https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae If you would like to elaborate on your opinion, please add your name. en-us 2020-10-28 20:59:29 UTC 2025-11-10 16:02:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f343.png https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149275 It celebrates a rapist and murderer]]> 2020-10-29 17:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149275 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149601 There is most likely groups of people who avidly celebrate and believe in the holiday and it would be difficult to pacify these groups if this holiday is removed.]]> 2020-10-29 17:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149601 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149789 I support possibly keeping the holiday, but changing its purpose. Instead of celebrating Columbus we should bring awareness to other issues.]]> 2020-10-29 17:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874149789 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150267 Its obviously hard to dismiss the horrible crimes Columbus committed and overlook the pain he caused so many people. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150267 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150294 One argument that is made to keep Columbus Day is that he had a major impact on history, but that does not necessarily mean it must be a holiday to be celebrated. Many monumental moments in human and American history do not have holidays as widely celebrated as Columbus Day.]]> 2020-10-29 17:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150294 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150540 I think it's a slap in the face to natives by celebrating a man who is considered to have introduced the inslavement of natives and mass killings due to disease and other factors.]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150540 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150791 I support removing the holiday, or at least changing what its about. In my opinion I think that Columbus did more harm than good, and he shouldn't exactly be celebrated. Obviously he was an important figure in history and people should learn about his impact on the New World, but he doesn't need a holiday to celebrate his controversial actions. In addition I think that it is important to take into consideration the feelings of a whole group of people (indigenous).]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874150791 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874151215 Although I don't mind having a day off from school, Columbus Day should not be a holiday. Columbus's actions were more invasive and destructive over anything.]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874151215 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874151946 I kind of support changing the holiday, personally I don't really care but I do that that there are more people who are negatively influenced by the holiday. For example, you see a lot more people upset about about the holiday, especially native people, then Italian Americans that feel strongly positive about it. I'm Italian American and I don't really care about Columbus or proud what what he did especially because he was funded and represented Spain, not Italy.]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874151946 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152016 Many Italian Americans feel that Columbus Day is a holiday to honor their heritage and the contributions of Italians to America. Those who feel that way would stand in opposition against removing the holiday.]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152016 maddynshapiro https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152643 Some say that a reason to keep it is because of the exploration achievements made by Columbus, but do the achievements outweigh the negative societal impacts? ]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152643 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152670 The United States would most likely not exist if it weren't for the "discovery" by Columbus. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874152670 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153536 It celebrates a rapist and murderer, the holiday ignores the horrible things Columbus did when indigenous people suffered]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153536 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153612 Our country still honors people who acted similarly to Columbus. Many old presidents, like Jefferson enslaved people, so all people like this should stop being honored, rather than just Columbus.]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153612 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153751 I don't think it has to be abolished, but it should change it's meaning and possibly use it to celebrate indigenous peoples day or have a holiday commemorating the biggest lynching in USA history]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874153751 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874154912 Columbus is responsible for influencing the populating of America]]> 2020-10-29 17:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874154912 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874155041 There is also a whole group of people who are vehemently opposed to the holiday due to the actions of Colombus.]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874155041 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874156480 I do not agree with celebrating columbus day itself, I think that we should change the purpose of the holiday and what we are celebrating. It is important to instead recognize the indigenous people who suffered from this. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874156480 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157024 He brought diseases to the New World that wiped out huge portions of the Native's population but also took their culture and forced religion onto them]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157024 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157286 I think I lean more towards keeping the holiday because it may truly be the most impactful event in American history ever. Also, viewing Columbus' actions through a 21st century lens of social justice, in my opinion, is not accurate or fair to the way life was lived and the ideas people believed at the time.]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157286 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157672 Humans psychologically don't like change to established customs. Many people do not want to lose the identity of this holiday. I personally couldn't care less about this dumb holiday. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157672 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157806 It's hard to ignore the horrible things Columbus did regardless of the fact that this discovery has greatly influenced America today socially and economically]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874157806 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874158202 I believe the holiday should stay, but under a different name. This way a middle ground is reached between the two sides. The holiday is named after one particular person when it can be changed to accurately represent a piece of America's history. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874158202 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874159398 The holiday is extremely offensive to the many Native Americans who were slaughtered following Columbus's landing in the Americas. Keeping the holiday would disrespect the pain and horrors caused by Columbus.]]> 2020-10-29 17:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874159398 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874165440 In the second article the author mentioned that the largest lynching occurred to italian americans and people see this day as a way honor the deaths. Getting rid of this day may be seen as disrespectful to those people who died. ]]> 2020-10-29 17:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874165440 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874165732 I don't think the holiday should stay, because it celebrates genocide and 🤬. It's wrong to acknowledge Columbus as a good person.]]> 2020-10-29 17:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874165732 https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874173380 We should change the day to indigenous peoples day, having a holiday that commemorates a man who caused genocide doesn't make people understand how he ripped indigenous cultures away- the fact that we can debate whether or not to celebrate this murderer or stand with indigenous people is ridiculous (and makes it seem like nothing bad happened to them)]]> 2020-10-29 17:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mayahoffman/o7h40re7dsuupzae/wish/874173380