The racism of black history month, v. 2.0, from white history month. Options

[sadolakced acid]

Original post:

Okay, so I am not trying to be racist or anything, but who here agrees with me that the black people are getting way more recognition than the whites?

Now we have black history month, black activists month, and negro colleges/college funds? This is just not fair.

Everyone believes that if we have a white history month then we will be racist? We aren't. Blacks are getting everything nowadays and if the white people try to put say into anything, it gets shoved back in our face as a racist comment.

I love black history and everything, but I have pride in being white and we get no recognition whatsoever? Does anyone agree with me..

And please don't say I am being racist. I live in the South for God's sake.

here's a link to the original thread:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58363

things to keep in mind whilest you debate:

• there is an asain history month. and a month for whatever else you can think of, except penguins of course. penguins are discriminated against for sure.
• every month is not white history month. check out the previous thread if you want to argue- pretend you posted, and read the multitudes of responses to whenever that was posted- all 14 times.
• read the thread before posting, please. if you can't, at least read the last few pages to get a general sense of what's being argued and what's been brought up.

have a nice day, and happy debating.

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nothing_plus_this, caucsasians are not in the minority.

sillakill220:

First of all, I have serious doubts that you've read the previous thread on this.

I think you misunderstood her. What about the Japanese-Americans that were put in internment camps? They had nothing to do with Japan, yet they were still persecuted. Forcing someone to move and keep them in a prison camp sounds like slavery to me.

What about the Europeans who immigrated to the United States? They started with absolutely nothing as well. They were treated unfairly by the laws of the time. The Irish were pretty much used as slaves to clear the swamps in the South. Let's not forget the Chinese railroad workers, and other Asians that were sent back to their countries and mistreated.

So why do African Americans get their month specially recognized? Why doesn't the NAACP fight for the interests of other groups (blacks aren't the only colored people). Why is the race card played so often? Why is it ok for a Negro College Fund to exist, but when a scholarship for caucasians is created, there is an uproar?

Thanks to affirmative action, blacks are getting more than their fair share of opportunity, but still we see complaints of inequality. Have you ever heard the statistic that blacks, as a group, have the lowest average income, but spend the highest percentage of their income on luxury items? There is something horribly wrong if that is true.

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nothing_plus_this, caucsasians are not in the minority.

i know. i corrected myself. we posted at the same time.

and to add to your list of racially charged special treatments: concerning television alone, there are channels dedicated to entire races, award ceremonies, etc. yet, there has to be a balance in all other things including white people when it comes to race. commercials, shows, etc.

and another thing, about affirmative action. i have debated the topic many times. and i still do not understand it completely. i get that it is there to prevent people from refusing to give minorities jobs and whatnot. but, i do not understand the idea of giving underexperienced minority people the jobs over experienced, qualified white people. in situations like that, race should not be the determining factor. it is not only unfair, but i feel that it, in some cases, causes the work being done to suffer. jobs should be awarded because of qualifications and experience, not race. a balance between the races, to prevent predjudice and racism, should be monitored, but that should be the extent of it.

but anyway, honestly? i'm all for communism, anarchism...whatever. just something that promises on paper to insure true equality. kthnx.

disclaimer

i have been through anarchism, communism, democracy, all of it. and have now settled on nihilism mixed with a touch of apathy. so do not take me so seriously, people. i'm just sitting here waiting for someone to blow up the world.