What we've been eating... 12/1/2010
Dave Koch | Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 9:30PM Oh Thanksgiving, you bastard holiday. Founded on the false premise that settlers and native Americans got along for more than that first awkward week when they showed up on a boat. Call me a Conspiracy Theorist, call me what you will, but I believe there's more than an ounce of truth in Richard Greener's "The True Story of Thanksgiving."
Don't get me wrong, I'm no grinch. I love what Thanksgiving has become. I just don't see the need to perpetuate the idyllic feast myth.
As Americans, our youth is founded on lies: The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy. Some of these lies never die. Johnny Appleseed was a ruthless land baron, George Washington grew hemp and probably smoked it, California and Hawaii were stolen from their native peoples - soak that in next time you're having a Mai Tai in Waikiki.
Nevertheless, I love what Thanksgiving has become. Take a break from work (you only get 10 days a year), go home, spend time with your family, embrace their transgressions, eat until you fall asleep on the couch.
Personally I could eat nothing but dark meat and stuffing...
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Reader Comments (1)
When its a holiday, I enjoy spending it with my family. We only have a few so I try to make the most of it.