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bif

(26,048 posts) Thu Jun 19, 2025, 05:02 PM Jun 19

I had to listen to a fellow worker bitch about Juneteenth [View all]

And how it wasn't a real holiday. I wanted to say to her, "Yeah, Blacks already have Martin Luther King Day. What more do they want?" But I just walked away from her and let her whine to someone else.

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I had to listen to a fellow worker bitch about Juneteenth [View all] bif Jun 19 OP

Juneteenth -- today -- is the real July 4th. Intractable Jun 19 #1

Needless to say, she's a tRumper. bif Jun 19 #2

Needless to say, she's a racist Skittles Jun 19 #6

Every time I hear someone say it's not a real holiday, I want to ask, exactly what is a real holiday? tulipsandroses Jun 19 #3

Like my wife said, "And Columbus Day is a holiday?!?!" bif Jun 19 #4

YUP Skittles Jun 19 #5

I prefer Indigenous People's Day..Columbus never set foot here Deuxcents Jun 19 #7

From President Obama LetMyPeopleVote Jun 19 #8

Racists say/believe the same about MLK's birthday Iris Jun 19 #9

Someone with low self-esteem puts down others Emile Jun 19 #10

I love it when people use sexist words to condemn racism. mercuryblues Jun 19 #11