It's black history month again so it begs the question..........

[Tapeworm]

No Miles?




If Potsie were a Nazi would his favorite game be Yahtzee?

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

What are we celebrating?  This is a serious question and not an attempt to troll.  What is "black history"?  Give me some really good examples.  Deeds, inventions, accomplishments.  The big stuff, things that are worthy of being recognized for an entire month every year.  Like, the top 10.  The foundation of black history is..............what?

Often when I see things on television that purport to honor black history they come at me with some really obscure meaningless shit.  Sometimes it has to do with sports or the arts, but mostly it has to do with the civil rights movement.  Dr King, Rosa Parks, etc.  That's great but it doesn't have much relevance to anyone who isn't black.  Help me understand.  The cynic in me wonders if it isn't just some white guilt attempt to pacify African Americans and build up their fragile self esteem.  Educate me.  Tell me something I don't already know.  Make it make sense.

Without black inventors you would have no traffic signals, lightbulbs, potato chips, CD's, Televisions, Stereos, open heart surgery, brain surgery, refrigerators, ice cream, paper clips, microwaves, canned goods, and a lot of other shit.   

Without blacks as a whole you wouldn't have Town Square, No White House, at least half of the country would be under French Rule (Louisana Purchase) the other half would be British Rule.   

[Kwon]

[Pray_4_War]

I don't follow.  Do you mean that you believe that people with a given skin color have enough in common that you can make accurate judgements about them without meeting them?

All Injuns = A
All Chinks = B
All Honkeys = C
All Nigs = D
etc

I don't think anyone is saying that all people of a certain race are exactly the same.  That is a simplistic strawman argument that the left often attributes to any white person attempting to discuss issues of race.

What's difficult about discussing race is this.  How do we treat every person as an individual yet also recognize that there are some very remarkable trends among people of the same elthnicity.

Stereotypes didn't just fall out of the sky.

[Pray_4_War]

Without black inventors you would have no traffic signals, lightbulbs, potato chips, CD's, Televisions, Stereos, open heart surgery, brain surgery, refrigerators, ice cream, paper clips, microwaves, canned goods, and a lot of other shit.   

Without blacks as a whole you wouldn't have Town Square, No White House, at least half of the country would be under French Rule (Louisana Purchase) the other half would be British Rule.   

OK, first of all, I don't believe you.  You haven't posted any evidience to support the claims you are making here.  I took my favorite thing from your list and googled the inventor of the television.  I got John Logie Baird a Scot.  I can only assume that you are claiming a black person invented some part that was later used to make a television because, at least at first glance it appears that a black person certainly did not invent the television.  I'm willing to believe that it's possible but I'm very interested to see the proof that black people invented this stuff.

Also, I don't think we should go down the road of "without blacks as a whole" because if black people were never brought to America it would no doubt look like this..............

[Kwon]

OK, first of all, I don't believe you.  You haven't posted any evidience to support the claims you are making here.  I took my favorite thing from your list and googled the inventor of the television.  I got John Logie Baird a Scot.  I can only assume that you are claiming a black person invented some part that was later used to make a television because, at least at first glance it appears that a black person certainly did not invent the television.  I'm willing to believe that it's possible but I'm very interested to see the proof that black people invented this stuff.

Also, I don't think we should go down the road of "without blacks as a whole" because if black people were never brought to America it would no doubt look like this..............

What about Africa, what does Africa look like.

[Pray_4_War]

What about Africa, what does Africa look like.

Africa has some very nice well developed parts and it also has some horrible slums.



Take a guess who built the nice developed areas.

[Griffith]

Without black inventors you would have no traffic signals, lightbulbs, potato chips, CD's, Televisions, Stereos, open heart surgery, brain surgery, refrigerators, ice cream, paper clips, microwaves, canned goods, and a lot of other shit.   

Without blacks as a whole you wouldn't have Town Square, No White House, at least half of the country would be under French Rule (Louisana Purchase) the other half would be British Rule.   

Those are incorrect and specifically the first heart transplant was done by Chris Barnard, a white South African.

[Tapeworm]

I don't think anyone is saying that all people of a certain race are exactly the same.  That is a simplistic strawman argument that the left often attributes to any white person attempting to discuss issues of race.

What's difficult about discussing race is this.  How do we treat every person as an individual yet also recognize that there are some very remarkable trends among people of the same elthnicity.

Stereotypes didn't just fall out of the sky.

By being exactly like me.    Not so doe eyed & naive as to think everyone's wonderful, so you don't go walking through shitty neighborhoods full of angry racists. 

When you meet someone see what he's about before deciding if he's a dick.  Black, white, whatever.  Seems straightforward to me.  It's not like I'm preaching some special allowance for minorities that permits them to be assholes.  If someone is all hung up and shoulder chippy about race I just wouldn't have any time for him.  It's a non-issue unless someone insists on making it one.

[dr.chimps]

What about Africa, what does Africa look like.

About the same as a fat, Asian c*nt  who spends 24/7  being a hate bot?

[Pray_4_War]

By being exactly like me.    Not so doe eyed & naive as to think everyone's wonderful, so you don't go walking through shitty neighborhoods full of angry racists. 

When you meet someone see what he's about before deciding if he's a dick.  Black, white, whatever.  Seems straightforward to me.  It's not like I'm preaching some special allowance for minorities that permits them to be assholes.  If someone is all hung up and shoulder chippy about race I just wouldn't have any time for him.  It's a non-issue unless someone insists on making it one.

That attitude is well intentioned but childlike in it's simplicity.  It's great advice for the average person on the street out there trying to make friends. 

It doesn't work so well for complex societal problems and the harsh consequences that come along with them.  We have an obligation to understand the world around us and attempt to make it better....for everyone. 

[Pray_4_War]

Shifting gears.................

Since the discussion of black history inevitably involves art, entertainment, music and dance I hope you'll all take 6 minutes and watch this.

This performance by James Brown on the TAMI Show in 1964 is one of the most powerful and amazing examples of personal expressions I've ever seen by anyone of any race.

This is some of the craziest, dopest shit I've ever seen.  I don't know what else to say about it.  I fucking love it.

[dr.chimps]

Shifting gears.................

Since the discussion of black history inevitably involves art, entertainment, music and dance I hope you'll all take 6 minutes and watch this.

This performance by James Brown on the TAMI Show in 1964 is one of the most powerful and amazing examples of personal expressions I've ever seen by anyone of any race.

This is some of the craziest, dopest shit I've ever seen.  I don't know what else to say about it.  I fucking love it.

Easy there, your moron is showing. If you're gonna be an asshole, race-guy - be one. Don't, now, give us a hard-drive of BBC. 

[Zillotch]

Easy there, your moron is showing. If you're gonna be an asshole, race-guy - be one. Don't, now, give us a hard-drive of BBC. 

lol, x2

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Those are incorrect and specifically the first heart transplant was done by Chris Barnard, a white South African.

The first SUCCESSFUL HEART SURGURY...MEANING SOMEONE WHO LIVED FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS INSTEAD OF 3 FUCKING DAYS....LOL

[Zillotch]

Without black inventors you would have no traffic signals, lightbulbs, potato chips, CD's, Televisions, Stereos, open heart surgery, brain surgery, refrigerators, ice cream, paper clips, microwaves, canned goods, and a lot of other shit.   

and there we r lol

mentally ill spewing of bullshit nonsense.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

OK, first of all, I don't believe you.  You haven't posted any evidience to support the claims you are making here.  I took my favorite thing from your list and googled the inventor of the television.  I got John Logie Baird a Scot.  I can only assume that you are claiming a black person invented some part that was later used to make a television because, at least at first glance it appears that a black person certainly did not invent the television.  I'm willing to believe that it's possible but I'm very interested to see the proof that black people invented this stuff.

Also, I don't think we should go down the road of "without blacks as a whole" because if black people were never brought to America it would no doubt look like this..............

There wouldn't be a country...I'll let you think about as to why....its not hard to figure it out

[Thin Lizzy]

I don't follow.  Do you mean that you believe that people with a given skin color have enough in common that you can make accurate judgements about them without meeting them?

All Injuns = A
All Chinks = B
All Honkeys = C
All Nigs = D
etc

Just stop. It’s embarrassing:


Homicide rates by race. (per 100,000 population):
https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/08/10/african-american-homicide-rate-nearly-quadruple-national-average-11680

20.9 for blacks (non-Hispanic)

4.9 for Hispanics

2.6 for whites (non-Hispanic)



https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/year-end-2016-enforcement-report.pdf

The race/ethnicity of known Shooting suspects is most frequently Black (70.7%). Hispanic suspects accounted for an additional (26.9%) of all suspects. White suspects (1.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander suspects (0.6%) accounted for the remaining portion of known Shooting suspects.

[Pray_4_War]

Easy there, your moron is showing. If you're gonna be an asshole, race-guy - be one. Don't, now, give us a hard-drive of BBC. 

[Pray_4_War]

There wouldn't be a country...I'll let you think about as to why....its not hard to figure it out

I like to allude to things without ever making an actual point or demonstrating that I have even the slightest idea I'm talking about.  It's an attempt to appear intelligent when, in fact, I am not.

I guess it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt, right?

[illuminati]

Black History Month  

It’s not going very well for the black posters
Have they actually named any great inventors or advanced civilisations ??
Have they answered why Africa is such a backward place left to their own devices ??
Have they answered why the blacks in America are killing each other at such a huge rate ??
Have they answered why the black females are generally so fat & STD infected ??
Have they answered why the blacks make their city / living areas such he’ll holes ??

I could go on

Some decent rational answers to the above would be A Good Start ( Try not just to blame the white man)

We’re waiting.........

[Griffith]

The first SUCCESSFUL HEART SURGURY...MEANING SOMEONE WHO LIVED FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS INSTEAD OF 3 FUCKING DAYS....LOL

There's a difference between heart surgery and a heart transplant.

[calfzilla]

Let's not forget that blacks gave us a prime Pam Grier.

[BB]

They were tremendous in Coffy -

.

[BB]

Also, the first Safety Squat Bar was thought up by a black dude named Jesse Hoagland -

http://books.google.com/books?id=WNQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA116&dq=safety+squat+bar+hoagland&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin6qbClZvZAhUvUt8KHRSVDFYQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=safety%20squat%20bar%20hoagland&f=false .