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Originally posted by notjoe
A: Why doesnt every ethnic group have a day dedicated to one of the people they feel worthy?
B: Why doesnt every ethnic group have a month dedicated towards learning their history?
C: Why is there no Asian History Month? No Mexican history month?
This is very racist IMHO, We need to put a stop to singling out black men for a day, and singling out the black community for a month!
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A: They do, it's called the
Rest of the Year!
B: See A
C: Because none of those ethnic groups went through what African Americans did to get to this country. I'm not for the idea of paying reparations for what my forefathers did but to give AA's a month to celebrate their history - I'm all for it.
Martin Luther King Jr. did a lot for the progress of Civil Right and he does deserve a day to honor that.
This thread is idiotic and I can't believe I actually replied.