black and hispanic heritage month why is there not a white history month just wondering about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lets see, because 85%, I'm being nice, of the US History taught in schools is based on the European conquest of the country.  So since "White male history" is what we see the most of, one month out of the year they throw a bone to the Blacks, Women and Hispanics by giving them a showcase month.  Of course what gets left off are the contributions made by Asians, Middle Easterners and well, most of the minorities.  Go figure.
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That would be so great!!  But the canidate would have to stay away from selling out.  We have so many that make it in politics because of our voting power, but then get tripped up with all the hoopla surrounding them.  Henry Cisneros comes to mind, in this instance, he forgot where he came from.  If you watched the Alma Awards the president of La Raza, a Latina, was so well spoken and her agenda sounded refreshing for a change. She would be a prime canidate, but I don't know her name!!? :(  I think it is foolish to believe white old men are the only ones capable of running our country.  I'm prepping my son for the great opportunity to become President of the United States, So Watch out America, He's Laaaaaaatino! :  )
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black History month is an observance\nfor holidays go to this\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_States\n\nand for monthly observance go to this\nhttp://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html
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It's people like you that make me not want to visit Yahoo answers. You're sick? No I'm sick of people categorizing all black people. I go out and work every single day and don't ask no one to support me and my children. I only ask to be treated with dignity and respect just like everyone else. White people did not lose their lives for 400 years bieng a slave and continue to lose their lives for being who they are and I'm not even counting the lives we lost on the boats getting here and no one fought for us on the boat. I am not dismissing any participation of white people in the fight for rights of black people it is greatly appreciated but the numbers of those who died are mostly black people. If your people and family were killed just because of their race, would it be easy to swallow and forget? You have been a victim yourself and I would never tell you to forget about it and treat it as something small. I don't complain and ask no one for nothing! Racism still exists and it did not happen a long time ago. Rosewood, Segregation, not having the right to vote, lynching, and The Tuskegee Experiment are examples. I am not on welfare and I don't ask for handouts so stop insulting me! For Jason aka J, we read history books while in school everyday, year after year, about white people contributions to this country. It is not just condensed in a month. We are always reminded of it in history class and how black people were percieved and treated in this country. Don't let the actions of some distort your perception of all.
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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.SO I AM SAYING IT NOW WHITE POWER WHITE PRIDE BE PROUD TO BE WHITE DON'T BE ASHAMED BECAUSE SOCIETY MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO CONSEAL YOUR PRIDE!!!! I hope I helped!
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I hope the movement catches on. A person's heritage should not be allowed to be hijacked by others of the same ethnicity solely  for their own agenda. It gives anti illegal 'Hispanics' a louder voice in the matter.
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i don't think it should be called a Irish, Italian, german club, it needs to be considered a caucasion club because not all white people are italia, irish, english and so on, there are so many of us that you need the clubs name to be caucasion club, since when did the word caucasion offend anybody? people should be proud of what they are and people need to respect that,  and the girl on here who says shes italian and doesn't consider herself white? then what the hell are you? all of my italian aunts, uncles, and cousins consider themselves white, and if you told them that they weren't you'd probably get hurt,
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My dear Jeff, it seems that your point has been sorely missed by most people. I am guessing that you don't particularly want to chat with "whites only" but are merely asking that if other cultures are catered for then why not white americans? After all they are people too? \nAs soon as you mention anything like this, even if it's just to make a point then 99% of people will brand you a racist or nazi before even thinking of the question properly. \nI personally would have no interest in such a chat room, but will defend peoples right to have it - as other cultures have theirs. \nDo people really think that in say, a black american chat room, people use it to constantly berate non-black cultures? No, this is preposterous, as it would make black people generically racist!!.\nI live in Great Britain and have increaingly strong veiws on this subject. British people are increasingly being told not to celebrate their culture (in some places you cannot even fly the English flag - seriously!). British people do not want race hate, just to be able to show pride in who they are and their heritage. \nGovernments and corporations are so scared of insulting anyone these days we are all becoming transparent, unless you belong to a minority.\nThere is only a Human Race is an absolute shortcut to thinking, the world is vast with thousands of cultures and intricacies, if there was just one single human persona it would be a bit boring wouldn't it?\nAll we want Jeff is the right to be who we are without stupid, shortsighted and bloody insulting comments about racism.
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This month is reserved in order to educate all people about balck history.  It is also to honor those black americans who paved the way for equality, inventions, and so forth in history.
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i agree with you on this subject 100%. i am deffinatly FAR from racist, but you are totally right! if a white person were to shout out im proud to be white than we are looked at as racist. if this racist thing has to do with slavery. many white women/girls were also inslaved during that time. i think everybody shouldd just be happy to be alive than worry about what color their skin is. EVERYBODY is diff. an has their own unique look to them. \n\n-stephanie
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Ok, nows my chance to prove I'm not racist against white people. (since I'm 1/2 and 1/2)\nEVERYONE has the right to be here. Not every white person is an as shole. Just like not all Latinos are illegal. Just like not all black people are unsuccessful, broke, thug, thieves.  Just like not all Muslims are terrorists. Just like not all Japaneese people are tourists. \n\nSo you see, everyone's equal : ) \nPeace! \n\n*swish* \n2 points\n\nBUT WHY, WHY did you have to talk about the education system. That's the first thing loser adults complain about.
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I disagree.  Slavery was over 100 years ago, and US wasn't the only country to do it.  Granted civil rights didn't occur until the '60s, but now in US there is "affirmative action" which is basically reverse discrimination.  Any minority in the US has more opportunities at their fingertips than any white person will ever have.  The minorities merely have to reach out for it, but spend way too much time blaming "whitey" because it's easier.  Anything worth having takes time and hard work.  If a minority applied for the same job as i did, that person would get it over me, even if I had more experience, so I don't feel that the legacy is on Western man(which is another way to say white people)....I should not be held responsible for something ancestors did(especially since I'm Irish/NativeAmerican/German and mine didn't own slaves)  I feel that if you were born in this country you are American...end of story, Celebrate our sameness and quit shouting about our differences.
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8:00 pm east coast, history channel. Maybe some people can learn a bit of truth about this holiday. Native Americans have gotten the crappy end of the stick more than any other race of people in America. If more people really knew their history, not the crap they teach about feel good history, they wouldn't write the kind of responses I have read. I guess it applies to all forums on here. Some people wouldn't believe the truth even if it was smacking them in the face. Demonize it, then kill it or pass a law to control it. Worked then, works now.
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I agree 100%.  That was the entire problem with affirmative action--on the one hand non-whites cried and cried and cried that they wanted to be treated equally so when the government gave preferential treatment to non-whites they accepted it whole-heartedly (which was NOT for equality but for preferential treatment.)  Non-whites got into college with lower SAT and ACT scores simply because of their race.  When affirmative action was done away with here in California, the number of non-whites going to college fell way back down and now there are cries of racism by non-whites accusing the government of not giving non-whites preferential treatment.  Simply stated, non-whites want to get into college without having to work as hard as whites do.  If I were not white I would HATE affirmative action because it states implicitly that non-whites are simply too dumb to compete with whites.  \n\nMost ethnic holidays do tend to divide the culture a little bit, but not as much as you may think.  I don't think I've EVER met a Mexican who knows what Cinco de Mayo is even celebrating.  All they know is it a time to watch mom and dad get drunk on Coronas and play mariachi music until some non-Mexican neighbors can't take it any more and call the cops.  NO black person really celebrates Quansa and NONE of them have a clue what they are supposed to be celebrating anyway.  So I don't give those holidays much thought anyway.  But concepts like black-history month are definately preferential to blacks.  And as a white teacher it is a no-win situation.  If I DON'T teach special things during black history month, the black students ask me why I don't.  So then if I DO devote special time to teach about black heros or black issues then the SAME students ask me what I'm doing trying to teach blacks about THEIR culture--they ARE black.  They think that simply by being born black they somehow have innate knowledge about their history.  Believe me--they DON'T.  Neither did I have an innate knowledge of white history by being born white.\n\nIt is a volatile subject no how you approach it though.
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Are you Hispanic or attending an Hispanic party? What would be inappropriate about a pinata? There are some made for the occasion, although it is mostly a birthday theme.
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At that time Hispanics were considered white.  The only separate divisions were black or Japanese (served in Europe only).\n\nDon't bother looking any more because you won't find an answer.  The lack of an Answer IS your answer....
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Because the problem is that white is the norm or the standard. Everyone else is alienated. There is no need to specify the 'white community' because everything is about the white community until otherwise specified. If you really want to answer this question for yourself and broaden your horizons, pay attention. There really is merit to what we (as in the black and hispanic community) have been trying to get trough to y'all.