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Originally posted by omegamcgee
Why do black people have to have a seperate holiday? I mean, I'm not trying to be racist, but I thought that the key to ending racism was realizing we're all just people. Making up a holiday that you can celebrate just because your skin is a certain color seems kind of defeatist and like it would perpetuate racism even more.
I'm sure I'll get called a racist for that statement, but I'm not. Sorry if it offends anyone.
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Why do Irish people get St. Patrick's Day (at least in Chicago)? Why do Jewish people have to have Hannukah? How could you ask something so ignorant? It seems like people are always SO eager to criticize anything that black people do or initiate when the same things occur in other cultures. Its so irritating. Im not going to waste my time with any details on why this very sentiment is what drives the divisions in this nation b/c you all KNOW if I felt like it I could rip this person to shreds over this garbage. I don't understand why people like aka_monet, starang, Chaos and others are even wasting time in this thread. I just wanted to point this post out as an example of the ignorance that flourished in this country and among its people. People simply DO NOT understand. So what?
Its funny how people fault us for carrying the thought patterns and emotions from generations past regarding racism but fail to realize and acknowledge that just as our forefathers in this country had to put up with the pervasive ignorance and hatred that drive motivations of people like Hoosier and passed those sensations and sensitivities down to us, white people of the past have passed down sentiments and emotions of supremacy and entitlements equal in strength down to the people who live in this country today. The ignorance and apathy is just as strong in many today as it was back then...just as our sense of disdain for that ignorance and apathy resides within us as it did our ancestors. Think about this the next time you want to question "why black people have to have their own holiday" or better yet, "why do black people feel the way that they do", do not connect with america, or don't care to be all excited about many of the things other americans care so much about. I could go on and on but as I said, I refuse to waste my time trying to open the eyes of some grown, supposedly college educated people who spend their time making comments such as the ones made in this thread.
Happy Kwanzaa