heres my opinion kids.

all races are discriminated against and all races have been rulers.
but in todays society, it is very difficult to apologize for a time we did not live in, and for a crime that we did not commit.

come on, african americans? why should i call a black person an african american, if they are not in fact, from africa. im not referred to as Canadian french indian american? and how should being called black offend someone?
arent i called white?

should i ask people to reffer to me as canadian french indian american, or peach?
ive had the insane comment, "dont cal me black im not black!" so i responded, "dont call me white, im peach." but guess who was rascist in this situation?

the cold hard truth is, todays society is letting things slip, because of events of the past, the guilt of slavery against blacks has created a constant, unjustified pity towards the black culture.

how is it that any black person that talks as if they are uneducated, dresses with their pants down to their ankles, and create provocative music for all ages to listen to, it is ok, its part of their culture, they are black so it is accepted. however if ido the same, im trying to act black, and i am disrespectful.

these racial issues both races have brought on themselves.

we all degrade our own race with every disrespectful and racial slur that exits our mouth.

end of story.

heres my opinion kids.

all races are discriminated against and all races have been rulers.
but in todays society, it is very difficult to apologize for a time we did not live in, and for a crime that we did not commit.

come on, african americans? why should i call a black person an african american, if they are not in fact, from africa. im not referred to as Canadian french indian american? and how should being called black offend someone?
arent i called white?

should i ask people to reffer to me as canadian french indian american, or peach?
ive had the insane comment, "dont cal me black im not black!" so i responded, "dont call me white, im peach." but guess who was rascist in this situation?

the cold hard truth is, todays society is letting things slip, because of events of the past, the guilt of slavery against blacks has created a constant, unjustified pity towards the black culture.

how is it that any black person that talks as if they are uneducated, dresses with their pants down to their ankles, and create provocative music for all ages to listen to, it is ok, its part of their culture, they are black so it is accepted. however if ido the same, im trying to act black, and i am disrespectful.

these racial issues both races have brought on themselves.

we all degrade our own race with every disrespectful and racial slur that exits our mouth.

end of story.

As prettyinpunk said...black history is the only one we ever hear about. There might as well be no month for other races.

That is not true..at my school we have a whole week of cinco de mayo celebrations. People dance...and etc.

But Black History Month is the only month we ever hear about.

Your right hispanics have a month too!

There are other cultural months. And yes there is a European History month, Black people ARE NOT the only race that has a month dedicated to our race.
It seems like some of you forget that you have the choice of whether or not you want to celebrate something or not. So, in school if you disagree with something you have the ability to say "No, I disagree." Remember we live in America. You know land of the free! Just remember that!

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I never said you ancestors owned slaves. I never said I was a slave. I never said u owe me anything!

I am NOT whining about my ancestors suffering. I AM ONLY STATEING WHY MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS BRING UP SLAVARY SO MUCH. Can ya'll get that through your thick heads?

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I was being general with these things...I didn't specifically mean you. And the reason I talked about slavery so much was because I think your explanation of why people bring it up was wrong.

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One could say the same thing about Harvard, and Yale. It is Not a white college, just majority white males go there.

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Don't be stupid and make up things. Majority of Harvard and Yale are white males? You absolutely 100% made that up. Let me educate you...Yale is 49% women and Harvard is 47% female. Preeetttyy even in my eyes. Take the non-white males out of the 51% and 53% and oh wow...look at that, the majority of Harvard and Yale is NOT white males. Harvard and Yale do not call themselves 'Historically white colleges'. They were not founded specifically to educate white people. True, up until this century there were no black people attending. But currently 8% of Harvard and Yale are black compared to the 1% of the black colleges. 8% isn't the best but still not small enough to classify the schools as white schools.

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Note: By the way I prefer to say African Americans I if i want to say african americans instead of Blacks, it is my dam choice. GOT IT?

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Ha well it's incorrect. Sure it's your choice. I could call pencils glorks from now on...its my choice. Doesn't mean it's correct.

Oho, Egypt, but you are a hypocrite. Notice I said if there was a white person's month but no black person's month. Don't try to be sneaky and change what I said. I know you don't care if there is a white person's month. I would have no problem if there was a black person's month...as long as there is a month for every race. That is the only reason I object to a month for black people. Hell, if our country celebrated a month for every race I'd join right in during February.

I don't understand how your lack of bit.ching about learning about white people is relevant at all. And maybe the reason we 'learn about that stuff everyday' is because it's important. The fact that schools don't require me to get involved during February has nothing to do with the reason I don't like black history month. Also, you're wrong, yet again...schools always do things during black history month. I remember doing projects about black history for a week in 5th grade. Again with the making up things...

You never said black culture was more important than American history but you implied it.

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That comment about "My priorities are not to learn about different cultures" that is fine with me...like i said before I don't give dam what you do.

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Well geez your other post made it seem like you did...you know, the comment that you bet we don't do anything during black history month...definitely led me to believe otherwise. Go back and read what you said Egypt.

Yeah, my disagreeing with it does mean I can say it shouldn't be observed. Let's have a little hypothetical situation here about disagreeing with things. If Louis doesn't think Bob should be an abusive father, that doesn't mean he doesn't have a right to want it to end. I'm sorry but if there's something I think is unfair and unjust and wrong, I'm not going to sit around and say "Well, it doesn't directly affect me so I don't care what those other people do". In this case it does directly affect me...I'm sick of teachers and people on TV and newspapers preaching to me about black people all February...I have 100% right to want it to not be observed if I feel that way. So don't tell me I don't have to celebrate it and that's the end of the issue. My celebrating or not is not the problem I have with it.

I never said black history month is going anywhere. Nor whether it should. I just want either a month for every race, or no race months at all. Not just selected races. It's reverse discrimination. This isn't equality. Tell me right now that having a black history month but no white history month is equal.

Egypt...the reasn why I say that you are giving black people a bad name....is because you are talking about stupid stuff. You may have been trying to defend the African American culture....but you weren't you were trying to bring up the past...just because it was referenced in the post. I know you weren't doing anybody wrong but you got to look at all the facts...like some of the people could be mad at you becaused their ancestors did help black people....you forget that most abolistnists were white. They put their lfe on the line to save slaves.
Also...you know how you said that you never talk about slavery....well you were being a hypocrite...because you were talking about slavery all the time in thi thread...I find that funny why you said you never talk about it when you jut did.

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It is NOT a black college. It is called a historically black college. Even though mostly black people go there, other races can go too. One could say the same thing about Harvard, and Yale. It is Not a white college, just majority white males go there.

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In the Atlanta area, there's about four Black Colleges. They're not historical colleges, because a couple of them are relatively new. Granted these colleges aren't doing so well because they can't regulate their spending and funding, they're still BLACK colleges. White individuals have to be accepted to these colleges, otherwise the state would not FUND the school. But if you look at the races in attendance at these black colleges, about 1% of non-black students attend.

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Gemni...I never said you ancestors were evil anywhere in my post. In fact I haven't blamed white people for anything in my posts, or that they are evil. So don't put words in my mouth!!

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I didn't directly comment towards you, sweetie. In fact, I didn't make any comments towards you, hence my generalization of my thoughts and lack of directing my comments towards a certain person. Please, pay attention.

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Note: By the way I prefer to say African Americans I if i want to say african americans instead of Blacks, it is my dam choice. GOT IT?

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One day you'll offend some black person because their ancestors came from the Caribbean, or Europe, or some other places BESIDES Africa, genius. Call them what you want, but your close-mindedness makes you more ignorant than you present yourself. You can call all white people crackers; that's your choice too. But in this hostile world you'll be shot in the face if you continue to be so sickly misinformed. Ignorance is bliss, dahling.

Egypt, Black History month started out as just one week. It was created by Dr. Carter Woodsona black man; which evolved into an entire month. I'm pretty sure he didn't purposely choose the shortest month so that everyone can complain about how little recognition black people can get. Blacks aren't the only ones who have a month dedicted to blacks. There's Native, Hispanic, Asian and yes even European history months.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH AINT GOING NO WHERE.

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What exactly do you mean by that? Sweetie, if you want to continue to celebrate Black History Month, then go ahead. That is your choice.

mkt16a17- I'm going to check that site out. Thanks for leaving it.

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I guarantee you that slavery will never ever happen again in the US

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there is slavery in the us today. there is slavery all over the world in this century, in this year, today. go here, it talks about it. just incase you were wondering. thats y we cant just stop talking about it, if we forget about it we will forget about stopping it. thats y we gotta learn about history. i kno thats wat teachers always say, an it sounds really stupid, but its definately true.

Equality over diversity, bizatch.

Thank you very much Nicole. I truefully do think that a month is a large understatement for all the thing Aricans went through. African people no matter what age were taken from their homes and put on ships. Then had to be forced to work for American colonists. No matter how far we think we've come with tha anti-racism we have a longer way to go.

YEA ROCK ON BECCA!

That was an inspirational story.
-Nicole

To EgypatinQueen--
I think its rude for you to even write a neggitive coment on African Americans. They diserve a month after the years of pain whites put them through. Don't you seem selfish.

Maybe I should put this in bold so you people can understand...

I never said you ancestors owned slaves. I never said I was a slave. I never said u owe me anything!

I am NOT whining about my ancestors suffering. I AM ONLY STATEING WHY MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS BRING UP SLAVARY SO MUCH. Can ya'll get that through your thick heads?

It is NOT a black college. It is called a historically black college. Even though mostly black people go there, other races can go too. One could say the same thing about Harvard, and Yale. It is Not a white college, just majority white males go there.

I AM greatful that my ancestors provided me with oppertunities to educate myself, and have equal oppertunities to get a job and make something of myself...

AND THAT IS WHY I CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

Gemni...I never said you ancestors were evil anywhere in my post. In fact I haven't blamed white people for anything in my posts, or that they are evil. So don't put words in my mouth!!

Note: By the way I prefer to say African Americans I if i want to say african americans instead of Blacks, it is my dam choice. GOT IT?

Letter, I never said I had a problem with having a white history month. I fact, I remember stating "if you want you can celebrate your ancestors durning black history month if you wanted and personally I didn't give a rats @$$." So I am not being a hypocrite. I know that settles were white and I have no problem learning about them. I just said you don't hear me bit.ch about it. Besides that shows we learn about that stuff everyday, and your whining about one month, that schools don't require you to get in involved in anyway.

I never said
That black culture was more important the the history of America. If no one is forcing you to observe it I don't see why you have a problem with it. How is it SO racist...

That comment about "My priorities are not to learn about different cultures" that is fine with me...like i said before I don't give dam what you do.

And yeah your right, you have the Right to disagree with it, but just because you disagree with it doesn't mean we shouldn't observe it. Cause as far as I can tell...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH AINT GOING NO WHERE.

gem you're cool

Egypt, if we had a white person's month and no black person's month - but the white persons month wasn't to bring other races down, but just to appreciate all the inventions and contributions to society white people have made- you would object. Don't be a hypocrite.
Also, America was started by English colonists. Not a lot of black English colonists. You're going to, again, think this is racist, but most of the major American historical figures were white. Not that black people don't contribute to America. I'm not saying that I think it's good that it's like that, but it's the way it is.
Pilgrims, presidents, laws, congress, economics, the great depression...because geez, 'black culture' is so much more important than those...why should America learn about its past, come one...what is wrong with people these days?
Oh, and history minus world geography, government, and economics. Those are very very large parts of history.
Why should I do anything during a month that I disagree with. And sorry but even if I did agree with it I have a busy life and wouldn't do much anyway. My priorities are not to learn about different cultures, which let me state again, race is different from culture, you'd think most people who feel discriminated against would want everyone to believe that. Yeah no one's forcing me to celebrate black history month. But I still have a right to disagree with it and think it's wrong.

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We might not have blacks plowing fields, which by the way, the North had slavery just as much as the South (true ignorance right there), but we have parents and workers striving and working hard to do things ...and have their money, at the same time, just stolen away.

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The North had very few slaves because the North had an industrial economy, and the South had an agrarian economy, so there was a much higher demand for slaves. BUT most white southerners didn't even own slaves because they couldn't afford them. And you honestly cannot compare the robbery of taxes from an individual to slavery: the two are very contrasting elements. (Side Note: During Triangular Trade - which Britain soon banned - more than 60% of all slaves went to South America, not North America.. hence the mulatos in that region.)

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Black history month is a month that appreciates blacks for all there inventions and contrubutions that they have made to society

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Black History Month singles out every influential black leader - even though some of these black people did nothing worth mentioning (like Malcolm X). If there is a Black History Month, then why not a month for EVERY single race, including whites? If there was a national White History Month, it'd be desecrated as racist and immoral. There are Black Colleges, but if there was a White College, all hell would break loose, and the NAACP would pitch a bi+tch. Point being that the government is supporting racism all in the name of equality, and it's not right.

Slaves may have suffered many atrocities, and I'm not advocating slavery because it definitely is an evil institution, but if many black people's ancestors were NOT taken from Africa, these future generations would be living in Africa with AIDS or in some type of famine or civil war. Instead of griping about how much your ancestors suffered, just be grateful that their suffering provided a plethora of opportunities for you as a black individual.

I'm almost as white as Michael Jackson, but my ancestors never owned slaves. They came to America as poor Irish and Polish potato farmers who made a living in butcher factories and finding small jobs to feed their families. Yet many people classify my ancestors as evil, malicious slave owners. The ignorance is beyond my comprehension.

Note: Not all black people are African-Americans, so stop being politically incorrect.