White History Month-good or bad idea for New Mexico (Farmington: rated, race)

[desert sun]

Farmington man wants to start up a White History month, is this a good idea.

Farmington man supports 'White History Month'

[Hombre57]

KOB.com - Farmington man supports 'White History Month' (http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1397707.shtml?cat=500 - broken link)


Have to wonder, if they would have video-taped his backside, if his neck might have been red. just sayin'....

[rybert]

They could have at least attempted European History Month first... why skip straight to White?

[Mike Horrell]

Unpleasantly reminds me of Melanie Griffith's line in "Bonfire of the Vanities.."..

[lalahartma]

Every month is White History month.

[rybert]

See... that's ridiculous. lala. I refuse to have any 6th generation American guilt on account of my race...

[domino]

bad idea.

[jaxart]

The man makes a valid point. Why do we single ANY race out for a "History Month?" Doing so only creates more divisiveness, is what I think he is driving at. But there will always be people who feel a need to celebrate their ancestry - be it on St. Pats day or on Juneteenth.

And to stretch a point: Father and Mother's Day, but why no Grandparent Day or Aunt and Uncle day, or for that matter, Kid's Day?

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by jaxart

And to stretch a point: Father and Mother's Day, but why no Grandparent Day

President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
National Grandparents Day - Preserving Precious Memories Introduction

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by desert sun

Farmington man wants to start up a White History month, is this a good idea.

This is not even a new idea, here is a proposal from five years ago, and I remember some even farther back:

February 01, 2005
Why can't we have White History Month?
There is a petition being circulated on the Web...
movable type: Why can't we have White History Month?