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Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

mtgoat666 - 10-14-2024 at 08:31 AM

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! :bounce:

And for you ‘traditionalists’, Happy Columbus Day!

And some interesting news is that
Columbus probably Spanish and Jewish, study says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2049ezpko

[Edited on 10-14-2024 by mtgoat666]

JZ - 10-14-2024 at 08:39 AM

mtgoat666 - 10-14-2024 at 10:56 AM

pee wee,
that was a really bad "AI" image. here is a likely portrait of Columbus:

JZ - 10-14-2024 at 11:01 AM

A very handsome man. He had great courage to find the new world.

I'm very proud to have grown up in a city named after him.

Salsa - 10-14-2024 at 11:19 AM

Columbus Day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don

mtgoat666 - 10-14-2024 at 11:20 AM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
A very handsome man. He had great courage to find the new world.


Courage to find the new world?

Indigenous peoples found the new world over 10,000 years before columbus. And vikings and Polynesians visited the new world long before columbus.

stillnbaja - 10-14-2024 at 11:33 AM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
A very handsome man. He had great courage to find the new world.

I'm very proud to have grown up in a city named after him.


In 2018, the city of Columbus opted not to observe the federal holiday that honors its controversial namesake.

Tioloco - 10-14-2024 at 11:34 AM

And yet now many people are unable to drive across town without the assistance of navigation.

Columbus and his crew had huge juevos.

cupcake - 10-16-2024 at 08:48 AM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  


And some interesting news is that
Columbus probably Spanish and Jewish, study says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2049ezpko

[Edited on 10-14-2024 by mtgoat666]


I was wondering, since there were known direct descendants of Columbus to compare DNA to, couldn't they have tested the known descendants long ago to determine Columbus' ethnicity?

All those who made that kind of voyage were courageous, including Columbus and his crew. In addition to the groups previously listed, I seem to remember the Chinese being mentioned as possibly reaching the Americas, pre-Columbus, as well.

People who are against celebrating what Columbus did seem to be unhappy with the present and not keen on embracing the future.

[Edited on 10-16-2024 by cupcake]