Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream."
February, as you probably know, is Black History Month. So why is it so hard for some people to celebrate it?
Any mention of Black History Month for these people brings out all sorts of excuses. We've seen some crazy arguments on the Internet among so-called conservatives -- from wanting to celebrate white history month to dressing in blackface to pay tribute to blacks.
Stupid and pathetic. Archie Bunker should be dead. But unfortunately, the spirit of Archie Bunker still lives in the minds of many Americans.
Black History Month celebrates a culture. People who can't live with that need to have an attitude check.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Welcome to Black History Month
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The spirit of Malcom X still lives in the minds of many Americans. What's your point?
Hate goes both ways and proves that both sides are victims of it. So what if Black History Month is offensive to some suprmemcist groups? Albeit curious that the focus here is on a single culture among several hundred distinct foreign entities making up 'America', who really cares? There aren't enough months in the year to celebrate everyones separate histories. I think an entire month is a bit much, espcially since most cultures only get their 'day', ie: Irish St. Patricks Day, Mardis Gras, 5th of May.
Here's food for thought: America itself only gets 1 day, July 4th, in celebration of its history. Jesus gets 3 days on the Christian calendar (Good Friday, Easter and Christmas), and fallen soldiers who have served/died defending this nation get 1 grand day. Is it safe to assume, then, that the black culture shall be observed in higher regard than American history itself, the glory of Christ and US Vets together? What an ego, and such an unearned sense of significance.
MLK did not dream this.
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