If there is a "x Heritage Month" for minority races (in the US), there should be a White History Month.

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There are many history months celebrated in the United States, dedicated to everyone except men and white people. In my opinion, there should be a White History Month.

athenate_ · Accepted Answer

White culture has always been the prevalent culture, especially with many of the most influential things in this day and age being in America. You can see it in "colonial mentality" across the globe, where being "white" is seen as a part of the beauty standard, and while there has definitely been a more conscious effort to try and get rid of "white skin" being the ideal, it's still very prevalent in society. "White History Month" wouldn't mean the same thing as "Black History Month" for numerous reasons, but there /is/ one that is obvious: Black History Month is, and always will be, a reminder of the struggles that black people have faced in America. Black people have been heavily segregated and discriminated against in white countries, and the opposite doesn't happen nearly as often.

siae26 · Answer

There should be a White History Month, for a multitude of reasons. Starting with:"White men founded the US."The Founding Fathers were indeed white, as any other race was oppressed."White privilege still exists." No it does not, and saying this is racism. If anything, black privilege is prevalent today and especially during February. "Whites do not have culture."Yes they do. The European culture is comprised of hundreds of historical events, that each contributed to their culture today. This includes kingdoms, wars, famines, diseases, etc. "White History Month is racist."If every other race has their own heritage month, why is it racist to have a White History Month? Because whites are becoming more and more oppressed in America, and that is the truth."There are already europeanmonths"Days.

wyvks · Answer

well I think if hispanics blacks asians etc then it would be racist to not give white people a heritage month so I agree or we do away with heritage months completely anyone who does not agree is kinda dumb

Persephone · Answer

Historically as well as culturally there is a reason why certain cultures are celabrated and have an "x heritage" month and others do not. On one hand it is about historic discrimination which many cultures have faced, which has led to things like erosion, destruction or subrogation of diffrent cultures. On the other hand it celebrates cultures which ae not celebrated in the mainstream nerratives, seen in pop culture or talked about in history lessons. Broadly, every month is a white heritage month. Every history class teaches white history as a rule and everything else as a special add on. White heritage is the norm everything else is seen as "other". The need for white heritage month, simply, does not exist, as white heritage is celebrated im every crevice of our society, as the norm.

Peter Jackson · Answer

Definitely not. 1. All that I would strive for, in my opinion, is awareness of how white men, especially Christians, are consistently and incessantly portrayed unfavorably. It's not just about injustice towards X group. The more people are inoculated from propaganda, the better the future for humanity. 2. I'm against any such movements. Group identity politics is just racism and/or sexism. Where does it stop? Short or tall people privilege? Attractive? Lung capacity? Who decides what's what? Insanity and genocide. It's historically proven multiple times and beyond obvious. This is a communist tool to keep us divided and distracted. 3. All humans are of equal moral value and can only be judged by the content of their character and actions.

If there is a "x Heritage Month" for minority races (in the US), there should be a White History Month.

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