Local Man Discovers Juneteenth Is Actually A Holiday, Not Just A Great Excuse To Post A Filtered Pic Of His BBQ On Instagram
AITA for thinking this is just performative allyship? TL;DR: My coworker, Kevin, just realized Juneteenth exists after seeing a brand’s ‘Celebrate Freedom’ sale on grills. He then spent 30 minutes on Slack asking if he could wear a Kente cloth hat to the office potluck. I almost choked on my sugar-free Red Bull when he asked if it was ‘like a Black 4th of July but with more collard greens.’ He’s now planning a Zoom trivia night called ‘Emancipation Station’ and is furious no one RSVP’d. Honestly, I’m just waiting for his follow-up email where he suggests we rename the company Slack channel to ‘The Underground Railroad of Ideas.’ Happy Juneteenth, you absolute disaster of a person.