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Hot Take, But...

We should do away with Black History Month and just incorporate black history into American history.

Thoughts?
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PoeticPlay · 51-55, M
Black history is not the history of America. The view of the history that is taught in American schools systems is ultra narrow and was declared canon by people who poured their selection of vintage history through a very, very narrow funnel. Out of a masterfully hand crafted bottle that very few "true blooded patriots" even have the pedigree required to afford such righteous status.

Women,blacks, indigenous were not even recognized as people that could become a citizen. So not being a citizen you can not lay claim to a history that doesn't recognize any contribution to "their"/ the future.

So who is the celebration in recognition of?
My sperm donor is black and my birth mother was born on an Arizona reservation.
My brother and I were given up for adoption from day one.
Our mother died giving birth to my brother.
We were raised in a black household by two people who worked extremely hard to earn the reward of the right status to live and raise their two adopted (status bonus) half breed sons in a white society. Educated in fine white schools in suburbia. Far enough away from those inferior "urban" black schools.

Why would I wish to recognize the HUGE indoctrination of separation of white history from all other history? There by separating from my own beginning.
Twice!
InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@PoeticPlay Thank you for taking the time to respond. You and your family have been through a lot, and I value greatly what you've said so far. I do wonder, still, where you lie on the subject. Would you care to elaborate further?