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Having lived in Texas I knew about Juneteenth because it's taught in public school as part of the states history. But I've never seen it celebrated until now, when the BLM loons used the date to attack Trump.Frankly Sunni, I had never heard of the term Juneteenth before all of this rioting and looting occurred.
I suspect that that just as the negative culture inner-city blacks are unable to say the simple three letter word "ask" properly (saying ax instead), that Juneteenth word came out of some ignorant corruption of just saying June 19th.
A grammar course, so they could get the name rightWhen are the juneteenth sales going to start?
I want the recipes. We get WHITE SALES
for "presidents day" in January. What goes
on sale on JUNETEENTH? are white sales RACIST?
Until now, Juneteenth was kinda like Flag Day or UFO day.Going to school in Florida they never taught that in any class
I was also stationed at Fort Hood in Texas and never heard of it there either.
Until now, Juneteenth was kinda like Flag Day or UFO day.Going to school in Florida they never taught that in any class
I was also stationed at Fort Hood in Texas and never heard of it there either.
Just another obscure observance day that was on some calendar's but nobody celebrated. ..
I saw UFO Day on a list of weird holidays.UFO day? for those hitting the moonshine?
"aks" comes from the West African languages which most of the slaves spoke. In those languages, the combination "sk" doesn't exist. By the time we are 7 or 8 years old, we literally no longer hear phonemes that are not used in our language. They join the other extraneous noise that we filter out when we are listening. So the slaves literally could not hear "ask." The closest they could come to replicating the sound was "aks." It's the same reason the Chinese substitute "l" for "r." There's no "r" sound in Chinese.Frankly Sunni, I had never heard of the term Juneteenth before all of this rioting and looting occurred.Incorrect Poindexter. ...Seeing that Juneteenth is a state holiday in 48 states
Juneteenth is an official state holiday only in Texas where the historical event took place.
Juneteenth - Wikipedia
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I suspect that that just as the negative culture inner-city blacks are unable to say the simple three letter word "ask" properly (saying ax instead), that Juneteenth word came out of some ignorant corruption of just saying June 19th.
You'd think that after being in North America 400 years and freed from slavery over 150 years, plus attending standard english language public school. Black people would have shed the ebonics nonsense and speak correctly."aks" comes from the West African languages which most of the slaves spoke. In those languages, the combination "sk" doesn't exist. By the time we are 7 or 8 years old, we literally no longer hear phonemes that are not used in our language. They join the other extraneous noise that we filter out when we are listening. So the slaves literally could not hear "ask." The closest they could come to replicating the sound was "aks." It's the same reason the Chinese substitute "l" for "r." There's no "r" sound in Chinese.
You need to do a little more reading on dialect/accents. It is no different than people saying "terlit" in Queens or "git" instead of "get" in Georgia. Or "cah" instead of "car" in Boston. The reason many blacks still speak in their own dialect is because for so long they were segregated apart from "English" speaking society. People who speak in black dialect were raised in black communities where that dialect is common. Ever heard of the inner city? We all grow up speaking with the accent we were raised around.You'd think that after being in North America 400 years and freed from slavery, plus attending standard english language public school. Black people would have shed the ebonics nonsense and speak correctly."aks" comes from the West African languages which most of the slaves spoke. In those languages, the combination "sk" doesn't exist. By the time we are 7 or 8 years old, we literally no longer hear phonemes that are not used in our language. They join the other extraneous noise that we filter out when we are listening. So the slaves literally could not hear "ask." The closest they could come to replicating the sound was "aks." It's the same reason the Chinese substitute "l" for "r." There's no "r" sound in Chinese.
True that recent Chinese immigrants have trouble with certain english words. But I've known many 2nd and 3rd generation ABC's (American Born Chinese) and they have no trouble with the english language. ....
Of course not. They were raised in the English language, being 2nd or 3rd generation Chinese. Losing the ability to hear those sounds happens as we acquire the language as infants and children.But I've known many 2nd and 3rd generation ABC's (American Born Chinese) and they have no trouble with the english language. ...
You're the buffoon.
Presidential Message on Juneteenth | The White House
Melania and I send our best wishes to those celebrating Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army arrived in Galvestowww.whitehouse.gov
Presidential Message on Juneteenth
Issued on: June 19, 2018
Melania and I send our best wishes to those celebrating Juneteenth.
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to declare the end of the Civil War and issue a long-awaited order freeing the remaining slaves in Texas. Although President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier, the freedom of most slaves depended on the advancement of the Union Army, which brought with it enforcement of the Proclamation. In Texas, General Granger’s order was a major step in our Nation’s effort to abolish slavery forever.
This historic moment would not have been possible without the courage and sacrifice of the nearly 200,000 former enslaved and free African Americans who fought for liberty alongside more than 2 million Union servicemen. These brave individuals fought to defend the God-given rights of those unjustly held in bondage.
As a Nation, we vow to never forget the millions of African Americans who suffered the evils of slavery. Together, we honor the unbreakable spirit and countless contributions of generations of African Americans to the story of American greatness. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to defending the self-evident truth, boldly declared by our Founding Fathers, that all people are created equal.
You need to do a little more reading on dialect/accents. It is no different than people saying "terlit" in Queens or "git" instead of "get" in Georgia. Or "cah" instead of "car" in Boston. The reason many blacks still speak in their own dialect is because for so long they were segregated apart from "English" speaking society. People who speak in black dialect were raised in black communities where that dialect is common. Ever heard of the inner city? We all grow up speaking with the accent we were raised around.
Language is a fascinating topic.
OldLady is trying to make excuses for laziness in the public schools at the grade school level. The nonsense about no being able to pronounce the "sk" sound has nothing to do with any "ks" sound after literally generations here, or any regional dialect, as the "ks" is used across the entire nation and is more likely the stupidity of Ebonics, making them sound poorly educated, in a lame attempt to sound different, so as to sound, not white. It's like those fools that chastise fellow blacks that actually focus and study hard, as trying to "be white."You'd think that after being in North America 400 years and freed from slavery over 150 years, plus attending standard english language public school. Black people would have shed the ebonics nonsense and speak correctly.
True that new Chinese immigrants have trouble with certain english words. But I've known many 2nd and 3rd generation American born Chinese) that have no trouble with the english language. ....
Is it when they got there independence from the evil Democrats?Don't worry about that. The Black voters know what it is.
Exactly, where were the fucking hallmark cards the past years?When are the juneteenth sales going to start?
Ignorance of history is a dangerous thingActually I never hear of it in my 60 plus years. When I heard juneteenth I thought it was a made up holiday like kwanzaa or festivus. Can't be that important Hallmark doesn't even make a card for it
As if you, I, or anyone else know all of history's.....historical facts.Ignorance of history is a dangerous thing
Our president actually said that. If there was any doubt about how little knowledge or concern he has for the black community, that one remark is enough to illustrate how much concern he has. I doubt his remark will hurt him though, because there couldn't be more than a few dozen black voters supporting him anyay. Seeing that Juneteenth is a state holiday in 48 states, and the White House released remarks commemorating it for the last three years, is there anyone who didn't know about Juneteenth before Trump came along?
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