Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Seattle City Council votes to rename Columbus Day to 'Indigenous Peoples' Day

Examiner.com

Columbus Day parade in New York City
 
"It's the kind of political correctness to be expected in a city that elected a socialist and ordered workers to quit using the term "citizen" in official documents. On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to change Columbus Day to "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to recognize that Native Americans were on the continent before Christopher Columbus first set foot on it in 1492.

"Mayor Ed Murray is expected to "swiftly" sign the measure, Reuters said. Once signed, the change will take effect for the upcoming holiday.

"But the measure doesn't end there. It also acknowledges that Seattle, a city named after a tribal chief, was built atop indigenous peoples' homes, Reuters added." ...

Must we bear this cross of political correctness even when we just want to watch skaters perform?  Anita Hartshorn & Frank Sweiding, 1492: Conquest of Paradise  ( Video)

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