Biden admin's Kwanzaa commemorations are a case study in pathetic, pointless pandering

Well, another Christmas is officially in the books. Chanukah has come and gone. What’s left this year in terms of holiday celebrations?

Yeah, there’s New Year’s Eve (and Day), of course. But if your mind immediately goes to New Year’s stuff without anything in between, you may very well be a racist.

Because it’s Kwanzaa, y’all! Don’t tell me you forgot about Kwanzaa!

Michelle and I send our best wishes to families celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today begins a week-long celebration of African-American heritage and culture. As folks gather to light the Kinara, we hope you have a happy Kwanzaa. pic.twitter.com/zgsyugVPYE

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 26, 2022

The Biden administration certainly hasn’t forgotten about it:

Wow. Thanks for that, Ned Price and the U.S. State Department! Works out well that they don’t celebrate Kwanzaa in Afghanistan, because the Taliban would probably use the occasion as an excuse to torture and kill even more men, women, and children than they already have since returning to power thanks to Joe Biden’s diplomatic efforts over there.

#HabariGani and a meaningful Kwanzaa to all who are celebrating this time of reflection, community, and heritage. May these next seven days bring peace and reflection to you and yours. pic.twitter.com/o73qUy48Br

— Secretary Jennifer Granholm (@SecGranholm) December 26, 2022

Thanks, Jennifer Granholm and the U.S. Department of Energy! And there’s more good news, everyone! If you can’t afford to keep your thermostat at a comfortable or, at the very least, reasonably livable temperature right now, for the next seven days, you and your family can stand really, really close to the candles on your Kinara for whatever heat they throw off. The candles are pretty thick, so they should warm up the air immediately around them by a couple of degrees for a short time.

When I was growing up, Kwanzaa was a special time in our home. Today, my family and I are reflecting on the seven principles. Happy Kwanzaa! pic.twitter.com/w1pFOIUU9G

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) December 26, 2022

FWEEDOM! FWEEDOM TO WEFWECT ON THE SEVEN PWINCIPUHWS!

Narrator: Kwanzaa was not a special time in Kamala Harris’ home. It wasn’t a special time in most people’s homes. And today, it’s still not a special time in most people’s homes.

From lighting the Kinara's red, black, and green candles to spending time with my loved ones, our Kwanzaa celebrations are some of my favorite memories.

Wishing you a safe and happy Kwanzaa. pic.twitter.com/sX91M1mPtm

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 26, 2022

“Memories.”

Kamala Harris was born in 1964. Kwanzaa was invented in 1966 (by a guy who went to jail for kidnapping and torturing women) and didn't reach the height of its commercial popularity until the 90s. https://t.co/mWmxYDzWkn

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 26, 2022

Eh, forget it. She’s rolling. Just like President Joe Biden:

The Biden family sends our wishes for a happy Kwanzaa to all those families across America lighting the candles of the Kinara tonight.

May your celebration be blessed with hope, peace, and light.

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 26, 2022

We wish all those celebrating a peaceful, joyous Kwanzaa. pic.twitter.com/m1AZvzPcSB

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 26, 2022

Now, obviously, I don’t feel any pity for any member of the Biden administration, because every single member of the Biden administration is terrible and no one should pity any of them. But I can’t help but feel some secondhand embarrassment. It’s sad when anyone tries to make Kwanzaa happen, but when it’s the effing President of the United States … well, I’m physically uncomfortable from the cringe.

And this thread really helps to articulate why I am — and why everyone else should be — cringing. Hard:

Hard to believe anyone is still trying to make this a thing but in America Marxist ex-felon black nationalists/supremacists can become state university professors who call Christianity a “white religion” & make alt holidays up—& the President of the country will pretend it’s real https://t.co/h2wU2Xj9az

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

Even Wikipedia can’t fully hide all of this one. https://t.co/kvwuOf7cqd

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

lol pic.twitter.com/oJVslXUcbg

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

There are, of course, actual reasons relating to power that caused the “holiday” to be invented and for many to try to make it become a thing, but it’s still remarkable to see the oldsters hanging onto it like this.

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

It’s all just so … sad. Talk about bitter clingers, right?

I remember when they tried to teach it as a kid and it was clear something was off. As soon as I could read more serious articles, I saw the right routinely call it out—decades ago. But what’s always been interesting about it is how, exactly, something so fake can exist and last.

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

Black Separatist makes up a holiday so black people can avoid what he sees as the whiteness of Christianity and band together as one secular ethnic people and nation but powerful white people are the ones who end up
actually proselytizing and perpetuating it. Many such cases.

— Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) December 26, 2022

This sort of thing really does happen all the time. Not necessarily with holidays, because there are only so many holidays. But yeah. Kwanzaa is probably one of the best examples of try-hard, pandering white people (Kamala Harris is not white, of course, but she is a try-hard panderer) desperately trying to appear hip and cool and with-it despite being anything but.

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Chad Felix Greene and others are skeptical of Kamala Harris’ childhood memories of Kwanzaa

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her partner post their Kwanzaa message (with Christmas music in the background)

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