Where is the thread complaining about Black History Month?

Travis

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You know with all the usual stuff:

Where's White History Month?
Is this part of the reparations?
It makes blacks feel like their accomplishments don't mean as much

And all that stuff.
Are those that would normally be a suspect to start one banned or suspended or something?
 
Travis said:
You know with all the usual stuff:

Where's White History Month?
Is this part of the reparations?
It makes blacks feel like their accomplishments don't mean as much

And all that stuff.
Are those that would normally be a suspect to start one banned or suspended or something?
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Where is the thread complaining about Black History Month?
Looks like you just started it.

Are you trolling for a pointless argument about BHM? :confused:
 
If it'll make you feel better, I think the femisnism thread got into white privilege for a bit.


jalok
 
Bloody Black History Month! :mad:

(Goes off to Wikipedia to look up what Black History Month is..)

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in October
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Oh. Well I suppose we could complain about the cultural imperialism of calling an international event "Afirican-American History Month". Other than that I've got nothing.
 
Two observations.

Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year

Adult Swim took a shot at the History Chanel by pointing out there is not one black history documentary on for the whole month
 
I was just discussing the issue based on a video cited with Morgan Freeman talking about his dislike for Black History Month.

I think he implies a good point. While rooted in a noble intention, it ends up seeming liking a token gesture, which I would find patronizing to some extent.

Here's Freeman:

 
I think your troll bait has gone past its expiration date Travis. Either that, or even the trolls realize that this thread is completely pointless. Seriously, a thread complaining about the lack of complaints about it? Are you running out of things to be indignant about?

Predictions for the next thread? "Why is there/is there not hostility toward INSERT PROGRESSIVE IDEA I JUST GOT INTERESTED IN?"
 
Black History Month is not an international event. Not originally anyway.

It was started as Negro History Week by Carter Godwin Woodson (aka "the father of Negro history"), an historian who had a problem with the way American history was being taught in elementary schools in the United States (in the 1920s).
 
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Travis said:
Where's White History Month?
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I would like to point out that WHM is every month. The reason for BHM is to remember 'the important people and events in the history of the African diaspora' as such people/events are largely ignored.
 
When I was at A&T (an HBC/U) we called it "National Need a Negro Month". We had several full & short plays on black historical figures & would get flooded with calls starting in Nov for shows in Feb.
 
(Just so the OP doesn't feel lonely, I'll bite)

Mr Freeman does, however, raise what seems to be a very valid point.

Would it not be better to teach the history of the US as a whole, ignoring the colour the person's skin but rather looking into what they did for the US and world as a whole, be they Martin Luther King or George Washington, President Obama or President Kennedy, Frederick Gregory or Eileen Collins.

By separating out one race from the rest, despite it being an attempt to exactly the opposite, doesn't it inadvertently highlight the differences between Americans and appear to say that this group of people don't deserve to be included in the same syllabus as everyone else but rather need special treatment because their achievements aren't as good as the rest?

Would it not be better to cover the likes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King with other great American Leaders? Cover the civil rights movement with other great struggles for freedom such as the suffragette movement. Do the U.S. Army Air Corps 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group when there is learning about WW2 and explain the issues they faced and barriers they had to overcome there. When discussing the US Navy, add in Carl Brashear and talk about how he overcame a crippling injury to continue in his work as a Navy Diver. Would this not give the message that all such achievements were of equal merit?

Would it not be better to teach our kids that all humans, regardless of their skin colour or continent of origin, can achieve greatness even against those that are small minded and only see their skin colour? Should we not add to it by apparently relegating some people's achievements to a special month, even if the intentions of doing so are for the best? Surely the best way to destroy racism is to teach our kids that everyone is equal regardless of the amount of melanin that is in their skin and as such we aren't black humans, white humans, yellow humans, red humans, but rather we are just humans.
 
From what little I recall/pay attention to, BHM should be renamed MLK jr month because that seems to be the only thing that gets much play.

As to what Phantomwolf is talking about, I think that that is how I learned history in school. Go over Civil Rights mopvement, talk about MLK, Malcolm X, DeBois, talk about industrial revolution and the Fabulous Mr Whitney and his Amazing Cotton Gin. I can't recall a single thing brought up in BHM that I hadn't already covered in regular history class.


jalok
 
Hitler gets a month every month on the military history channel
no, actually he gets every day
:rolleyes:
 
MG1962 said:
Two observations.

Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year

Adult Swim took a shot at the History Chanel by pointing out there is not one black history documentary on for the whole month
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I always found it funny how little black history was ever on the History channel (year round) while there is always an abundance of Hitler or WW2 documenteries.

Also odd was the fact Malcolm X is essentially absent from almost all black History programming. I guess they love dispensing the "good guy" tales but don't want to acknowledge ALL of the history.
 
Marduk said:
Hitler gets a month every month on the military history channel
no, actually he gets every day
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So true.

Jalok said:
From what little I recall/pay attention to, BHM should be renamed MLK jr month because that seems to be the only thing that gets much play.

As to what Phantomwolf is talking about, I think that that is how I learned history in school. Go over Civil Rights mopvement, talk about MLK, Malcolm X, DeBois, talk about industrial revolution and the Fabulous Mr Whitney and his Amazing Cotton Gin. I can't recall a single thing brought up in BHM that I hadn't already covered in regular history class.


jalok
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My thoughts exactly.
 
Travis said:
You know with all the usual stuff:

Where's White History Month?
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"The Onion" once had a headline on March 1st: "White history year resumes".

And of course they had to have the SHORTEST month of the year "black history month". Got Blacks screwed out of two-three days. That's raaaaaaaaaaacist.
 
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