Kwanzaa hijacked by white businesses... [CNN]

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>           SOME RETAILERS SAY WHITE CORPORATIONS ARE HIJACKING KWANZAA
>                                        
>      graphic December 26, 1997
>      Web posted at: 9:53 p.m. EST (0253 GMT)
>      
>      WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As celebrations begin for Kwanzaa, the
>      30-year-old African-American holiday, some black business owners say
>      they worry the celebration, which emphasizes black self-reliance, is
>      being hijacked by white-owned corporations.
>      
>      "When this holiday came into existence, it was almost a
>      laughingstock," says Magaji Bukar, a gift shop owner. "And now that
>      (retailers) can make some money, now (they) want to be a part of
>      this. We're saying, 'No.'"
>      
>      "This is more than just money. This is culture," he said.
>      
>      Bukar is one of about 1,000 African-American business owners who
>      have launched a letter-writing campaign, demanding that large
>      companies -- including Hallmark Cards and Giant Foods -- stop
>      selling Kwanzaa-related items. They are urging African-Americans to
>      buy Kwanzaa supplies and goods only from black businesses.
>      
>      But not all African-Americans agree. For example, Pamela Rucker of
>      the National Retail Federation says merchants are simply responding
>      to the free market and showing respect for the holiday. Magaji Bukar
>      Magaji Bukar 
>      
>      "Retailers have a responsibility to serve their consumers, whether
>      African-American, Hispanic, Asian, whatever," she said. "If
>      consumers didn't tell us they wanted Kwanzaa-related products, or
>      other ethnic or culturally-related products, retailers wouldn't
>      stock them."

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In <199712270322.VAA03217@einstein.ssz.com>, on 12/26/97 
   at 09:22 PM, Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com> said:

>Forwarded message:

>>           SOME RETAILERS SAY WHITE CORPORATIONS ARE HIJACKING KWANZAA
>>                                        
>>      graphic December 26, 1997
>>      Web posted at: 9:53 p.m. EST (0253 GMT)
>>      
>>      WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As celebrations begin for Kwanzaa, the
>>      30-year-old African-American holiday, some black business owners say
>>      they worry the celebration, which emphasizes black self-reliance, is
>>      being hijacked by white-owned corporations.
>>      
>>      "When this holiday came into existence, it was almost a
>>      laughingstock," says Magaji Bukar, a gift shop owner. "And now that
>>      (retailers) can make some money, now (they) want to be a part of
>>      this. We're saying, 'No.'"
>>      
>>      "This is more than just money. This is culture," he said.
>>      
>>      Bukar is one of about 1,000 African-American business owners who
>>      have launched a letter-writing campaign, demanding that large
>>      companies -- including Hallmark Cards and Giant Foods -- stop
>>      selling Kwanzaa-related items. They are urging African-Americans to
>>      buy Kwanzaa supplies and goods only from black businesses.
>>      
>>      But not all African-Americans agree. For example, Pamela Rucker of
>>      the National Retail Federation says merchants are simply responding
>>      to the free market and showing respect for the holiday. Magaji Bukar
>>      Magaji Bukar 
>>      
>>      "Retailers have a responsibility to serve their consumers, whether
>>      African-American, Hispanic, Asian, whatever," she said. "If
>>      consumers didn't tell us they wanted Kwanzaa-related products, or
>>      other ethnic or culturally-related products, retailers wouldn't
>>      stock them."


Ahhh Isn't Racism grand!!

I wonder what the Ministry of Propaganda, CNN Branch would have to say if
rather than Magaji Bukar this was David Duke demanding that Blacks stop
selling Christmas Items proclaiming it a "white" holiday and Verboten for
Black.

Oh I'm sorry, obPC: Black's can't be racists only the EAWM (Evil Angry
White Men).

Exactly what was the point of all this "Civil Rights" BS of the last 30yrs
if all that is acomplished is to replace one racism for another??

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"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net> writes:
> >>      Bukar is one of about 1,000 African-American business owners who
> >>      have launched a letter-writing campaign, demanding that large
> >>      companies -- including Hallmark Cards and Giant Foods -- stop
> >>      selling Kwanzaa-related items. They are urging African-Americans to
> >>      buy Kwanzaa supplies and goods only from black businesses.
...
> I wonder what the Ministry of Propaganda, CNN Branch would have to say if
> rather than Magaji Bukar this was David Duke demanding that Blacks stop
> selling Christmas Items proclaiming it a "white" holiday and Verboten for
> Black.

Just as a side remark: why what standard are hallmark and giant foods "white"?
If they're like most big corporations, they probably bend over backwards to
promote blacks via "affirmative action" quotas, and have more blacks in
positions of responsibility than they possible could have if they based their
hiring decisions on merit. Evidently this is not good enough for racists
hatemongers like Jesse "Hymietown" Jackson and Louis Farrakhan.

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