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.

[sillakilla220]

i'll agree with some of wat was said before me. blacks are the highest spenders out of any race and that DOES have something to do with our social standing. but please understand this, when slavery ended there was so much done by whites to keep them poverty-stricken. in fact it was nearly another century b4 segregation laws were overturned. so to say that every race has the same opportunity to succeed is bullshit.


its hard debating any race related issues w/ those of other races tho b/c each person sees it from a different perspective. white ppl commonly think that racial issues have gone away in this country and that is so false that its a dangerous way of thinking. but its like i said before... as wrong as affirmative action or any other pro-black organizations may seem, its been shown in the past that without these things there is blatant racism shown. so technically, without white people's racism there would be no need for these things. and affirmative action is not geared directly toward blacks its toward all minorities.


and there are organizations for education that help fund all kinds of races. if u think there are only pro-black foundations then u are crazy and need to wake the f**k up. and who gives a f**k if theres a black channel?? its not called We-Hate-Whitey-Channel its just a channel to funnel black culture b/c its not seen much on other channels. there are latino channels n shit so wats the difference? there is no need for a white channel b/c much of the tv u see has majority white casts and this is not my own opinion its FACT. and if there was a white channel wat would be on it? b/c there isnt really a clear cut culture for white ppl so i dont even kno wat kinda shit would be on there?

[nothing_plus_thi...]

but please understand this, when slavery ended there was so much done by whites to keep them poverty-stricken. in fact it was nearly another century b4 segregation laws were overturned. so to say that every race has the same opportunity to succeed is bullshit.

obviously. since the civil war JUST ended.



no. i'm sorry. what i mean is this. it has been over 150 years since slavery and the civil war ended. so, at this point in time, over 150 years later. the century YOU'RE living in. this day and age. RIGHT NOW. this VERY moment. ...each race officially has almost equal opportunities. YES, there are still some idiotic people out there who are obsessed with how their relatives 150 years were. but...that is not the entire united states. and it is life. there will ALWAYS be people who don't like you! whether it's because of your race or just cause you may be fat! it's LIFE. you can't make everyone think/feel the same way. but, you work with what you have. and you deal. and things eventually change for the better. things don't happen overnight.

also, various religions deal with much worse persecution these days than people of different races. so, people are going to find someone to hate NO MATTER WHAT. and it will NEVER change. and trying to make people compensate for it won't help. it will just lead to more problems. the past should be left in the past and the present should be dealt with accordingly.

and another thing! about the "culture" stuff. that's bullshit. i've never understood it. if people of different ethnicities or nationalities want to be treated the same as "americans", why do they go so far out of their ways to make it known that they are "different" and they deserve special treatment as long as it is exactly the treatment they asked for. i'm not saying that no one deserves the right to embrace the culture of their people. but to push that culture on society as a whole, to make it seem like they are "above someone", "special", "different", etc. is silly to me. it really is.

honestly. i'm going to repeat myself as many times as it takes, no one is better than anyone else. and everyone should be treated like the next person. that is the only way things will change. people need to get over themselves and their opinions.

just pass out the standard beige uniforms and tell me which line to walk in. because i'm only 19 years old and i am already sick to death of hearing about descrimination, racism, injustices, politics, wars, fairness...and just, people and society in general. and it gets more disgusting and unbelievable the more time passes.

This post has been edited by nothing_plus_this: Mar 12 2006, 09:57 PM