This Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means a short work week and plenty of delicious food. If you and your family have different political beliefs, however, there could be awkwardness at the dinner table if the election comes up in conversation.
Luckily, Twitter has come up with a solution: just don’t celebrate the holiday at all.
The hashtag #ReasonsToSkipThanksgiving began trending this morning, as many Twitter users argued that no meal was worth the political awkwardness:
When it's all about Trump at the table and the electric carving knife is in your hand. #ReasonsToSkipThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/3v77mxWg5I
— Jacka Diamond (@JackaDiamond) November 18, 2016
Political debates among family members that you already don't care for? #ReasonsToSkipThanksgiving
— JC Darling (@Vodka_Rainbows) November 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/StevenStReagis/status/799656132419715076
https://twitter.com/CagedTigersRMad/status/799655398831751168
The White House will now only want white meat #ReasonsToSkipThanksgiving
— Paul Rosenberg (@PaulRosenberg_) November 18, 2016
You're the only one that voted for Hillary#ReasonsToSkipThanksgiving
— Jeff Dwoskin Has A Podcast (@bigmacher) November 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/reg1776/status/799641044077907968
https://twitter.com/Nick_TooNasty/status/799649094494920704
https://twitter.com/TheImusShow/status/799610296696508416
As always, a fair amount of tweeters also thought the entire hashtag was stupid. And they have a point—isn’t it worth weathering a little political tension for a day of food, family and football?
