University of Florida students change minds on renaming Black Friday after learning origins
In a video released Wednesday by Campus Reform, students at the Gainesville campus were asked by reporter Ophelie Jacobson whether they supported renaming "Black Friday," citing an opinion article that argued it discriminates against Black people.
"Honestly I’m down to rename that," one student responded. "I don’t like the name Black Friday. I never really have since I was small. Whenever I would go to stores, everything would be jammed packed and I would see workers, kind of, it sounds wrong, but they would lean more toward the lighter skinned people. Like, they would assist them."
"I think that equality’s important," another student said.
"I mean, I think it’s definitely a valid opinion. I kind of agree it should be changed just because Black Friday sounds offensive," another student said.
One student countered that changing the name "isn’t going to help actual Black people" and that it’s not an issue that she would protest against.
In a video released Wednesday by Campus Reform, students at the Gainesville campus were asked by reporter Ophelie Jacobson whether they supported renaming "Black Friday," citing an opinion article that argued it discriminates against Black people.
"Honestly I’m down to rename that," one student responded. "I don’t like the name Black Friday. I never really have since I was small. Whenever I would go to stores, everything would be jammed packed and I would see workers, kind of, it sounds wrong, but they would lean more toward the lighter skinned people. Like, they would assist them."
"I think that equality’s important," another student said.
"I mean, I think it’s definitely a valid opinion. I kind of agree it should be changed just because Black Friday sounds offensive," another student said.
One student countered that changing the name "isn’t going to help actual Black people" and that it’s not an issue that she would protest against.
