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I'll give the African American credit for one thing. They are the best athletes in the world. They are good at physical fitness. Good with sports. NBA. MLB. NFL. You name it. Professional sports are blacks. And they excel at it too. Now I am not saying they are not intellectual. But for the most part, I'd have to stick to that assessment of blacks everywhere. They're good at sports.
I'll give the African American credit for one thing. They are the best athletes in the world. They are good at physical fitness. Good with sports. NBA. MLB. NFL. You name it. Professional sports are blacks. And they excel at it too. Now I am not saying they are not intellectual. But for the most part, I'd have to stick to that assessment of blacks everywhere. They're good at sports.
Many have been called Racist for admitting this fact. I will also submit that the dominance of the Black athlete especially in the NBA and NFL has hurt the sports, especially with today's racism against White fans.
I’m Hispanic, where’s my month? Jewish people have been oppressed over history as well. It’s just a bit much IMO. Every culture has either a rich or infamous history at some point or a another and this appears to be an attempt to unofficially bring one culture or group of people to artificial greatness. I celebrate the individual, like MLK or Gandhi, but a month to shove in your face that “them too”’ have done great things, is almost an insult to the intended purpose.
Stop acting ignorant. You know there is a Hispanic Heritage Month.
There’s a Jewish Heritage Month too. Hell, the Holocaust didn’t even happen on American soil and there’s a great museum in Washington D.C.
There are tons of history/heritage months. If you have a problem with one, then you should have a problem with all. Don’t be hypocritical.
^^^^ It gets tiring after a while, doesn't it? That's how I know it's disingenuous because that has been asked and answered multiple times. They even ask about some random ridiculous faux history month to try to come up with a point (women's prison month or something). Joke's on them for straying from the point.
^^^^ It gets tiring after a while, doesn't it? That's how I know it's disingenuous because that has been asked and answered multiple times. They even ask about some random ridiculous faux history month to try to come up with a point (women's prison month or something). Joke's on them for straying from the point.
Yup. And it's just plain petty to get all upset about it.
Anytime there is a race-specific element in any kind of public situation, there is potential for problems. For centuries that problem was slavery. Then it became racial discrimination, sometimes legally sanctioned. In the past 50 years there has been essentially zero legal racial discrimination. As a white guy, anti racism has been hammered into my head since childhood. Now I want there to be complete racial harmony. I have discovered that as long as there are race-based cultures, true racial harmony is impossible because with cultures comes differences, different priorities, wants and values. And by definition that means there can never be equality. So there can be a Black History Month but it should be understood that there would be a price to pay much like the price paid for specifically white-only country clubs.
For those of you unfamiliar with Affirmative Action, white males are legally discriminated against in hiring, promotion and education.
The intent is to celebrate the achievements of black Americans. Carter Woodson was the man who established BHM. It was originally Negro History week. Woodson is from my state and has a very interesting background. He believed in "one" American history. Here are a few quotes from a Time article. He also did not want to see it become political or commercialized.
African Americans, many of whom had never been allowed to read and write during slavery, had not been known for maintaining family records, so many people couldn’t produce documents to prove that they had made important contributions to society. Woodson set about to direct them, then he encouraged newspapers to write about significant African Americans. He believed racial discrimination would be lessened when whites and other races realized that African Americans also made contributions to the world. He believed there was only one history, but he had to settle for promoting black history until he could get blacks included in the other books.
Woodson railed against people taking advantage of Negro History Week, who used it to sell items and make money. John Hope Franklin — probably the most respected African American historian since Woodson, who was mentored by Woodson — said he did not accept speaking engagements during Black History Month because it was overly commercialized.
My point is that one cannot force Non-Blacks to recognize and respect African American's accomplishments.
For many non Blacks, the accomplishments of past African civilizations are marginalized and ignored.
In fact, many Euro-centric scientists and anthropologists have published numerous papers and authored books stating that there were never African civilizations based on falsehoods related to written languages.
Yes, it is imperative that Black people know their history just as it is important for every person to know their family's history.
Black people are the original people and their ancestral land has been invaded and exploited like no other country in the entire world. Yet, we persist! Yet, we endure!
Mineral resources from Africa is the basis for all of the technological innovations throughout the world and the labor of the former African citizens was used to build great wealth for others throughout the entire world.
Most critical is for Black parents to teach their children about Black History throughout the year and not rely on the acceptance of Non-Blacks for validation of their rich history.
My point is that one cannot force Non-Blacks to recognize and respect African American's accomplishments.
For many non Blacks, the accomplishments of past African civilizations are marginalized and ignored.
In fact, many Euro-centric scientists and anthropologists have published numerous papers and authored books stating that there were never African civilizations based on falsehoods related to written languages.
Yes, it is imperative that Black people know their history just as it is important for every person to know their family's history.
Black people are the original people and their ancestral land has been invaded and exploited like no other country in the entire world. Yet, we persist! Yet, we endure!
Mineral resources from Africa is the basis for all of the technological innovations throughout the world and the labor of the former African citizens was used to build great wealth for others throughout the entire world.
Most critical is for Black parents to teach their children about Black History throughout the year and not rely on the acceptance of Non-Blacks for validation of their rich history.
Why is it important to acknowledge accomplishments based on race? Why is it important to acknowledge history based on race? I just don't get it. It's just divisive, IMO.
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