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How come this country has a "Black History Month", but doesn't have a "White History Month", or any other race, for that matter?

How come celebrating Blacks isn't racist, but celebrating whites is??

Update:

If every other month is a celebration of white history, why are all the blacks tearing down statues representing the Civil War, and changing history?  Sounds like they're trying to insult whites more than celebrate them!

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  • 3 months ago
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    Nobody wants Black History month.  Nobody wants a white history month.  Anyone who thinks every other month is white history month is an idiot.  You might as well say every other month is Non-Black History month using that logic.

    Even Morgan Freeman doesn't want black history month.  It just perpetuates the problem.  A great reminder every year to start it up again.

    By the way, Maxine Waters gave $1.1 million in campaign funds to her daughter.  Corrupt Democrats. 

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    Oh, boy... Other races do have history months to celebrate, but not whites. Because we're the ones that bash them with no consequence. That's like saying, "Why isn't there a straight pride?" Because what is there to celebrate? Being a ********? 

    Also, those are being destroyed because they are symbols of oppression. I'm white and I'd be happy to destroy them as well. They shouldn't be in place.

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    Black Americans were denied learning about their own history; slave owners did not allow slaves to get and education or own books, most slaves did not know how to read anyway even if they did get a book. When I was in grade school we were only taught white history, and black history only began to be taught at colleges and universities in the 1980's. Everyone knows about white American history but even lots of blacks today don't know about their own history. All most people know is that blacks were bought to the U.S. from Africa as slaves, but there is a lot more to black history than that. Whites have been celebrated and held up as better than blacks forever, while blacks were never celebrated, especially in the past. You could learn something yourself from viewing black history shows on PBS, that is if you are really interested in seeing things through another races eyes for once.

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    All I know is I have never celebrated it. Ever. Nor learned a drop of "black history". No thanks! It feels like every single month somebody's talking about "black history month". Just like those bloody "pride" festivals. None of my black friends even care about it, so why should I?

  • 3 months ago

    Because "white" isn't a race.  "Caucasian" is a race.  "N'egro History Month" was instituted to kiss the backsides of a few butt hurt N'egroes and supported by  pandering Caucasian politicians buying votes.

  • 3 months ago

    There aren't any months capable of celebrating White History Month as the white race has contributed most of what we have today.

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    As a white person, I don’t have a problem with Black history month, or spanish heritage month, or any other day or month that celebrates ones heritage.  I do have a problem with being called a neo nazi racist just because I am white, this has become a theme for the past 4 years.  You have to give respect to receive respect.

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    Why do people like you have an aversion to anything that puts black people in a positive light? You don't complain about St Patrick's Day, Columbus Day, or even Groundhogs Day. But let those black folks start being proud of themselves and you get fearful. So tell us please. What are you so afraid of?

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    You're offended that confederate statues are being torn down? Dang, that sounds really personal man. Maybe you shouldn't look up to racist traitors.

  • Mack
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Are you somehow saying whites have been repressed as a whole in the US and have had to rise above it?  Or are you just trolling?

  • ?
    Lv 6
    3 months ago

    Every other month is a celebration of white history

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