You're History

[cwtyger]

Has anyone else noticed that Black History Month in the United States and Canada is the shortest month of the year? That almost seems racist in and of itself, but the impression I get is that if one month is devoted to the history of black people, does that mean that the other eleven months are devoted to the history of white people? Who even

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[geofflb]

I was going to reply with "You just noticed!?" but then it's far easier for me to notice, growing up black and all. I'd post an editorial about it, but I'm waaaaay too lazy for that.

Seeing the "White History" stuff reminded me of all the "Haw Haw what about White History Month" stuff I saw on Twitter when the month started. Man, some people's children...

[cwtyger]

It's not that I just noticed, it's that I never really felt strongly enough about this opinion to post it anywhere. I still don't feel strongly about it. You'll probably never see me post an article about it to Damage Control unless I suddenly get hit over the head a few times with stuff related to Black History Month. And even then, I might just post it to here instead.