"Juneteenth survived DEI but will Juneteenth survive Maga?
Not if Charlie Kirk & CPAC have their way. Juneteenth is the oldest regular
US celebration of the end of slavery. It commemorates June 19, 1865 – the day
that Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told a
group of slaves that the Civil War had ended and they were free - more than two
years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Yet despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday,
celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled. Organizers
say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and
inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold events – raising concerns
that political backlash is threatening the commemoration of Black freedom at a
time when experts say it is most needed. DEI strikes again.
“What we’re seeing – businesses pulling back and
universities canceling programs in response to attacks on DEI – shows that many
institutions and corporations were never truly committed to diversity and
inclusion,” said LaTasha Levy, a professor of Afro-American Studies at Howard
University, a historically Black university in Washington, DC. “We’re not even
being honest about what DEI really stands for.”
President Donald Trump tried to take credit for making
Juneteenth “very famous,” saying during his first term in 2020 that, “nobody
had ever heard of it.” His comments came while the nation was reeling from
ongoing civil unrest after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis
police officers.
But Juneteenth didn’t become an official holiday until 2021,
under President Joe Biden’s administration – the first holiday to be approved
since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Experts say this happened in part due
to a racial pandemic - with the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and
Floyd in the same year as the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Since his reelection, Trump has made the elimination of DEI
programs a centerpiece of his administration, cracking down on diversity
efforts in the federal government with a series of executive orders.
Yet still among Maga there are those feeling left out, so
what do they do? They try and take it over and make it about them. Charlie Kirk
for one of CPAC and Rep Scott Walker are among those calling for Juneteenth to
be more inclusive. Really. Apparently July 4th is down bad, who knew?
This pancocojams post provides a compilation of some comments about Covid-19 that I happened upon while reading the discussion threads for several YouTube vlogs about African Americans visiting South Africa in December 2021.
This post also includes a video of African American vlogger Mansa Mayne enjoying himself at a Johannesburg area nightclub name "Tanzania". Most of the comments in this compilation are from the discussion thread of that reaction vlog (given as "B" below).
The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyright remains with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these vlogs/videos on YouTube. -snip- Four of these comments were previously added to the discussion thread for https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/12/african-american-youtube-vlogger-mansa_16.html(African American YouTube Vlogger) Mansa Mayne Tours Lion & Safari Park In Johannesburg, South Africa (Dec. 16, 2021). I deleted those comments from that discussion thread and added them to this compilation.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/12/correcting-misinformation-that-foreign.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Correcting Misinformation That A Foreign African Tour Guide Gave To Mansa Mayne During His Tour Of Cape Town, South Africa (December 20, 2021)." Some of the comments that I quoted from that video's discussion thread refer to Mansa Mayne's health.
**** COMMENTS ABOUT COVID-19 FROM DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SEVERAL YOUTUBE VLOGS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICANS VISITING SOUTH AFRICA (DEC. 2021)
These comments are given in relative chronological order, except for replies. I tried to include all of the comments on these subjects that were published in these vlogs' discussion threads as of Dec. 18, 2021 at around 7:00 PM EDT. However, I might may have missed some of those comments. Only a few translations are given for the non-English words.
"I Moved to Cape Town and DIDN'T Expect to Witness This Here...", Julian Albino, Dec. 5, 2021
1. Cza, Dec, 5, 2021 "Brown water is healthy that's why we have 94% recovery rate
for covid 😂😂" -snip- This probably facetious comment refers to the brown colored water that came out of the faucet in Julian Albino's airbnb apartment.
** Reply 6. Pumza Marubelela, Dec. 7, 2021 "@Julian Albino yup...lucky you clearly you didn't get it.
It's awful!" -snip- Julian Albino is an African American model who moved to South Africa in December 2021. His travel vlog includes content from a gay perspective, such as information about gay beaches in South Africa.
The "weird "flu" most of us got at vogue nights" comment wasn't in reference to the party at the Johannesburg nightclub named "Tanzania" which is mentioned in the comments given below. That party happened near Johannesburg on December 12th, and the comment (given as #4) occurred earlier in December and I think in Cape Town although Julian was also in Johannesburg before he moved to Cape Town.
Clout Casette, Dec. 12, 2021 "Party In Tanzania After Movie with Mansa Mayne, Blxckie, Sino Msolo, Ta Fire Deli", -snip- Clout Casette is a South African vlogger.
Mansa Mayne is the young man with dread locks who is wearing a sweat shirt.
December 12, 2021
1. Nelson Sibiya "Everyone This is Tanzania the Club , not Tanzania the
country in East Africa. Danko. -snip- "Danko" = thanks
** 2. Amanda Spahlanga "Thank you Tanzania 🇳🇦🇿🇦🇺🇸❤"
** Reply 3. Nelson Sibiya "Tanzania the club in mzansi not the country."
** 4. Linda Mbusi "this is the nighlife i wanted mansa to see in SA, he is
having fun which makes us as his fans happy. No wonder he is offline, he has
hangover from hell"
** Reply 5. Tsholofelo Sharon Mbele "I'm from nochill god's live Instagram I saw mansa's pinned
comment saying he's been sick from yesterday and today ayidlali I bhabhalazi" -snip- "bhabhalazi" / "babalas" = hangover
** Reply 6. tumelo mothoa "😂😂tb terrible
babalas"
** Reply 7. Virgo, December 13, 2021 "He suffered sleep exhaustion + hangover after and felt
sick 😅"
** 9. Lu Mavey "Covid for who!!!!" ** Reply 10. Amanda Spahlanga "Covid is China not here 🍻"
** 11. Edwin Sass "Any one say pandemic"
** Reply 12. Refiloe Comakae "I hope Mansa won't catch the virus here🙉🙈"
** Reply 13. Tshidi Oageng "No one wear mask. I'm worried aboutthem 😑"
** Reply 14. Cyril Mbatha "We are the country that discovers if not
make these viariants" -snip- I think the word "if" is a typo for the word "did" or some other word.
** Reply 15. Cathy Martens "It's mild. South Africa is the saviour,
as usual. Get it, get the antibodies and get on with life. Love South Africa
xxxxx"
** Reply 16. Carmen Johannes "Yoh! I also hope not that's alot of ppl 🙈🙈"
** Reply 17. Tafari 98, December 13, 2021 "Sometimes u gotta stop saying stuff as
such when folks are having fun! 🤷♂️"
** Reply 18. Refiloe Comakae, December 13, 2021 "@Tafari 98What? It's a mass gathering and no one is wearing a mask."
** Sun Flower 19. "Thanks for this update... I've been searching
Mansa's name... He very quiet today"
** Reply 20. Mk Mitchell "Me too...I was so worried."
** Reply 21. Scribess "Me too! lol I been monitoring Mansa like
the feds since he landed. He is loved here"
** Reply 22. kaybee " @Scribess
we have to his family was bit worried that he was travelling alone to a
foreign country"
** Reply 23. Moipone "@Scribess
so many of us😂😂😂😂"
** Reply 24. Lethabo Phenyo "@Scribess
😂😂Facts"
** 25. Keenan Appplus "Omicron ngaka daso 😩😂"
** 26. sphindile Khanyile, December 16, 2021 "Let them keep making the variants we shall not
perish bafo danko"
** 27. Samantha Mbabaali "U mean covid
kaliwali... ..😂😂😂"
** E 28. "Finally, yasssss, ManSa saw it with his own eyes, we club
till the sun comes out
Ha're tsamaya rona re robala mo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"
** Reply 29. Pumeza Qina, Dec. 13, 2021 "Shame poor Mansa is not used....he must be so tired and
having hangovers.... that man will go back to the US with a month's Bhabalaz 🤣🤣🤣😂😭"
****
December 13, 2021 30. Lindo Dludla "This place is overcrowded"
** 31. omega majozi "Now i see why Mansa got sick..🤣"
** Reply 32. Mosito "Tanzania , Malawi etc
isnt it like code names for secret corona virus party locations?"
** 34. Ziphozenkosi Zondo "Tanzania kunecovid. Kumnandi shame but I left knowing I got
covid lol"
** Reply 35. Thobeka's Lifestyle, December 14, 2021 "😂😂😂😂"
** Reply 36. sphindile Khanyile, December 16, 2021 "Umuhle ke munjalo asife one time😅😅😅😅"
** 37. Itumeleng Prime, Dec. 18, 2021 "Young people are brave I guess. This packed party happened
during omicron😰😱" -snip- Here's another comment about that same party from a Reaction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6jaho5nlP0&ab_channel=ShaunTayabaReacts "Mansa Mayne says he Will Never Party at Tanzania Ever Again! 😂 (South Africa 🇿🇦) REACTION!" , Shaun Tayaba Reacts, December 14, 2021
"Lalina,Dec. 15, 2021 "Talk about "omunye phezu komunye" ... Translation
"People on top of each other". Its what the Wakanda song was all
about. 🤣🤣🤣 How can you not get sick
during a pendemic in that situation? I wonder why he didn't leave when he was
tired." -snip- I'm not sure which "Wakanda" song that commenter meant. **** C. Comments from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrakE5RSp2E&t=745s&ab_channel=MansaMayneFINALLY TRIED A GATSBY IN CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA 😋 🔥, Mansa Mayne, Dec. 16, 2021
1.gladwn_, Dec. 16, 2021 "Get well soon man! ❤️🩹✨ we’re happy you’re having a good time! Btw a lot of us have been sick from the weird flu. Get some Benylin 4FLU at the Pharmacy and cut up some Ginger, Turmeric and lemons and boil in hot water. Season with cayenne pepper and some honey, it worked for me ✨ Corenza and Linctagon works too 🤍 get well and enjoy Cape Town!✌🏼"
** 2. lesley-ann banda, Dec. 16, 2021 "Yeah it's true we've all been under the weather with flu, Flusin and Sinutab are also great."
-snip- This December 16, 2021 vlog was about Mansa Mayne in Cape Town, South Africa. However, comments about that African American music reaction vlogger feeling "under the weather" began to appear in the discussion threads for vlogs (such as the one given as "B" in this post) that were published after the no chill and other South African men who looking after Mansa in Johannesburg took him to that nightclub named "Tanzania". In the discussion thread for this vlog, Mansa had the sniffles and said he partied at "Tanzania" [nighclub] from 10:00 PM until 8:00 AM the next morning. Disclaimer- I'm sharing this comment that includes home remedies for hangovers for the historical record and not as a recommendation to try these remedies:
** 3. Pulane Lehloo, Dec. 16, 2021 "Big up to your courage to come to South Africa despite of the Omicron scare. Take it one step at a time. We know you're going to come back again. South Africa is now your 2nd home 👊👏🇿🇦"
** Reply
4. SylviasWorld, Dec. 16, 2021 "Other countries have way more cases of Omicron, not sure why they scapegoated SA."
1. Chelle F., Dec. 22, 2021 "Love your channel, the Trip to South Africa has been great
for us. Sorry you got sick. Maybe the world should stop & let the pandemic
end."
** 2. Dumo Melaphi, Dec. 22, 2021 "I pray your test results comes back negative so you can be
able to go home and spend Christmas and New year with your loved ones..
In as much as we love you I know we won't mind you being
around but it's only fair that you go home we will have to see you next time
you have been through the most in SA 🇿🇦 but it's all
love from our end never ever doubt that.❤️❤️🤗🤗.
** 3. Busisiwe AB, Dec. 22, 2021 "You can have symptoms and test NEGATIVE, relax ❤"
*️* 4. Phanda Panda, Dec. 22, 2021 "Me thinks you'z got the Cron man.....from your stint in
Tanzania...I ain't seen no social distancing there" -snip- In this comment "Tanzania" refers to a Johannesburg area nightclub and not the East African nation with that name.
** 5. Baphithi, December 23, 2021 "Omicron probably got you in Johannesburg. You and your buddies weren’t into masks, that
was really worrying."
** 6. Carmen Johannesm Dec. 23, 2021 "This was the funniest story time 🤣🤣
sorry that you not feeling well it's Tanzania. I hope next time you spend more
time I'm Cape town and get an airbnb because you spent ALOT of time in Joburg.
We have lots of love for you in SA Mansa and bring someone with you next time.
I hope you pass the covid test because SA does not need more bad publicity
regarding COVID. Lol the world already think we created the virus 🤣🤣"
1.gladwn_, Dec. 16, 2021
"Get well soon man! ❤️🩹✨ we’re happy you’re having a good time! Btw a lot of us have been sick from the weird flu. Get some Benylin 4FLU at the Pharmacy and cut up some Ginger, Turmeric and lemons and boil in hot water. Season with cayenne pepper and some honey, it worked for me ✨ Corenza and Linctagon works too 🤍 get well and enjoy Cape Town!✌🏼"
**
2. lesley-ann banda, Dec. 16, 2021
"Yeah it's true we've all been under the weather with flu, Flusin and Sinutab are also great."
This December 16, 2021 vlog was about Mansa Mayne in Cape Town, South Africa. However, comments about that African American music reaction vlogger feeling "under the weather" began to appear in the discussion threads for vlogs (such as the one given as "B" in this post) that were published after the no chill and other South African men who looking after Mansa in Johannesburg took him to that nightclub named "Tanzania". In the discussion thread for this vlog, Mansa had the sniffles and said he partied at "Tanzania" [nighclub] from 10:00 PM until 8:00 AM the next morning.
Disclaimer- I'm sharing this comment that includes home remedies for hangovers for the historical record and not as a recommendation to try these remedies: