December 10 - Pet Peeve Monday - Kwanzaa
This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY concerns the fact that our school’s feel the need to cover ALL possible Christmas, I’m sorry, “HOLIDAY” celebrations as part of a “diversity curriculum." It has really got out of hand as my pre-schooler was exposed to the Celebration of Kwanzaa. I received the below note on her daily activity log.
I sort of took that as a giant WHATEVER, until I was cornered by some first graders this past week. They were asking me questions like:
“Are you Jewish?”
“Do you believe in Jesus?”
Why are we burdening our children’s young minds with such divisive thoughts? Can’t we just let our kids be happy, receive presents, watch football, and have a nice meal on December 25th? I treat it like Thanksgiving with benefits.
I thought I would do some research about Kwanzaa, so I could answer any probing questions my children might pose. What I found out shocked me. I found some great information on the Phil Valentine web site.
Kwanzaa is not some ancient African celebration. Not even close. Kwanzaa was the brainchild of Ron Karnenga in 1966. And who was this Ron Karenga?
Dr. Karenga (real name Ron Everett) was head of the violent hate-the-white-man group called United Slaves Organization. This was a rival organization of the Black Panthers. Karenga was accused of killing two Black Panther members in 1969.
Just a few years later, in the 1970s, Ron kidnapped two of his own female followers, stripped them naked and whipped them with electrical cords, and beat them with a karate baton. He then placed a hot soldering iron in one of his victim's mouth, scarring her face then put her toes in a vise and poured detergent in both their mouths. He was convicted of this heinous crime and spent four years in prison. T hat, my friends, is the father of Kwanzaa.
He admitted to the Washington Post in 1978 that he dreamed the whole Kwanzaa celebration up and put it around Christmas because “I knew that's when a lot of bloods would be partying.” There's a laudable reason to celebrate.
Now, let's review. Kwanzaa was started by a black separatist who hated white people, tortured women and was accused of killing two of his black brothers.
Flash forward 40 years and my children are being taught about this “cultural” celebration, exposed to the songs, and made to pay homage to this aberrant event.
Phil Valentine had an interesting point. “If David Duke came up with a celebration of white culture, that taught white people to appreciate their white roots and he called it Klanzaa, do you think we'd be singing Klanzaa songs in our schools? No, I don't either.”
The politically correct have so dominated the culture over the last few years that ordinarily outspoken Americans can't speak out or they will be called "racists. "
I’m for eliminating racism, but it goes both ways. Let's start with equal intolerance for black racists like Dr. Karenga, along with the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton.
The truth shall set you free.
Merry Christmas, no I mean Happy Holidays. Oh never mind.
I sort of took that as a giant WHATEVER, until I was cornered by some first graders this past week. They were asking me questions like:“Are you Jewish?”
“Do you believe in Jesus?”
Why are we burdening our children’s young minds with such divisive thoughts? Can’t we just let our kids be happy, receive presents, watch football, and have a nice meal on December 25th? I treat it like Thanksgiving with benefits.
I thought I would do some research about Kwanzaa, so I could answer any probing questions my children might pose. What I found out shocked me. I found some great information on the Phil Valentine web site.
Kwanzaa is not some ancient African celebration. Not even close. Kwanzaa was the brainchild of Ron Karnenga in 1966. And who was this Ron Karenga?
Dr. Karenga (real name Ron Everett) was head of the violent hate-the-white-man group called United Slaves Organization. This was a rival organization of the Black Panthers. Karenga was accused of killing two Black Panther members in 1969.
Just a few years later, in the 1970s, Ron kidnapped two of his own female followers, stripped them naked and whipped them with electrical cords, and beat them with a karate baton. He then placed a hot soldering iron in one of his victim's mouth, scarring her face then put her toes in a vise and poured detergent in both their mouths. He was convicted of this heinous crime and spent four years in prison. T hat, my friends, is the father of Kwanzaa.
He admitted to the Washington Post in 1978 that he dreamed the whole Kwanzaa celebration up and put it around Christmas because “I knew that's when a lot of bloods would be partying.” There's a laudable reason to celebrate.
Now, let's review. Kwanzaa was started by a black separatist who hated white people, tortured women and was accused of killing two of his black brothers.
Flash forward 40 years and my children are being taught about this “cultural” celebration, exposed to the songs, and made to pay homage to this aberrant event.
Phil Valentine had an interesting point. “If David Duke came up with a celebration of white culture, that taught white people to appreciate their white roots and he called it Klanzaa, do you think we'd be singing Klanzaa songs in our schools? No, I don't either.”
The politically correct have so dominated the culture over the last few years that ordinarily outspoken Americans can't speak out or they will be called "racists. "
I’m for eliminating racism, but it goes both ways. Let's start with equal intolerance for black racists like Dr. Karenga, along with the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton.
The truth shall set you free.
Merry Christmas, no I mean Happy Holidays. Oh never mind.
Labels: Pet Peeve
posted by J. Jay @ 8:26 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
I never heard about this. If it's on the internet, it must be true.
You should send this to the PTA and watch the flames grow and glow.
Wow... I thought there was supposed to be seperation of Church and State. Thus, no religion should be taught in school. Hmmm.
Merry Christmas!
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