Why do we have black history month?

I'm all for having a Black History Month, but what irks me is the self-adoring, virtue signaling by local TV news people every time they talk about it, which is pretty much every day during February.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Because those pushing for a separate Black history are racists bigots who want segregation to return.
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It has for many, many years in America, been that we make small allowances and concessions to those who have traditionally been seen as being disadvantaged or having a past history of being disadvantaged.

It's no skin off of your nose or mine to give them a little acknowledgement one month pre year.
 
Nomad said:
I'm all for having a Black History Month, but what irks me is the self-adoring, virtue signaling by local TV news people every time they talk about it, which is pretty much every day during February.
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Because thats all this shit is, virtue signaling...."look how progressive we are".
 
Yakuda said:
Because thats all this shit is, virtue signaling...."look how progressive we are".
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That might be what the media does, but the reason behind dedicating the month to the history of a once oppressed group of people is not just virtue signaling.

It's an earnest, heart felt desire to work towards reconciliation and righting certain past wrongs.
 
Nomad said:
That might be what the media does, but the reason behind dedicating the month to the history of a once oppressed group of people is not just virtue signaling.

It's an earnest, heart felt desire to work towards reconciliation and righting certain past wrongs.
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You just said yourself, "once oppressed group of people". How about the Irish? They were a "once oppressed group of people"? Asians?

A heart felt desire to worked toward reconciliation and righting certain part wrongs, huh? How long has black history month been a thing? When will these certain past wrongs be righted? Will the people who suffered those certain last wrongs be satisfied with the righting?
 
Walt said:
Did the Confederacy win the Civil War? Blacks have won their place in America, but that does not guarantee their place in history. That is a separate battle.

The Daughters of the Confederacy worked for a hundred years to "redefine" the Southern treason, and crimes against humanity.
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Strange how school textbooks left out the history and contribution of Black people in American history
 
Yakuda said:
You just said yourself, "once oppressed group of people". How about the Irish? They were a "once oppressed group of people"? Asians?
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You'll have to clue me in on how any oppression suffered by Irish immigrants compared to that of being forced to come here chained together in the bottom of ship holds, then upon arrival, the ones who survived the trip without dying from sickness, exposure and disease, being auctioned off as property to work in forced servitude.
Yakuda said:
A heart felt desire to worked toward reconciliation and righting certain part wrongs, huh? How long has black history month been a thing? When will these certain past wrongs be righted? Will the people who suffered those certain last wrongs be satisfied with the righting?
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Nobody can foresee the future. I doubt that any human society will ever be perfect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we realistically can. If reserving one month of the year to acknowledge the accomplishments and achievements of blacks who've stood out and overcome their circumstances helps alleviate a little of the negativity and possibly inspires some younger black people to strive for self improvement, I can't see anything wrong with it.
Yakuda said:
Am I an injured victim, meathead? I MUST be white right?
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You certainly sound like you're trying to paint yourself as an injured victim.

I have no idea what your ethnicity is.

Don't care, either.
 
Nomad said:
You'll have to clue me in on how any oppression suffered by Irish immigrants compared to that of being forced to come here chained together in the bottom of ship holds, then upon arrival, the ones who survived the trip without dying from sickness, exposure and disease, being auctioned off as property to work in forced servitude.

Nobody can foresee the future. I doubt that any human society will ever be perfect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we realistically can. If reserving one month of the year to acknowledge the accomplishments and achievements of blacks who've stood out and overcome their circumstances helps alleviate a little of the negativity and possibly inspires some younger black people to strive for self improvement, I can't see anything wrong with it.

You certainly sound like you're trying to paint yourself as an injured victim.

I have no idea what your ethnicity is.

Don't care, either.
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There is a single person today who came here chained together into the hold of a ship so if it's pissing contest you still lose.

Thats the point, people who didn't suffer any of those things will never be satisfied and if you need a history month to strive for self improvement then you have bigger problems than can be solved by a month of your history.

The only people playing victim here are the people who.never experienced any of those indignities but think they are entitled to reparations.
 
Yakuda said:
There is a single person today who came here chained together into the hold of a ship so if it's pissing contest you still lose.

Thats the point, people who didn't suffer any of those things will never be satisfied and if you need a history month to strive for self improvement then you have bigger problems than can be solved by a month of your history.

The only people playing victim here are the people who.never experienced any of those indignities but think they are entitled to reparations.
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The associated discrimination against black people lasted into the 1960's, and even after 1964, it didn't disappear overnight, nor did the lingering effects of it on the psyche of those affected and more than one generation of their offspring.

While I agree that so-called "systemic racism" in terms of life in today's world is largely a myth, there is still a stigma attached to it which permeates.

One month per year of acknowledgement is not too much to ask and the way I see it, only obstinate, thick-headed, resentful assholes still get upset about it.
 
Nomad said:
The associated discrimination against black people lasted into the 1960's, and even after 1964, it didn't disappear overnight, nor did the lingering effects of it on the psyche of those affected and more than one generation of their offspring.

While I agree that so-called "systemic racism" in terms of life in today's world is largely a myth, there is still a stigma attached to it which permeates.

One month per year of acknowledgement is not too much to ask and the way I see it, only obstinate, thick-headed, resentful assholes still get upset about it.
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And NONE of that even comes close to the conditions actually experienced by the actual victims.

Of course you agree it's a myth. Do you know why? Because its a fucking myth!!!!!

And self absorbed white guilt pussys need to let all their progressive friends know how "enlightened" they are.
 
Guno צְבִי said:
Strange how school textbooks left out the history and contribution of Black people in American history
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It is amazing how upset some people are getting that Blacks are pushing their way into the history books. They have earned their place, and are right to demand it.
 
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