Quote Originally Posted by RubyLapiz View Post
Can anyone else think of a worse excuse for a holiday than this?

Seriously, I mean, it's like "Hey, let's celebrate 500 years of native american subjugation in the name of some guy that really didn't do what we think of him for."

Srsly.
I pretty much agree but I had a coworker (Italian American) enlighten me onto something I didn't really think about and that is the notion that Columbus Day is less of a holiday celebrating a historical joke and more about Italian Pride day here in the States. Its like how America celebrated St. Patrick's Day or Cinco De Mayo when its pretty obvious they have little meaning to us in the States. Just some food for thought.