BF2S Forums Black History Month comes to an end

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:

Mek-Izzle wrote:

Yes. BHM is silly. Where are the months for the other "Races"

about 11 of them.

IRONCHEF wrote:

And across the country, corporate environments are doing their good deed to honor blacks in their neat little PC way.  My office just got done doing a heckuva job with our "diversity" lunch.  The room was decorated nicely with green, black, and gold table cloths and balloons.  Soul food was catered from an excellent restaurant from Oakland.  Our diversity liaison adorned with traditional African tribal garb, and even some music and games ensued!  We watched a short video on Marshal Thurgood and since we're a law firm, Thurgood's story was well received.  The food was excellent..never had soul food...and if I ate it regularly, I'd probably die within a month!

Anyway, now that Black History month is just about over, how bout we make March "White History Month?"  As hard as I try not to be racially bigoted, it's very hard to understand how having BHM is productive in ANY way whatsoever.  For some strange reason, I'm seeing it as a way to "give mad props to the underprivileged sufferers of the nation."  We should have a celebratory month given to them to remember their history?  How racist is that?  Naturally, in a well mannered PC environment, the argument would be "Because they've overcome sooo much, and now look at 'them.'" 

So because my people havn't suffered at the hands of other races (which I'm sure they have) but have suffered plenty from themselves, we can't celebrate our history?  I'm pretty sure we invented just about everything, put men on the moon, discovered penicillin, invented the car, electricity, airplanes, guns, bombs, message boards, etc, etc...

Is it because I'm NOT a minority that I'm ignored?  Because I know if I had a white history month celebration, I'd quickly have turmoil and outrage beyond belief! lol

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Discuss the reasoning for having black history month and elaborate on the reason it's racist to do so.

Mek-Izzle wrote:

Until we get rid of these silly things that simply create more division, equality will never be achieved. Everyone may be equal on paper, and that's usually good enough for most, but there's still alot of "real world" prejudice that needs to go away.

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Like I said, go find something worthwhile to complain about.  Or keep crying into your pillow about this stuff.

Last edited by IRONCHEF (2008-02-26 16:03:18)

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Mitch wrote:

BHM is ok, but a WHM is racist.

United Negro College Fund is ok, However a United White College Fund would be racist even if they co-existed.

If a white man ties a noose, he is racist. If a black man ties a noose, he is simply tieing a noose.

If a black man calls a white man a cracker, or any of the racist names they've tried to create. It is ok, but if a white man even mentions the word nigger he is tormented to the full extent. (For example, theres a chance a mod will remove the word nigger because its somehow racist. Yet they will leave 'cracker')

Whos really racist in America? Whos really getting 'all the benefits'? Whos really got the advantage? With their 'Race Card' souped up daily, how long will it be before blacks get everything because they are black?

Yeah, I totally didn't apply for college grants that I was eligible for only because I was Italian American, that non-Italian Americans could not apply for.

Last time I checked, tying a noose isn't against the law or racist.  Tying a noose to incite hatred from a specific group is, sorry chump.

Cracker hasn't been used for the last 200 years as a word of degradation.  Guess what word has?

Who's really ignorant in America?  Who really has no idea what he is talking about?    Who is racist in America?  Probably you, that's who.

The recruit in question, who is white, tied the knot improperly and then said, " 'Look, I tied a noose,' " Syracuse fire Chief John Cowin recounted Saturday.

Full Story wrote:

A Syracuse Fire Department recruit sparked an investigation into whether the noose he tied in between training sessions had intentional racial overtones. As a result of the investigation, the department is changing its sensitivity training.

The department recruits were practicing how to tie required knots Feb. 13, when the incident occurred.

The recruit in question, who is white, tied the knot improperly and then said, " 'Look, I tied a noose,' " Syracuse fire Chief John Cowin recounted Saturday.

The recruit showed the noose to five other recruits, one of whom was an African-American woman. The woman was offended, said Cowin, who did not identify the recruits involved in the case.

The noose, a disturbing reminder of the days when lynching of blacks was common, has been used to intimidate African-Americans.

Cowin said his staff investigated the matter and determined that the recruit didn't know the noose was offensive to African-Americans.

The recruit, who was disciplined, apologized to the African-American woman and she accepted his apology, Cowin said. The woman didn't file a complaint or ask the department to take further action, he said.

Cowin declined to say what disciplinary action was taken against the recruit.

"All the people didn't feel this white firefighter was making a racial comment; they felt it was more of an ignorant situation than the guy trying to deliberately insult someone," the chief said.

"It's hard for me to believe that in this day and age people wouldn't know (the significance of the noose)," Cowin said.

Mitch wrote:

http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1203846965249690.xml&coll=1

The recruit in question, who is white, tied the knot improperly and then said, " 'Look, I tied a noose,' " Syracuse fire Chief John Cowin recounted Saturday.

Full Story wrote:

A Syracuse Fire Department recruit sparked an investigation into whether the noose he tied in between training sessions had intentional racial overtones. As a result of the investigation, the department is changing its sensitivity training.

It's so much fucking bullshit i cant take it. Shit like this only fuels race division.

Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-02-26 16:08:56)

IRONCHEF wrote:

NAACP
UNICEF
BHM
Nation of Islam
Anything Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton does
The WB
BET
JET, etc, etc...

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Racists.  Some are as violent in their message as the deplorable white counterparts.  So what's the difference???  "...because they're a minority...the little guy...the oppressed and abused..."

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Like I said, go find something worthwhile to complain about.  Or keep crying into your pillow about this stuff.

how bout STFU if you can't contribute or it bothers you to, don't.

Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-02-26 16:19:37)

Mutantsteak wrote:

HudsonFalcon wrote:

After two centuries of freedom the time is long overdue to get their act together.

You know the civil rights movement happened very recently right? Blacks might have been free for centuries but they were far from equal to any white person.