thetangential:

I am not at a store right now. I have not been at a store at any time today, and I do not intend to visit any store today—except maybe for a liquor store. But good grief, people, you need to SHUT THE HELL UP with your snooty comments/tweets/posts about how stupid Black Friday is. Here’s why:

WAIT A SECOND.  It’s classist to think Black Friday is stupid?  Hold on a damn minute.  Black Friday itself is classist.  Who the hell do you think is WORKING on Black Friday?  Take a second and think about the working people today who get treated like subhumans by largely middle and upper class shoppers who want the opportunity to buy more?  Or how about the people who, despite all these “deals” can’t afford a damn thing on Black Friday?

Sure, there are people out there taking advantage of prices that make certain things attainable that otherwise wouldn’t be, but how does that excuse the excess, greed, and overall exploitation of working people?

Also, calling a political position “boring” is the weakest argument I’ve ever heard.  Done.