Why can there be a black history month, jet magazine, the negro college fund?  As well as Black entertainment channell, and ebony magazine AND IT IS NOT CALLED RACIST? BUT if it were reversed it is? I thought MLK Jr believed in EQUALITY? By deffinition, THAT is deffinitely NOT EQUALITY.  By equality, shouldn't we either NOT allow it or allow "white history month, caucasion college fund, Ivory magazine etc.? WHICH I ALSO DO NOT AGREE WITH
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im african american and i think it's racist. there should be an asian, white, hispanic month. there's no reason why the other races can't.
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You have made so many sweeping, unsupported statements that it's hard to know where to start.  I won't give you the full-on lecture because I suppose I think you're unlikely to be edified by it.  Suffice it to say that in my 21 years of education, I studied considerably more white history, white case studies, stories about white people, etc.  It never occurred to me that I should be studying less of that stuff.  It did occur to me that I would benefit from more materials regarding people of color.  Since those things weren't readily offered in most of the classrooms in which I sat, I availed myself of the many books available in the libraries and the bookstores and augmented my own education with the portion I was afraid I was missing.  Did it ever occur to you to do something similar?  Instead of learning less history that touches on black subjects, maybe the cure for your ills is to read more offline books and round out your own education.  Just a thought from someone with "black skin pigmentation."\n\nBy the way, I would love to hear you name even 10 black television celebrities in support of your preposterous claim that we "are now dominant on TV."  I'll bet you can't do it without stretching.
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White people today cannot say That they are proud to be white because they would be classified as being racist. I hear so many black people saying black power this and black power that and thats fine because over 100 years ago they were slaves but hello this is America and people should have the same right as everyone and to feel safe about saying what they want to say but white people are afraid to say white power without being called racist also. I think that the way Black people were treated when they were slaves was wrong there is no question about that. I just don't see why us white people today should be punished for it. I also don't see why there is a Black College Fund and Not a White College fund or a Hispanic college fund or an Asian College fund and the same thing about Black history month why isn't there a history month for all the races? Don't you think that ain't fair? You people who answered this question are ignorant for automatically calling this person racist for speaking her mind. I think you consider it racist because WHITE POWER AND WHITE PRIDE isn't said much. I hope I helped!
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How could it be racial discrimination?  You don't have a pic up, so we can't see you, and the name doesn't indicate one race or another.  Besides, most people aren't so petty like that.  And I went to your profile, and it says you haven't asked any questions before.  Were they under a different screenname or on a different website?
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I have just read your link and up to a point I do agree with you. \n\nIt isn't just about the black community though it is. I think it is just fashion in general. There are so many people wanting to look the part but you should never judge a person by the way they dress!\n\nAs for the posting above, we have to be careful what we say because people do get offended.  I get constantly offended when I read people telling me how wonderful God is, or I will go to hell if I don't believe etc, but they never seem to stop that do they!!\nI think all this political correctness has taken away our freedom of speech. It makes me laugh though that if you are black and you call a 'brother' the N word that is acceptable, but if I was to call someone by that name I would get told off and called racist. It is either right or wrong. There should not be rules for one culture and not for another. That is another form of segregation... them and us!!\n\nThere are nice ways and nasty ways of asking a question or placing a statement but there is always someone you will offend. There are many questions I would love to ask about the black culture and the asian cultures etc. all are totally innocent but I am scared to ask incase people don't like the way I have asked it and I get called a racist.\n\nThe whole world has gone crazy and it does annoy me!
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I don't see the big deal.  If white women are dating all the black men, why can't black women date white men, Mexicans, etc?  Plus I feel like a lot of the black women who are upset by seeing a white woman with a black man have issues with themselves.  Seriously, there are pleny of black men.  If you can't find one re-evaluate yourself.
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it's got to be the banning of the use of black board and black sheep- I mean black people don't find this offensive- why would they? I would think that apparteid and the klu klux klan was hideously offensive. Rather than worry about the plight of black inner city kids,  some left wing overpaid white phoney has wanted to ban baa baa black sheep- when some sheep are black and black  boards  need to be that colour to see white chalk on. I think it is an insult to intelligent black people- although even that tag is stupid- o.k as a description such as red hair etc but reallly we are all people.
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White entertainment tv and white history month is all over the place!  The problem to me seems to be people, why isn't there "people tv" and "peoples history month"!!!  Why does everything have to be divided between black and white??  We are all human beings with red blood running through our veins.  White organs work as well in Black organs and viceversa.  Why oh why, is there always a division between different colors of skin?  They have their beliefs and cultures as well as we have, so why can't it just become "people" instead of "them versus us"?
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Hey dude calm down this is 2006. All the slaves are dead. And who the hell are you to throw off your beliefs on someone else? Get a life.  I am black as hell and I don't ever think about what they did 100 years ago. Not even during Black History month.
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THANK YOU!!!!!  I am soooooooo sick of this double standard with the black race-- if you watch the Wire, that's all they call eachother is nigger.  So WHY is it okay for them to use it to eachother but it is a major faux pas if any other race uses the word?  You dont see Jewish people calling eachother kikes, or Polish- polaks, Germans -krauts, Chinese-chinks, Puerto Ricans-spics, etc, etc.  This is a multiracial, multicultural world and if YOUR RACE ENJOYS calling eachother a nigger, and use it so proficiently, then you are opening pandoras box to allow everyone else to use it, whether it is acceptable to you or not- by the way, I dont particularly care to be called a "cracker" but at least I dont go around calling other white people this.
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I'm not black, but I like alot of black artists, so why should the color of your skin matter? Why should it matter, period? God made us all in His image. I think saying you should do this or that, or shouldn't do this or that because your white, black, etc. is absolutely ridiculous. We are all human beings! Listen to what you like! Be your own person!
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Your question is not racist.\nIf you've noticed, caucasions are not permitted to have any specialty charities, organizations and not even a "special holiday".\nAfrican Americans have\nKwaanza and June-teenth to celebrate their cultures.\nJewish holidays, Cinco de Mayo for the Hispanics...\nNational Black History Month\n\nCaucasions are definitely the minority in nearly every state.\n\nWe can't even change the "title" in\nwe choose to be referrred as the \nAfrican-Americans do.  Not to be disrespectful, I'm not sure what they\nchoose to be called this week.\n\nWonder why Caucasions are not\nuprising like other nationalities do?\nMaybe we should.\n\nNo one alive at this time has been a slave, owned a slave or killed a slave.   How long shall we have this held over our heads.\n\nRacism is eqaully alive by Blacks against other races.   So why do \nwhites have to defend ourselves for it?
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Boy...MANY people missed the point of the question. The calendars were different because the black children had to miss more school to help their parents in the field during harvesting season....Sheesh...read, people!
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I think its important to learn about the history of different cultures, however, its unfortunate that different communities feel the need to label it as "black history" or "Hispanic History" etc...  This, in my opinion, causes more of a problem, the labeling.  It should all be taught, all year round as simply history.  Maybe in the 60's and 70's there was a need for such labeling, but its gone on too long, we're integrated, its time to move on.  Now, to be honest, there is a double standard you'll never see Caucasian TV or Caucasian history month or the Caucasian college fund etc... and thats because it would immediately be labeled as racist.  Now be serious, don't you think its unfair that race plays a factor when it comes to college entraces?  Don't you think that the quota system is just reverse racism?  Again, there was a time for it, and now that time is long since gone.  None of this upsets me, I really don't care, I think I'm just pointing out the obvious here.  Now there are a few things that do make me wonder, first, there are quite a bit of African Americans who like to portray the "thug life" or "gangsta life", these people act like morons in public and, I believe are a discredit to their culture.  I wonder what Dr. King would say if he saw those people?  Would he be proud?  Now, I do want to say that I don't judge a whole culture based on those few, however, it is understandable why someone might cross the street to avoid those individuals when they see them.  Its also understandable why someone might have preconcieved ideas about someone who walks around with pants that hang below their behinds with their underwear showing and a tee shirt that hangs to their knees.  Also I know its not just African Americans that do this, there are plenty of white's that act just the same, and I think that they're even more rediculous and an even greater blemish.
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There are.  White history is the norm, so it's just called History.\nWhite entertainment is the norm so it's just called Entertainment.\n\nWhite people have had a longer period of time to arrange college funds and equal rights and are less devastated by the processes.  African Americans are catching up, but still need a leg-up in order to compete. One day, hopefully, there will be no need for either 'black' or 'white'......we shall have all blended together and be truly equal.
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He was real wrong to say those nasty things, but i do not see how money would help anything. what really gets me is that i hear black people say that word and not one person even gasp, yet a white guy says it and they cant believe they have heard that word. Racism knows no color. to the lady who gave an answer addressed to me. I by no means meant to offend anyone. i really did not know there was a diff. i do appreciate you explaining that to me.
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because people are ignorant. that's all there is to it. we make things out to be a big deal, instead of acting like black people are just like everybody else. take black history month for example. kids are forced to learn stuff only for a month about the contributions of black americans. it should be integrated all the time and treated no differently than anyone else.