Posted on 02/17/2011 7:58:32 PM PST by neverdem
I have a great idea! Let’s have Black History Month, White History Month, and Asian History Month.
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AN EVIL ICEPEOPLE PLOT!
February WOULD BE THE SHORTEST MONTH!
(Insert screaming Minister Jeremiah Wright sound effects here, spittle soaked microphone included, hat tip for “Icepeople” science reference to Minister Farrakhan)
We boiled down all the presidents’ birthdays down to one day, President’s Day.
Let’s just have All Americans Month where we celebrate the various colors of our skins and be done with it.
(This is so stupid.)
They stood for civil rights against the Southern racist RATs. Eisenhower sent troops to Arkansas in 1957 and nationalized the AKNG to protect the civil rights of black students.
Without Republicans, LBJ's civil rights act would have been killed by the RATs.
Until around 1935, most black politicians were Republicans.
How come Black History Month occurs every other month?
Don’t we already have a Black History Week? Every month?
Which month is White History Month?
It was, until they showed that completely fictionalized movie ROOTS.
I have a better idea. Let's have AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, each month school is in session.
Dang it. You beat me to it.
I meant 2013 (too sleepy last night). Obama is out of office, and we can start to see some real leadership.
Thanks. It was a puzzle.
Obama is out of office
For which we humbly pray in Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.
I am not sure the whole thing is working. Go to a bunch of middle school kids and ask who freed the slaves.
The answer will be: MLK....we get that day off because of it right?
So, we take away the holiday for the guy who DID free the slaves (generally speaking) and we give a holiday to a guy who did not free anyone.
I am not against a day commemorating the civil rights that we should all enjoy.
But to designate a whole month to history—much of it is pretty cool history—that should be included in general American History just seems wrong.
But, my kids are educated on the whole thing. No thanks to the local school system—but rather to total immersion and conversation in the home.
I am not sure the whole thing is working. Go to a bunch of middle school kids and ask who freed the slaves.
The answer will be: MLK....we get that day off because of it right?
So, we take away the holiday for the guy who DID free the slaves (generally speaking) and we give a holiday to a guy who did not free anyone.
I am not against a day commemorating the civil rights that we should all enjoy.
But to designate a whole month to history—much of it is pretty cool history—that should be included in general American History just seems wrong.
But, my kids are educated on the whole thing. No thanks to the local school system—but rather to total immersion and conversation in the home.
Sounds great to me!
The main reason I looked at the thread was to make sure someone had posted that.
Morgan Freeman verbally b****-slapping Mike Wallace is priceless. Wallace is stunned and babbling at times.
History teaching has degenerated so much in the public schools I feel like we need a Western Civilization Month.
Aren’t our histories intertwined? Either you’re American
or you’re not. How about “White American Month”?
I guess it was empowering.
My prediction - this sort of thing will only increase not decrease. Prove me wrong.
You forgot the Eskimos in their cold little igloos....lol
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