YouTube decided it was important to denigrate the holiday that brings American families together to give thanks on Thursday.
In a tweet posted by the official company account for the video service, YouTube shared an anti-Thanksgiving video made by the left-wing Teen Vogue publication.
The tweet sharing the video read: “‘Thanksgiving’ is a loaded word. These girls explain what it means to Indigenous people.”
YouTube’s tweet also included a gif of young Native American women proudly overturning a traditional Thanksgiving table.
"Thanksgiving" is a loaded word.
These girls explain what it means to Indigenous people. https://t.co/zqMw96hLJy pic.twitter.com/sL4oIuqoBe
— YouTube (@YouTube) November 23, 2017
The Teen Vogue video features the young Native American women delivering diatribes against Thanksgiving as a holiday celebrating land theft and genocide.
Several Twitter users were not happy with YouTube’s anti-holiday message.
You guys can keep YouTube in the #Divorce https://t.co/lwYQtItjNr
— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) November 24, 2017
Nobody celebrates this because they hate people, lmao. It's a celebration where people come together and be thankful for what they have. Honestly, these people are the type of people who just purposely want to see the negative stuff in everything that exists.
— Arbiter (@ArbiterTheDog) November 23, 2017
Can you stop ruining everything?
— CrippleRickle♿️ (@SpinnyXd) November 23, 2017
YouTube, which is owned by Google, wasn’t the only Big Tech company to get in on the Thanksgiving Day shaming. Twitter promoted a “moment” offering a similar point of view that the holiday should be treated as a day of mourning instead of a time for expressing gratitude.
How some of America’s indigenous people are observing Thanksgiving day
For the descendants of the United States’ original inhabitants, Thanksgiving day isn’t a day of celebration but a day of mourning.
What is a Native American perspective on the significance of the Thanksgiving holiday?https://t.co/vf71vgEvxe pic.twitter.com/VZaxVOOyie
— NatGeo Education (@NatGeoEducation) November 23, 2017
With Thanksgiving arriving in a few days, here's your annual reminder that Islamphobic bigots are warning you about "Halal Turkey Jihad."🤔
Yeah, Halal Turkey is comin to get ya.😅#ThanksgivingWeek pic.twitter.com/v5CURwRLiI
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) November 20, 2017
As Thanksgiving approaches, we explore the often-overlooked story of the enslavement of millions of Native Americans. pic.twitter.com/F7Xk8htaYV
— Hidden Brain (@HiddenBrain) November 21, 2017
The fourth Sunday in November is popularly called Thanksgiving, when in actuality, it is The National Day of Mourning. What title do you use to refer to this day? pic.twitter.com/mctDKBuxRH
— Black Youth Project (@BlackYouthProj) November 23, 2017
"It's not a day of thanks. It's a day of mourning."
These Native Americans reflect on what Thanksgiving means to them: pic.twitter.com/6WNACK9Tvr
— Splinter (@splinter_news) November 23, 2017
I’m a Native person who believes Thanksgiving is more than a holiday celebrating rape, pillage and being enslaved. I believe Thanksgiving is a time for us all to look at the man in the mirror and ask ourselves what we truly cherish in our lives.
— Pistolita LaMuerta (@MissLaMuerta) November 23, 2017
(First reported by the Daily Caller) http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/23/youtube-wants-to-make-you-feel-bad-for-celebrating-thanksgiving/ (November 24, 2017)
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