Impetus: Creative Loafing “article” about how Confederate Memorial Day should be ended.
For starters, this is the “author” of said “article.” Can we say definition of white guilt here? Or should I call it like it really is, which is the dreaded slow news day?
What the so-called Unofficial Governor of the Day doesn’t seem to realize is that if he were to get his wish and Confederate Memorial Day were ended, and no longer recognized as a state holiday that many, many Georgia state workers do not get off any more, there would likely be a large segment of said many, many Georgia state workers who would wish that his head ended up on a spike outside the walls of Kings Landing.
Yes, to the media-created public, the idea of the Confederacy is one that is considered pejorative, negatively connoted, and somewhat of an embarrassment, given the blatantly racist and politically incorrect ideals exhibited under it. But it’s still something that actually happened, and for better or worse, it’s a part of history.
I’m a proponent of the saying that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it, and for better or worse, I support the recognition of all history, good and bad. It’s one of the things I do resent about the City of Atlanta, because it’s a city that’s so eager to demolish sites and landmarks that are historic, or have the chance to become historic, so that it can be replaced with more high-rise condominiums and skyscrapers. Yes, some things might be places where slavery might have existed at one point, but I do think there’s importance in trying to educate the future, so that perhaps the past might never happen again, but then again, what do I know?
But back to the point, this article was more or less written by a guy that’s salty that he had to work on Monday while state workers like myself had the day off (to watch Furious7). So under the guise of proposed progression AKA white guilt, he writes this asinine word vomit of why Confederate Memorial Day should be ended, probably without thinking of those whom might actually disagree.
Including, a substantial number of black people themselves. It’s no secret that Atlanta is a predominantly black city, and it’s also where the state’s capital is, and where a large portion of state workers work, whom are, in some cases, predominantly black. I’m only one segment of the state’s workforce, and my office too is vastly predominantly black.
You tell these black people that they can no longer have a paid day off, and see how they react.
The funniest thing from the first year I worked in my office was overhearing a black woman in the break room talking to a colleague, and saying the words “Oooo, I can’t wait for Confederate Memorial Day!” Naturally, with a paid day off, she clearly had some leisurely plans in mind; frankly nobody cares why the day is off; some may roll their eyes, but not a soul is going to complain about getting a paid day off.
Confederate Memorial Day for life. Bitch.
