Socialist frontrunner’s tradition-trashing holiday rants come back to bite her: ‘Worst of humanity comes out’
Francesca Hong may be leading the Democratic gubernatorial primary, but resurfaced social media posts suggest she has a problem with some of America’s biggest holidays.Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has recently drawn considerable flak for stating in a November 2020 post that the country should "cancel Thanksgiving" in order to "stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic.] folx and women." A comment she has since walked back amid backlash, claiming that it's her "favorite holiday."Less discussed, however, are her complaints about other popular American holidays."I miss working in a restaurant every day...except on VDay," she posted on Valentine's Day 2022. "As if we weren't invisible enough to those who don't recognize the emotional & physical labor of service work, the worst of humanity comes out from folks 'celebrating' on another day capitalism tells you how to show love."SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINEFigures on the left have long challenged traditional holidays such as Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Columbus Day over their historical associations.
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Francesca Hong may be leading the Democratic gubernatorial primary, but resurfaced social media posts suggest she has a problem with some of America’s biggest holidays.Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has recently drawn considerable flak for stating in a November 2020 post that the country should "cancel Thanksgiving" in order to "stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic.] folx and women." A comment she has since walked back amid backlash, claiming that it's her "favorite holiday."Less discussed, however, are her complaints about other popular American holidays."I miss working in a restaurant every day...except on VDay," she posted on Valentine's Day 2022. "As if we weren't invisible enough to those who don't recognize the emotional & physical labor of service work, the worst of humanity comes out from folks 'celebrating' on another day capitalism tells you how to show love."SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINEFigures on the left have long challenged traditional holidays such as Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Columbus Day over their historical associations. But Hong’s yearslong trail of posts criticizing or dismissing several major celebrations is drawing fresh scrutiny as she campaigns to lead a swing-state battleground."I don't allow myself to work Halloween weekend or the day of," Hong wrote in 2019. "I would actually ask every single person in costume to leave."Six years later, she made another post telling her followers that they could ask her anything but noting that the "only subject off limits is Halloween.""Not my thing," she added.Conservative and liberal commentators alike have posted pictures of the Grinch in response to Hong’s old posts, suggesting that she has a hatred of holidays.
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- Francesca Hong may be leading the Democratic gubernatorial primary, but resurfaced social media posts suggest she has a problem with some of America’s biggest holidays.Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has recently drawn considerable flak for stating in a November 2020 post that the country should "cancel Thanksgiving" in order to "stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic.] folx and women." A comment she has since walked back amid backlash, claiming that it's her "favorite holiday."Less discussed, however, are her complaints about other popular American holidays."I miss working in a restaurant every day...except on VDay," she posted on Valentine's Day 2022. "As if we weren't invisible enough to those who don't recognize the emotional & physical labor of service work, the worst of humanity comes out from folks 'celebrating' on another day capitalism tells you how to show love."SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINEFigures on the left have long challenged traditional holidays such as Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Columbus Day over their historical associations.
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