Originally Posted by
datlas
Warning: Mild P/R content.
There is a generational shift going on over Columbus day. Older generations see it as a source of pride. Especially true with Italian-Americans.
Younger generations see it as an ironic "celebration" of all the bad things that happened with discovery/colonization of the Americas.
Of course, both have their legitimate points.
Whatever people call it, I just wish I had it off.
When I did my tour home from Vermont last year, I remember seeing a sign detailing the open season of something. Might have been a state park campground. It would close on Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day. Think it was the first time I had ever seen that.