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Dear Razzle
Dear Razzle, Frazzle.
We live in a world of constant racisim. I want to voice an opinion to you, and i would like a honest response. Black history month, its great....but in class one day, i asked a question. I said "why do they only have a month for one race?" The response i got was ...horrible. Someone said shouted out "because every other month is white month." How is every other month white month. Every other month is all race month, because we are not the only race living. I don't think its fair to give blacks their own month, because whites did a lot of great things for this country too. Plus what about all the other races?! Why are blacks treated special. Also, im so sick of blacks telling me that i enslaved them. I wasen't even born yet, i had nothing to do with that shit. They think its ok to call me a CRACKER but if i say ni**** im racist....but then how are they aloud to call me a cracker?! I am not racist, i believe in equality. Which is why i don't believe in black history month. I would not call someone a ni****, but i expect not to be called a cracker. Whats your opinion ?
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Racism isn't exclusively white. It never has been. Never will be.
It's great that you don't call Africans by racist names. You should try not to do it to any other races either.
It would be nice if all people of other races would always respect you. It would also be nice if people in stores were never rude and if no one drove drunk or lied to the police or cheated on their partners...
It is also never going to happen. That isn’t the world we live in.
The world is not 'fair'. We try to make it fair, which is admirable, and it was the attempt to be 'fair' and to give to a group according to their needs, which created black history month. There is doubt that almost all races have suffered at some point or another, but there is also no doubt that the struggles faced by African Americans are a bit unique and certainly wide spread. Many of them will never have the means to see their homeland, ever. Slavery, even a short term of it, can effectively sever all future generations from their culture.
And it really isn’t as though they are the only ones with such a thing. Many cultures and races have self-determined festivals to celebrate their heritage. They might not be formally declared by the state, but they are no less real. Hell, there is even a Secretaries Day, certainly people can go about calling February Black History Month if they want too.
Do I like Black History Month? No, not in the least. To often it becomes a vehicle for self-righteous hate-mongering. All February I have to deal with a very aggressive man on the corner of my city asking “Can I ask you a question?” in a tone he must know isn’t conductive to friendly conversation (I’ve heard his question as well, it’s not friendly either) and others trying to sell me a Black History Month reading list for $2 that I could pick up at any public library for free as they imply silently that I am a bigot if I not interested in giving them my loose change.
However, just because it is possible to use the month in that cheap and hateful way doesn’t mean it shouldn’t exist. It is also possible, and I think most people would want it to be used in a way that educates and connects people with their heritage.
So go on living your life not using racist terms and expecting others not to apply them to you. Correct them if they do.
If you don’t like black history month, ignore it. God knows I ignore Secretaries Day.
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