[squirrely girl]

Thank you DrPhil!

I'm curious about the opinions of folks with perhaps a closer connection to the insult in terms of race/ethnicity/acculturation (i.e., Native Americans) as well as folks from groups that may also perceive any cultural connection to the day (e.g., Portuguese, Italian).

Culturally I'm split... between German Quakers who broke off and mixed among local Cherokee and Italian immigrants...

I get the outrage over essentially immortalizing a very flawed man... but when folks take issue with this day but not with the $20 bill, continued US violating of tribal nation sovereignty (see: hemp; passports), or the fucked state of Native American psychosocial and physical outcomes... well... the faux Internet outrage seems trite...

Hoping all the folks taking issue with Columbus Day remember their outrage for St. Patrick's Day... and Thanksgiving...