by MS.TODD on February 7th, 2011

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Why do some white people get mad because blacks have BLACK HISTORY MONTH?

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by BACzero on February 7th, 2011
I don't think anyone actually gets mad that black history month exists, it's more the double standard that has been created. Can you imagine what would happen of someone created the United Caucasian College Fund that only gave funding to white students? It would be considered a racist organization. But somehow the United Negro College Fund that only gives funding to black students isn't racist at all. It's ok to have Black Entertainment Television, Black History Month, and other black-only or black-dedicated programs... but creating white-dedicated programs is considered racist. Do you see the double standard? It's a form of reverse discrimination.
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- You read my mind, thank you
  
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  by Little big mouth on February 7th, 2011
- IM BLACK AND HAVE TO ADMIT ITS TRUE BUT I MEAN I CAN CARE LESS IF WHITES HAVE THEY OWN STUFF
  
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  by MS.TODD on February 8th, 2011
- I'm with you, MS.TODD. It doesn't really matter to me if blacks, Asians, whites, or anyone else wants to celebrate their heritage, ethnicity or culture. I think there have been too many asshole bigots in the past who have ruined it for the rest of us. Suddenly it's not ok for me to like being white because somehow that's racist. It's silly, really. I love all my fellow colors of people.
  
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  by BACzero on February 8th, 2011
- BACzero-Lisa McLelland and Freedom High School is the perfect example of what you are talking about.
  
  I'm with you though. I don't care if each race has their own thing, it just sickens me that if white people want equality now, we're considered racists!
  
  And what the hell is up with Affirmative Action? That's one of the most blatantly racsit things ever and the government sanctions it!
  
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  by Self Consuming Cannibal on February 8th, 2011
- One of the things about America is, for the most part, the only two ethnicities considered are black and white.
  
  There are a lot more than just those two.
  
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  by Arisztid on February 11th, 2011
- Arisztid, you are absolutely right
  
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  by Little big mouth on February 11th, 2011
- Arisztid-As always words of wisdom. How have you been? I haven't "seen" you around here for awhile.
  
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  by Self Consuming Cannibal on February 11th, 2011
- Absolutely, Arisztid. I used black only because the original question was in regards to Black History Month. There are programs that cater to many minorities, but programs that cater only to whites are still generally considered racist. :)
  
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  by BACzero on February 11th, 2011
- Eh, not much, SCC and howdy LBM.
  
  BAC, I know. The white/black thing is going to be even more prevalent this month as it is every single February. Oversaturation of anything is annoying to me.
  
  I do wish to tell you that not all minorities get any sort of bennies or programs which can be annoying because, due to us being minorities, it is assumed that we do get government bennies and we get crap due to it. I have been told more than once at work that I must have cost some more qualified white person their job/ "I guess [this hospital] filled their quota with you,"/etc. I do not want government bennies because I prefer earning my job legitimately but the assumption that I get them, rather than that I am good enough at my job to get decent positions despite prejudice against me, is damned annoying.
  
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  by Arisztid on February 11th, 2011
- There's a difference Arisztid about ranting & speaking the truth
  
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  by Little big mouth on February 11th, 2011
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by Chad1983 on February 17th, 2011
I am not against black history month, I just think it's racist. I don't learn anything new. The achievements that black people have given us are taught in school now, so its kinda hard to not know about black history.

I don't get it. I see the racism and it stops right there. Like with feminism. Feminism is just misandry. Which makes women sexist. Again, when they start laying down the propaganda I label it as misandry and sexism and leave it at that.

I mean each is comparable in that both only fixate on the needs of one group and not people as a whole. That is what we call racism when a race does it and sexism when a gender does it.

I don't think either is getting us closer to equality and each are just trying to stack the cards in their favor, which they have. Now the fight is to increase the degree of favoritism they receive to higher levels. Each does this through utilizing the blame the white man mantra. Since white men founded the country and didn't allow women to vote or blacks to be free, white men now owe both of those groups restitution for the plight they received in the past.

White men I know, never oppressed anyone. They weren't alive before 1860 or 1920. Most of them weren't 18 by 1965. But the victim mentality is spoon fed to both groups and they are conditioned to feel like the world and every white man in it owes them something. They think this way because of things they were told happened 2,3,4, or 5 generations ago.

Everyone is a victim of something these days, and if you're not, go back to the end of the line there are a bunch of people who have special needs who get to go first. People who are not white males feel like their whole life is a struggle to overcome the hardships done to them by the white male. White males are affected the same way that everyone else is by white males. Believe it or not, when you are a white male, you have to compete against white males and everyone else too. It's called equality. Everyone competes against everyone. Not, well those people are special, move aside let them through. Here, take this and that, and one of these, oh don't forget this.

Then when you finally get your turn, the people don't help you because they are either a minority or a closet feminist. They expect white males to overcome in spite. This makes us angry and bitter. If we treated people how we get treated we would get sued, get fired, or worse.

Equality isn't anyone's goal anymore, everyone wants preferential treatment and special consideration. Why do white men stick together and help each other out? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder why?

Because all of the minorities only care about what they want. The women want to help women. Blacks want to help blacks, and Hispanics want to help Hispanics, and so on and so forth. White men are told they need to help everyone, and if they don't they are racist. Yet everyone else only helps their own race or gender. Double standards aplenty in America.
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by Daryl on February 12th, 2011
Many whites are not angry about the existence of a Black History Month, but by the way it's carried out.

In practice, Black History Month (and Black Studies, etc.) is a bitch-fest to stoke anger, not a celebration or an educational forum. In practice, the purpose is to instill in young black people the anger that fueled the protests of previous generations. In practice, Black History Month is focused on hatred and differences.

If language of anger and hatred can be left to the past, then cultures can come together. If not, then whites will continue to complain about Black History Month, and similar movements.
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by Self Consuming Cannibal on February 8th, 2011
Because white people just want equality and of course that makes us racist! *This is sarcasm in case you didn't know*

Unfortunately here in America racism seemed to be defined as: "When a white person says or does something that black people don't like."
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by rabid on February 7th, 2011
Dr King had a dream and too many have lost sight of it.
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by ghostgirl96 on February 7th, 2011
I definetly agree with BACzero. It is definetly a double stantard. Could you imagine if there was a White History month. I belive all races and cultures should have a month to be represented.
I am not mad and I have not thought negatively of Black History month ever.

Now my whole thing is if all Black people acted like Martin Luther King and took Black History Month seriously then I am sure the racism would be a thing of the past. There would be no project housing and Black people using welfare money to buy bling or shoes.

As harsh as it sounds its true. I can also say the same thing. If all white people acted like they should there would be no hate or racism. There would be no meth labs in the trailer parks and no drunk men beating their wives.

Martin Luther King had a dream and even though we have gotten alot closer we are still not quite there.

God Bless.
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by Zack on February 22nd, 2011
Oh please!Let it go.
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by zyrblue on February 18th, 2011
Well..I read both of the questions on Black History Month and found all of the various answers interesting. A couple of months ago I bought a small hand out (four or five pages) on the street, from a couple of gentlemen who were selling them for donations. It was promoted as being a publication that was about celebrating accomplishments by black people and black history month. It was an interesting little publication and I was enjoying all of the information it had in it when towards the end I came a cross a full page blurb which could and probably would be seen by many as containing "racist" statements against white people/society past and present. Please let me reiterate this was a small publication, being sold on the street for donations and stated as promoting black accomplishments and black history month. I haven't any clue as to whether or not it was any kind of official publication associated with black history month. I was very sad to see this blurb included in this otherwise enjoyable publication that was promoting the positive contributions of blacks past and present.

I wish that I had read it through in their presence ( the gentlemen I bought it from) because I would have liked to have ask them why this page was included, and just what was it supposed to accomplish in the long run, but alas I did not and I missed the opportunity. You see it would have been interesting to see when face to face with another human being, particularly one who "appears to be" the image of what this type of "propaganda" is aimed at, what the person(s) promoting/selling it will say. I say appears to be because I am of mixed blood and though I am Identified as Caucasian it does not negate the fact that I do have black ancestry. Just the same as I have French, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Just the same as my two oldest sons have Seminole Indian ancestry from my first husbands family, to the point where they could have gone to university on a scholarship because of this in spite of their blondish hair, blue eyes and fair skin.

I guess that I am just of the opinion that we all know about past occurrences in history to some degree, but if we really study history on the whole we can see that the entire history of the human race is fraught with someone enslaving, oppressing, or doing harm to someone else. Can these past wrongs ever be fully redressed? I don't think that they can be, particularly if our eyes are constantly turned backwards, and the hurts and wrongs of the past are always being brought to the forefront. History is just that history. Its purpose is to remind us of what has been, good or bad, and to learn valuable lessons from it in order to not repeat the bad mistakes of the past in the future. Perhaps it is just time to move forward, remembering the lessons of the past, but with the intent of building a new future where these things are not happening and all are equally honored and can be proud of who they are without negative prejudice entering into the picture.
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by megcham on February 17th, 2011
I don't know, why do some men get mad because ladies drink free on ladies' night. It takes all kinds.
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by Runs with scissors on February 10th, 2011
Because theres no white history month,blacks would be irritated,Theeres a BET channel,stands for black entertainment television,whites dont have a WET channel,guess people would take that for porn,lol..PS-Dont think it makes anyone mad,just some get irritated..or might be because because their panties are in a bunch..ya know..where their panties take a liking to their butt?!?
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by ZiggyStardust on February 7th, 2011
Afro-envy perhaps?
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by Tiger61 on February 22nd, 2011
I don't get mad, I just think it is very hypocritical. Like a local High School has an "African American talent show". If there was a White talent show, it would be on the national news as racist. But when it is the other way, somehow it is not racist. Just because racism has occurred in the past doesn't make it right to have racism now. Now matter who it is.
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by Sugeehaz on February 22nd, 2011
Because they are so perfect they have nothing else to complain about? No, seriously I think it's over kill on the "month of"'s and "day of"'s.

If you research the what each month represent and each day in the month, you'd go nuts.

I believe we should celebrate life 365 days a year!
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by BLUE LOTUS 935618 on February 14th, 2011
they would be racist naturally.
how can you hate on a history month.
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by keylock000 on February 7th, 2011
never heard of this, but good for you Todd
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on February 17th, 2011
I have no idea....every other month is white history month.
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- Really? Libraries, govts and others focus on 'white history' every month? How'd I miss that? I could have sworn history includes ALL races.
  
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  by LarryH54 on February 17th, 2011
- not, apparently in the US.
  
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  by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on February 18th, 2011
- So... the Chinese immigrants who built the first cross-country railroad in the 19th century were actually White? The Southwest was settled by Whites from Mexico? The Inuits who first crossed the Bering Sea were White? Geronimo and Crazy Horse were White??? Go figure.
  
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by nasfan89 on February 17th, 2011
Black history month gives us a month to reflect on the historical struggles of black Americans. It also gives us a month to celebrate African-American culture. It helps us look forward to a future in which racism is a thing of the past. We must celebrate our fellow americans no matter their race or religion. That way we can get past all this nonsense and get back to what really matters. Watching Nascar!
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by LarryH54 on February 17th, 2011
When do we get Oriental History Month?
When do we get Mexican History Month?
When do we get Indian History Month?
When do we get Eastern European History Month?
When do we get Western European History Month?
When do we get Polynesian History Month?
When do we get Eskimo History Month?

What happens when we run out of months?
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- We can start sharing them. How nice.
  
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  by Tamilze on February 17th, 2011
- If I am of mixed races do I get to celebrate multiple months??? :)
  
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  by zyrblue on February 18th, 2011
- We WERE sharing them until Black History Month came along.
  
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  by LarryH54 on February 18th, 2011
- Well, it was more of a free for all. Now it can be organized and even.
  
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  by Tamilze on February 18th, 2011
- We can make more months!
  
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  by Tiger61 on February 22nd, 2011
- Organized and even. How Authoritarian!
  
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  by LarryH54 on February 22nd, 2011
- Wow, I think I just got the bends from that hyperbole.
  
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  by Tamilze on February 22nd, 2011
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