If man should be judged by the content of his character, why do we have affirmative action, where he’s judged by the color of his skin?
The government can’t have it both ways.....wait.....
I’ll go ahead and second that.
America is over race.
We need to move on.
(no I’m not kidding)
Recognizing not all Americans are over race, but enough for us all to proclaim victory and find something else to debate.
I understand why they didn't let a White guy join but they were really mean about it. They basically told him to go F himself for asking.
King had a dream, turns out , that is all it was. I would say now days, about 15% of whites are prejudice while about 80% of blacks are. Just my opinion but wish someone would do a pole on this.
Hey, how about replacing it with “National Plagiarism Day”?
On that day we (and MLKJr) can all claim we thought of the idea first.
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MLK wouldn't be spinning in his grave. Instead, if he were alive today he'd likely be shouting about "Justice for Trayvon" and would be denouncing the Supreme Court's Voting Rights decision as a return to Jim Crow.
Nearly all Americans, including Conservatives, latch on to King's famous "content" quote without looking at the totality of King's other writings and actions -- many of which discuss wealth redistribution and guaranteed jobs. Most Americans, including Conservatives, have an almost cartoonish, diety-like image of King. King would likely be taking the same positions as the overwhelming majority of black leaders today.
Yes and restore Washington’s Birthday
This will never happen—but if it did, it would be replaced either by Malcolm X’s birthday or Trayvon Martin’s birthday.
I love Burt. He’s correct as always, but there’s a snowball’s chance in Heck anybody would actually do away with the “holiday.”
I had some fun with it. When MLK day first came into being, my company went to a policy of a floating holiday that could be taken during the year (a holiday had to be eliminated, I think it was Good Friday). This was so the black people (if they were so inclined) could take “their” day off while whitey stayed and worked. I also took the day off, to publicly “show my solidarity” with them. Drove ‘em nuts because they couldn’t complain about my horning in on “their” day. Heh.
What has always bothered me about MLK day, besides being so illogical is that ALL veterans get one day. ALL presidents get one day.
Now, here we have someone who was a conscientious objector who never held elective political office and he gets one day.
It just does not make any sense whatsoever.
Intersting observations and food for a LOT of thought by everyone.
Unfortunately, there are those in our society who will be certain that this article is racist . . . . . . . . . because they won’t think any deeper than the color of the author’s skin.
Mr. Prelutsky’s comment about the whirring noise is right on target!
MLK Day should never have been a federal holiday, how many non-government get it off besides banks?
Change it to Civil Rights Day.
Women were agitating for their equality.
Chicano’s, Latino’s and Hispanics were lobbying.
Farm workers were letting food rot as they asked for what any other worker had.
Blacks were not the only ones arguing for a position in the 60’s.
It’s time to cancel Obama and Obamunism.
It’s a moronic holiday, made even more so by virtue of the fact that we now celebrate Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday in a lump with all other chief executives on “President’s Day.”
MLK is the only person who judging by the ‘content if his character’ is strictly forbidden, as it would destroy his sanitized and ‘glorified beyond recognition’ media created reputation.
In Idaho, this holiday is actually “Martin Luther King, Jr.-Idaho Human Rights Day”.
They pretty much were forced into recognizing something since they were one of the last states to recognize the MLK, Jr. holiday and were getting all kinds of bad press about it.
People actually celebrate this holiday?
News to me and the people I hang with. We kinda scoff at the idea of it and the people that do.
One thing for sure, you better show up for work on “that day” or you catch all kinds of non-PC hell.
But I do believe as a NATION we need to remove it as a NATIONAL Holiday. Never should have been made one in the first place to placate a race.
Thank goodness someone finally got that right. The "content" in "content of character" is awkward and superfluous, used to balance "color of skin." Just one of those phrases that has always bothered me.