well rounded education you must be exposed to other cultures. Kwanzaa is part of our culture now.
Ignorance is a terrible thing.
2006-12-11 22:07:59 · answer #7 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Agreed, especially since "Kwanzaa" is NOT a real "African-American" holiday. It was INVENTED so blacks would get their own "identity" during the Christmas season.
Ron Karenga created Kwanzaa in California in 1966, during his leadership of the black nationalist United Slaves Organization (also known as the "US Organization"), in order to give African Americans an alternative holiday to Christmas. He later stated, "...it was chosen to give a Black alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society."
So then it's obvious that any black people who celebrate this fictitious holiday are saying that they don't want to assimilate into typical American society.
Again, Kwanzaa is NOT a holiday celebrated in Africa ... it is an INVENTION, made by an obviously very racist black person!!!
Tell your teacher that and see how far she wants to take the lesson about fictional, invented holidays !!!
2006-12-11 22:13:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bill P 5 · 6⤊ 5⤋
SO YOU GUYS CAN LEARN ABOUT DiFFERENT CULTURES
2006-12-12 20:39:53 · answer #9 · answered by Kayla Howard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she shouldn't push that on you. You shouldn't have to learn about it if you don't want to. who actually celebrates that anyway???
2006-12-12 02:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by Somechicknamednicole 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋