Here is my inspiration for Thanksgiving:
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| War paint & Feathers. I want to leave the skull inside with my table decor. |
But if you actually sit down & think about it, this is the truth. The Native Americans saved the Pilgrims from starvation and the cold. The rest is history... whites steal from the Native Americans, kill them and send them to ... well we all know.
"President Andrew Jackson finished what the Puritans had begun 200 years before. In 1830, Congress, urged on by "Old Hickory," passed the "Indian Removal Act" which gave the federal government the power to relocate any Native Americans in the east to territory that was west of the Mississippi River. Though the Native Americans were to be compensated, this was rarely done fairly and in some cases led to the further destruction of many of the already diminishing numbers of most of the eastern tribes." (http://issuesandalibis.org/campsa.html)
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| The Trail of Tears |
So if anyone should be offended, it should be THEM.
Sincerely,
A proud descendant of the Cherokee [[Texas]]
I am also Irish, Korean & just plain ol' white. And hey, there isn't anything wrong with that. Proud to be different~
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That's fantastic! Come to think of it, Thanksgiving is probably the only major holiday that hasn't had a slasher movie made about it. Wait, has there been one for Easter?
ReplyDeleteThere actually is a Thanksgiving-based horror movie - http://thankskillingmovie.com (and don't forget Eli Roth's fake trailer for Grindhouse!)
ReplyDelete@Cult - Thanks for the link! It looks hilarious - will have to add to Netflix.
ReplyDelete@Dex - I found this link that has some:
http://www.buried.com/holidayhorror/easter-movies.shtml
If you wouldn't have asked, I would have never thought to look :]
We've already had our Thanksgiving up here in the Great White North, I never thought of combining the two...clever you! Great way to keep the spirit of Halloween alive. Thanks for the heads up about Creepmas!
ReplyDeleteI'm a good bunch Chippewa myself, so I think the skull is perfectly appropriate! Can't wait to see it!
ReplyDeleteI have a cupid skeleton with a drape that says Fatal Attraction that I got for Valentines Day, but it hasn't been put away yet. I like it!
@MJG - Thank you :] Hope to see a lot more people participate & see what clever creations will come up out of the mix.
ReplyDelete@Lisa - I love it! I would love to see a picture!