I was flipping through the channels and heard something, I think on NickNews, that made me wonder.
February is Black History Month...a month dedicated to the celebration of blacks and their achievements. Many films about extraordinary blacks are shown on TV. But how far have we really come? There aren't many days, outside of February, that these achievements or people are talked about. Not that many movies concerning these achievements are shown outside of February. What do you think?

I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

And why don't they have a history month for all sorts of races and ethnicities? Just a random thought.

Originally posted by Eddie Haskell
I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

If a black woman was told they could not participate in Miss America, they would be screamed at for racial discrimination. But can Black Miss America tell a white woman she cannot compete?

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. More than 800,000 Rwandans were brutally murdered in 1994. I would like to know if there will be any memorial services or candlelight vigils dedicated to this terrible tragedy during Black History Month.

For some sad reason, I have my doubts. :(


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Originally posted by Jenya
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. More than 800,000 Rwandans were brutally murdered in 1994. I would like to know if there will be any memorial services or candlelight vigils dedicated to this terrible tragedy during Black History Month.


Black History month is to celebrate the history of black americans. Not Rwandans.

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo
If a black woman was told they could not participate in Miss America, they would be screamed at for racial discrimination. But can Black Miss America tell a white woman she cannot compete?

No.

But becoming Miss Black America is not exactly the dream of the average white woman.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
And why don't they have a history month for all sorts of races and ethnicities? Just a random thought.

There already is....

March = Women's history month (That of course includes white women)

May = Asian History month

Originally posted by I am Him
Black History month is to celebrate the history of black americans. Not Rwandans.

In other words....you don't give a sh*t about world African history, right? No wonder most African refugees prefer to choose Canada as a country to rebuild their lives.

I like your attitude. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Jenya
In other words....you don't give a sh*t about world African history, right? No wonder most African refugees prefer to choose Canada as a country to rebuild their lives.


Don't tell me what I give a ***** about and what I don't!

I'm posting the facts! Black History Month celebrates the History of blacks in The United States, Not Rwanda! That is a fact!

Now if African Refugees prefer Canada, I'm sure it has much more to do with the more tolerant white population, and Canada's open borders.

Originally posted by I am Him

Now if African Refugees prefer Canada, I'm sure it has much more to do with the more tolerant white population, and Canada's open borders.

I'll tell YOU exactly why they prefer to live in Canada. Because most of these refugees don't want to hear the daily racisim garbage being pumped in their heads. You know, like the simular junk YOU were pumping out in PetMonkey27 (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96151&perpage=15&pagenumber=2) 's thread last week. They have seen enough it from their home countries.

I don't have the time or energy to fight with you over this racism garbage (as I'm currently at work). So have fun with your so-called Black History Month. :)

I am Him are u black? I don't know what blacks have black history month for cause most black youth today don't care about black history month & what blacks have achieved. Black youth today are so messed up it's a shame. Blacks that are trying to learn about their heritage, u got the ignorant ones who wanna laugh at u when u are trying to learn something & they mess it up for the ones who are trying to learn. If u were to ask any black youth today who is Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Marian Anderson, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, they couldn't tell u. All they know is Malcolm X & Martin Luther King.

^Young people are ignorant across the board. That includes everybody. The average teenager probably doesn't even know how many moons orbit the Earth.

Originally posted by I am Him
^Young people are ignorant across the board. That includes everybody. The average teenager probably doesn't even know how many moons orbit the Earth. 1. Now how many satellites orbit Jupiter?

Originally posted by Eddie Haskell
I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

Exactly who would be doing the rioting? I'd love to see a White History Month, stories of everything from how whites brought shiploads of Africans to America to farm plantations for nothing to lynchings of Black people just because they're Black, sure, I wouldn't mind hearing that as a part of a White History Month other than just the usual George Washington and Thomas Jefferson stories. The point of Black History Month is to remind those who don't learn about it in school that Blacks have a powerful, important place in the history of this country, despite the history of oppression the race has faced. Are you saying that you don't understand the Black Miss America pageant but you do understand the mainstream Miss America pageant?? Personally, aside from money for education, I don't understand what purpose any pageant serves.

I'll bet the people on this thread don't know that the tribes in Africa were the ones that sold the slaves to the British.

The one thing I would like to see in America is a Native American history month! They were treated a LOT worse than the Africans.

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo
If a black woman was told they could not participate in Miss America, they would be screamed at for racial discrimination. But can Black Miss America tell a white woman she cannot compete?

Well, it would be racial discrimination. It's Miss America, not Miss White America. America is made up of different races, so one would assume that if that organization wants to honor women representative of America (not White America) then there's no justification to exclude Black women, or anyone else. One can assume by its name that the Black Miss America organization was set up to honor Black women, so what sense would it make for a White woman to have a desire to compete there?

:grady: is black. i noticed that a few months ago.

Originally posted by Eddie Haskell
I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

I agree...in a way. I think it's because blacks were treated so badly in the past, and I can understand why we have a month dedicated to them...but still, I think we should forget that we're different, and that's just drawing attention to it.

Originally posted by *A TV People*
I agree...in a way. I think it's because blacks we treated so badly in the past, and I can understand why we have a month dedicated to them...but still, I think we should forget that we're different, and that's just drawing attention to it. When you say "WE" who are you refering to?

Originally posted by bandito
When you say "WE" who are you refering to?

um...as in being this country, we're the ones who have the black history month.

Originally posted by *A TV People*
um...as in being this country, we're the ones who have the black history month. Ok, when you posted "blacks we treated so badly in the past" had me confused. I've never treated an African American "badly" in my life. :)

Originally posted by bandito
Ok, when you posted "blacks we treated so badly in the past" had me confused. I've never treated an African American "badly" in my life. :)

Ohhhh, that "we" :lol: It's supposed to be "were". I'll have to edit it...

Originally posted by vashti1999
Personally, aside from money for education, I don't understand what purpose any pageant serves.

Me either. Apparently it's just a way to make all us "less-than-perfect" girls feel bad. :p Screw them.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Me either. Apparently it's just a way to make all us "less-than-perfect" girls feel bad. :p Screw them.

:nod:

Originally posted by Eddie Haskell
I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

Same with the BET channel. If there was a White Entertainment channel it would be a completely different story. I don't quite understand why there has to be a certain month designated to celebrate a race's history. We should just celebrate every race... not a specific one at a certain time (ewe that's really c0rny :grr: )

Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
Same with the BET channel. If there was a White Entertainment channel it would be a completely different story. I don't quite understand why there has to be a certain month designated to celebrate a race's history. We should just celebrate every race... not a specific one at a certain time (ewe that's really c0rny :grr: )

What would be a completely different story?? In addition to BET, on my cable system there's the Chinese channel, the Arabic channel, the Greek channel, TV Japan, Korean TV, Latin TV. Should all these channels not exist simply because they'd have more appeal to one particular race? If someone created a White Entertainment channel tomorrow, Blacks wouldn't be up in arms.

I dont mind black history month, I think it's just a celebration of black people's achievements. I think the reason we dont have "white history month" is because, well, to a lot of minorities probably, atleast who I have talked to, feel that all that we learn about are white people and what they have done in the United States. And there is no White Entertainment Television because most everyone on tv is white so why would there be a need for a white network? And why did the discussion become whether black history month should exist, it was originally about how far have they come in the United States, and how far do they have to go to reach equality...?

Originally posted by vashti1999
What would be a completely different story?? In addition to BET, on my cable system there's the Chinese channel, the Arabic channel, the Greek channel, TV Japan, Korean TV, Latin TV. Should all thses channels not exist simply because they'd have more appeal to one particular race? Technically, Chinese, Japanese and Korean are all the same race; Asian.

Originally posted by M82A1
Technically, Chinese, Japanese and Korean are all the same race; Asian.

I realize that, my post was geared more towards the specific channel argument.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I realize that, my post was geared more towards the specific channel argument.

Isn't a lot of those channels you are talking about imports, vashti1999? We get a lot of global channels on our satellite as well. I think there is way too many seperation channels. There are specific channels now geared towards only men, women, gays.....I mean all these seperation channels starting to get ridiculous, if you ask me.

I wished that they could promote like also Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, & Native American History Months like African-American History Month!!

Originally posted by vashti1999
[B] If someone created a White Entertainment channel tomorrow, Blacks wouldn't be up in arms. :lol:

Originally posted by vashti1999
If someone created a White Entertainment channel tomorrow, Blacks wouldn't be up in arms.

What would happen is one or two blacks would say something against it. Perhaps Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

After that, the news would read "All Black people are up in arms" :rolleyes:

I suppose GW Bush represents the views of all white people. :rolleyes:

Okay, maybe I was reaching when I used all those other examples, but basically I don't have any problem with different races or groups having things that may appeal exclusively to them, no matter the race. It wouldn't bother me, personally.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Okay, maybe I was reaching when I used all those other examples, but basically I don't have any problem with different races or groups having things that may appeal exclusively to them, no matter the race. It wouldn't bother me, personally.

are you responding to me?

because I was actually agreeing with you.

Originally posted by I am Him
are you responding to me?

because I was actually agreeing with you.

I know, it wasn't in response to you. You're right, there are probably people who feel that because Sharpton organizes a march against something that he's the voice speaking for all Blacks, and that's not the case. I meant my original post mentioning other channels may not be comparable in the context of this discussion, but if there were something as specific as a White entertainment channel, I'd say why not. I don't think I'd have a problem with it.

I really don't like the idea of any racial history months. All it does is put more racial discrimination in the world and that sucks! I have nothing against african americans, but if they're going to have their own history I think that other minoraties should have one too. But that's just my opinion.

Originally posted by Mrs. Ducky
I really don't like the idea of any racial history months. All it does is put more racial discrimination in the world and that sucks! I have nothing against african americans, but if they're going to have their own history I think that other minoraties should have one too. But that's just my opinion.

your right..but there is more than one outcome.

1. People appreciate their differences.
2. People hate others because of their differences.

it can only go two ways. to comment on your statement "but if they're going to have their own history"..every culture has its own history. You can start to gather folks from your culture and organize something. :)

everyones been discriminated against..blah, get over it.

Originally posted by Eddie Haskell
I think if we ever had a White History Month there would be riots in the street.

Not trying to offend anyone but I never understood Black History Month or the Black Miss America pageant.

:nod:

I just do not like Jesse Jackson. In my opionion (sp) he isn't fighting for "equality" but superiority. (sp)

Plus, he's just stupid sometimes.

WHY DO THEY GET THEIR OWN MONTH? :grr:

from now on, july is freak history month, being as my birthday is in july and i support freaks such as myself.

Originally posted by safety pin
WHY DO THEY GET THEIR OWN MONTH? :grr:


Maybe to celebrate all the bullcrap they overcame?

Originally posted by EricIdlefan
I wished that they could promote like also Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, & Native American History Months like African-American History Month!!

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15.

I am Him are u black? I don't know what blacks have black history month for cause most black youth today don't care about black history month & what blacks have achieved. Black youth today are so messed up it's a shame. Blacks that are trying to learn about their heritage, u got the ignorant ones who wanna laugh at u when u are trying to learn something & they mess it up for the ones who are trying to learn. If u were to ask any black youth today who is Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Marian Anderson, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, they couldn't tell u. All they know is Malcolm X & Martin Luther King.

If you're Black then ONLY speak for yourself. Alot of Blacks care very much about their history and are very knowledgeble about it. I don't know about everyone else, but where I'm from, we celebrate Black history everyday. Everything here represents African Americans. And personally, I wouldn't care if there was a white entertainment tv, but there is nothing but whites on tv all day, everyday. Sure, u may see a few Blacks, but not many. In history books, all you read about is whites and hispanics. You probably would never find a public school history book with a chapter all about successful Blacks, you probably won't even find a whole page on Black history. BET is not only for Blacks of course, it's just there because the majority of African Americans like rap, jazz, gospel, and R&B, and so does alot of other people although some won't admit it. I'm just stating my opinion, so please don't attack me, I just felt like that needed to be said because only a few people realize the things i do.

Yeah, I'm a cracker.

I am currently wanting to write a documentry on my race
called ''The Forgotten Race'' I'm Hispanic and I know plenty
about Black History Month,Some of my favorite sports stars
and entertainment heroes are black,Michael Jordan,Cheryl Swoopes,Halle Berry and Denzel Washington to name a few.
But my fellow Americans of the other races do you feel you're
left out,I mean I hate discrimination against us saying we're
all into rap,killing people,drugs,sex and have a lack of education.
The Hispanic race was one of the first founding cultures of America,Before there was New England there was New Spain.
And before there was Boston there was Santa Fe.I love
all races but I feel we're all are somehow left out,I'm
not prejudiced against my fellow Anglo-Americans.Let's
have An All Racial Pride History Month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!patriot:

JoJoJoJoJo you're trippin. Leave Jesse Jackson alone. The best comedian i've seen talk like Jesse is Jamie Foxx. He be having me rollin sounding like Jesse when he does standup. Sometimes Jesse does be trippin like the time when Cedric The Entertainer talked about him in the Barbershop movie. It was just a movie & Jesse tried to have a protest with Rev. Al Sharpton saying that Cedric shouldn't have talked about him, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks in a bad way. People talk like that all the time in a black barbershop. U gonna protest everytime somebody talk about u? LOL. Cedric had me rollin when he said Rosa Parks ain't special. I have a dislike for Rosa Parks cause she's suing the rap group Outkast right now cause she didn't like the fact that they used her name for their song Rosa Parks without her permission. They didn't even diss her in the song. The song is a celebration about what she did. She probably don't even know who Outkast is. Her grandkids probably told her who they were & they told her oooh grandma Outkast is using your name for a song hahahahahahahahahahaha.

Originally posted by isiahthomas
I have a dislike for Rosa Parks cause she's suing the rap group Outkast right now cause she didn't like the fact that they used her name for their song Rosa Parks without her permission. They didn't even diss her in the song. The song is a celebration about what she did. She probably don't even know who Outkast is. Her grandkids probably told her who they were & they told her oooh grandma Outkast is using your name for a song hahahahahahahahahahaha.

OMG, really? :eek: That's insane!

Yeah it is insane to me that she's suing Outkast. Rosa has lost her damn mind. I could see if they were dissing her but they're not. She just trying to get some free money cause she probably doesn't get enough money from her social security check LOL.

Everyone seems to be offended of an all black Miss America Pageant. I must be the only one that hasn't seen it because the only pageant that I have seen comes on every year on, I think CBS or ABC, and the young women who seem to be competing look white to me. Maybe you'll find 1 or 2 blacks but of course they are light skinned.

There are other months that celebrate culture. November is American Indian Heritage Month, May is Asian-American Heritage Month also in May is Cinco de Mayo( I know it's only one day), September is National Hispanic-American Heritage Month.

Hanukkah begins in December, Rosh Hashanah begins in September.

Some cultures may not have full months but they are celebrated within some of the different months. If people would educate themselves, then they wouldn't be so offeneded when it came to February, being Black History month.

Have ya'll seen the casket of Emmitt Till when they showed how his face looked? I've never seen nothin that gruesome in my life. The reason he looked that way is because the whites who beat him & killed him said he was whistling at a white girl & Emmitt said he wasn't. Even if he was whistling at her, they didn't have to beat him & kill him. Racism is the most ugliest thing that has existed & i wish racism never existed. How can u hate a person just cause their skin is a different color than yours?

Originally posted by isiahthomas
Have ya'll seen the casket of Emmitt Till when they showed how his face looked? I've never seen nothin that gruesome in my life. The reason he looked that way is because the whites who beat him & killed him said he was whistling at a white girl & Emmitt said he wasn't. Even if he was whistling at her, they didn't have to beat him & kill him. Racism is the most ugliest thing that has existed & i wish racism never existed. How can u hate a person just cause their skin is a different color than yours?

Because people are stupid. One of the worse things people are born with is judgement. I wish I was an intelligent alien that lived far away. :)

Yeah,but doesn't get offended by the rap songs,I'm not
put down anyone,But how many of you if anyone here is
Africa-American get tired of hearing the n word in a song,
I mean you may think it's nothing but truthfully their putting
down your race,I myself ignore people when I hear them
say lazy Mexican,or they laugh when they hear people speak
Spanish or mimick my culture.Respect you life and culture!

Originally posted by I am Him
^Young people are ignorant across the board. That includes everybody. The average teenager probably doesn't even know how many moons orbit the Earth.
I am Him I could not agree with you more right now!

I don't know why blacks are depicted so much as the MOST ignorant race. In college they teach you the full history of people and their up-and-comings. We blacks are sometimes given "special" treatment because, hsitorically we've been given the hardest times in becoming Americans. Topics in which never are discussed in African American history, because everyone likes to shut up and shut out. Though, people need to know.

Originally posted by isiahthomas
Have ya'll seen the casket of Emmitt Till when they showed how his face looked? I've never seen nothin that gruesome in my life. The reason he looked that way is because the whites who beat him & killed him said he was whistling at a white girl & Emmitt said he wasn't. Even if he was whistling at her, they didn't have to beat him & kill him.

That story has been out of the spotlight for some time, and one of the worst I've ever heard. A 15 yr.old boy, killed in such a gruesome way. He actually had a nerve problem, and his mother showed him a breathing technique to calm himself down, but the woman accussed him of whistling at her. I get spicy at the mention of that story. I also agree that alot of our people don't know the full story of our history, one of the reasons why we can't progress.

If you don't know your history, you can't have a future.

Originally posted by JoCool
I am currently wanting to write a documentry on my race
called ''The Forgotten Race'' I'm Hispanic and I know plenty
about Black History Month,Some of my favorite sports stars
and entertainment heroes are black,Michael Jordan,Cheryl Swoopes,Halle Berry and Denzel Washington to name a few.
But my fellow Americans of the other races do you feel you're
left out,I mean I hate discrimination against us saying we're
all into rap,killing people,drugs,sex and have a lack of education.
The Hispanic race was one of the first founding cultures of America,Before there was New England there was New Spain.
And before there was Boston there was Santa Fe.I love
all races but I feel we're all are somehow left out,I'm
not prejudiced against my fellow Anglo-Americans.Let's
have An All Racial Pride History Month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!patriot:

I am half-Asian myself and also not just African-Americans but Hispanics(Latinos), Asian-Americans, Native-Americans, Arab-Americans. Hispanics are made fun of for the things you just mentioned above. Asians are sterotyped as martial artists, cooks(Bonanza), restaurant employees, servants(Lucy Liu, Bai Ling, Joan Chen, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Rick Yune, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, are very successful and hopefully others will follow!!), Native Americans are the bad guys vs the cowboys!! Arabs with terrorism and it gotten much, much, more worse with 9/11. Let's have an all racial pride history month!!