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Originally Posted by j.p.s
It was well into the 2000's when someone was killed in a Black Friday crush. I don't remember which state.
I don't have personal experience with Black Friday. I've always avoided crowded stores.
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My point is, Black Friday is not a legitimate holiday. It was something created by retailers, so complaining retailers are ruining it is kind of a dumb assertion.
Black Friday is gross, shining a spotlight on the worst of consumerism. In the past twenty years or so it had gotten so amped up it was sickening, forcing minimum wage workers to come in earlier and earlier until some were having to work on Thanksgiving (and I have been a retail worker around the holidays and have family members that were as well, so don't try a 'but the overtime!' argument).
I'm glad that online shopping is killing Black Friday. A $40 TV just isn't worth it.
And apropos to this conversation, the opening scene to Krampus: