black history month why?

Question

im sick of hearing about black history month mobos and other stuff which highlights colour why is this allowed and dont it incite more racism after all i thought everyone wants equal rights not more rights then everyone else

i asked this because my neice came home from school after being made to watch roots for black history month and she is the only white child in the class and has been abused and had racist remarks made to her since they showed the film so thats why i asked do you think it incites more racism

Answer 1

Its just so black people can whinge and moan about how hard life was for their great great great grandparents and a excuse to call everyone rascist! Before everyone moans at me im mixed race and think its bullsh1t. Why isnt there a white history month???

Answer 2

Well what if the boot was on the other foot? For e.g A non-white person having caucasian history forced upon them, most of which isn't totally correct and racist. It is a fact that the major institutions are racist, that is why u have a thing called "institutional racism". If it was a level playing field u wouldn't need all them things u dislike so much. The idea is to promote racial pride in positive achievements and good race relations. What your daughter experienced is inexcusable but what goes around.... Kama....etc. I think u are used to having things your own way and you don't really want change, people such as your self need blk history month to make u understand just how much blk people have contributed to your privileged position in life.

Answer 3

While I do agree that having "set" months, awards, etc for certain races does set everyone apart I can also understand why it is done. Look at the boards, especially the immigration ones. People don't see people simply as people....they view them by color/race first, make assumptions about their cultures, and then put them down for not being born with a silver spoon. In college I elected to take a Black History course and am sooo glad that I did. In school we are taught the basic slavery, Lincoln, Tubman stories, but there is so much more to the race and culture of a people that is not told and left to go unappreciated. If there could be a way to include this beautiful and rich history of a people into our schools as part of a standard course (such as English, Math,etc.) then maybe there wouldn't be a need to be set apart. Think back to the Oscars.....until the last few years how many black people do you remember seeing even nominated? Sure, equal rights is a desire, but when "white america" is the main stream what do you expect? Instead of asking questions....do your part in making sure that you see people and not their color.

Answer 4

My son, a 10 year old white male, loves Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. However, he was looked down upon during February by his classmates because he is white. I agree that it does promote a separation between the races. But... this is only because other cultures are not acknowledged in the same way.

I would not see any harm in it if every month was devoted to a different race and equal opportunity and media coverage was given to each one. But until this happens, then yes, it does incite anger and more racism due to the inequality proposed by highlighting one culture over any and all other cultures.

There is no shame in being proud of ones culture, but it goes for all cultures - American Indians, Irish, African, Muslim, German, etc.

Answer 5

I 100% agree with you and isnt it a sad thing that out of a class of 30 kids only 1 is white? When i was at school (now 23) there were not that many other coltures, maybe a few asians and a few blacks but mostly white british kids, we were taught about racisim and not to be racist etc but really now we have no choice but to be racist to defend our own country and its people.

Answer 6

why not?
american history is filled with the contributions of anglos. they were not the first people here.
there is a black native tribe in the south. they were here before the europeans and lived among the "indians."
also , the non-anglos have been misunderstood and slighted enough...don't you think?

not at all.
it is saddening that your niece has had to go through that. but, that is part of our history. it is up to the teachers to explain why it is being shown to them. and foremost, the parents hold the burden of what is right and wrong. after all, parents are the primary teachers.
tiffany,
i understand. my roots are red. i also know that if the europeans didn't come, some other people would have. perhaps better, perhaps worse. we have understood the "white" way for so long. why not get to know the diversity that is the root of our real history?

Answer 7

Are you saying that you do not want the contributions of blacks to America to be taught? If that is what you are saying, then you are a disgusting person.

If you are instead saying that it should not be relegated to a month, then I agree with you. American Blacks have played a pivotal role in American history, and their contributions should be taught year round. The first American Martyr in the revolution was a black man. Blacks fought on the side of the north and the south in the civil war. The Buffalo soldiers, the Black Pilots of WW2, Black infantry and Calvary in WW2 and Korea, as well as inventing things like blood transfusion and electrical traffic lights.

Every century has many contributions. I as a black man feel a little slighted in that "this is American history for eight months...and during the shortest month of the year we are going to talk about black folk." It should be incorporated into the lesson plan all year long.

It does cause resentment simply because white folk think blacks are being singled out. But as they say the path to H E L L is paved in good intentions.

Answer 8

in my opinion racism is a by product of fear, if we don't understand something we are afraid of it and often that fear developes into hatred hence racism. Maybe if we all spent a little time learning about other cultures religions and histories it would help us understand the differant peoples that make up the world and with a little understanding could get rid of the barriers we erect when we do n't understand something

Answer 9

I just saw a commercial for the Black Movie Awards. Can you imagine the White Movie Awards, Miss White America, White Entertainment Television, or The United Anglo College Fund?

If black people want respect and to be treated like equal citizens, they must protest against preferential treatment (quotas that must be met and extra points given solely for skin color) and these racist organizations.

Until they speak out against these racist organizations, I don't blame anyone who wants to see them as second class citizens. If they aren't second-class citizens, then why do they need all of the special treatment and extra help in order to compete?

Answer 10

I couldn't agree more. This is the very thing which creates division and prejudice. It would not be tolerated the other way round. The way things are going, those of us born in this country will soon be a minority group and therefore entitled to special rights, so I try to remain optimistic.