Reply #8: The OP is not about emigration [View All]

or guilt for emigrating. And it's not about criticizing white people for having ancestors who immigrated here.

It's about one culture understanding that another culture was the victim of genocide and other human rights violations, and having enough decency to get why a celebration of that might be offensive, particularly when the dominant culture uses the sacred objects of the oppressed culture in that celebration.

It's no different than understanding why the confederate flag flying over the capitol might be offensive to African Americans, and why they might not appreciate sacred items from African cultures being appropriated for use by white people during such a flag-raising ceremony.