@recycldstardust: Let’s take for a second and acknowledge exactly who Christopher Columbus was and how and why he became an ethnic icon for Italian Americans. First of all Italian Americans experienced extreme discrimination when they first immigrated to the United States and we cannot and will not erase that fact. But choosing Christopher Columbus., who was so hated by his own people that he was brought back to Spain and chains because of his mistreatment of all those around him, should not be the choice to represent what Italian American culture is or Italian achievement. When you idolize someone like him you’re erasing the suffering that he inflicted on Native American and indigenous groups. One discriminated group should not harm other. So on the second Monday of October, we don’t want to further perpetuate harm on indigenous and native Americans but we also don’t want to discard the experiences of Italian American. It’s important to know the true history of “Columbus day” and even if the history is uncomfortable, it doesn’t change. It’s modern day implications. #columbusday #nativeamerican #nativetiktok #IndigenousTikTok

Royal Elegance Beauty Bar 👑 :

Pocahontas ….

Matthew Backwater :

This! I was going to post EXACTLY this. I’d be glad to share Italian American Heritage Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Columbus Day? Hard no for me

yeni_loves_art :

thank you for educating us on this because we weren't taught this at all.

Njoammil :

Thank you

Janell Duncan :

Im Northern Ireland

indigenousgurl1 :

They should put his face on toilet paper 🧻 for his holiday

Joy :

Thank you for sharing

Luis :

Roses and Pearls :

There’s so many other Italians to celebrate. Dante? Michelangelo? How about Italian-Americans? So many…

⚡️Natᥫ᭡. :

I hate this man more than anyone can’t stand him.

ojiimnigig :

Miigs

CuriouseSights :

@Les Fly 🦬 @Bitterwaterforredhouse

emaculategirl :

Italian Americans truly showing they dgaf about other marginalized people

Apache Warrior :

national hero in which nation???