Adrianne Curry: Ban Black History Month (Part Deux)

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That’s a fact you dumb c*nt.

Let roots in the US now than in 1950.

Just seems like a lot more because of screeching apes like you.

You can slobber all over yourself like the monkey you but those are called FACTS.

I wouldn’t expect you to understand. I had to explain what an MFA was to you.

It’s like a GED for intelligent white people with money and a future.

America is over almost 80% white and the number is going up every year.

Don’t worry, you still have Africa. Oh wait…you idiots are still fighting over there like you did 1000 years ago. Instead of spears though you’re using the guns we sell you to kill each other off. What a wonderful business model!

WHITE PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE ON METH….DO DENY IT, SMALL PIECE! SAY IT LOUD, AND PROUD!

“Black History to me would be everything that happened in AFRICA”……. so I guess africa is the only place black ppl are and they have no history here in the United states right? what a f**king idiot I hope someone slap her across her face with some knowlege..ignore her she just want people to notice her and is shes so proud of her heritage why can’t black ppl be proud of theirs

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She sounds like a complete IDIOT, she had to rebuttle the bull she said earlier and this explanation is just as STUPID AND LUDICRIOUS! And then to further insult us by saying we should celebrate African History and not African American History? African Americans came from Africa you f’ng moron! You talk about visiting Africa for 5 months, I have lived there all my life! You are focusing on TAXI’S!!!! She is SO STUPID! Why didn’t she focus on some of the starving children in Africa instead of Taxi. Superficial BIMBO!

Said like a true model who has knows absolutely nothing about the complexity of the African American issue. Honestly I believe you are just trying to get some press.

The truth is absolutely, there needs to be a healing in the black race from racism and yes still slavery. On any given day Oprah can be told she is not welcomed in Hermes department store or Russel Simmons still can’t not get a cab in N.Y. And a boy in Louisiana can be imprisoned facing a life sentence because his lethal weapon was a sneaker in fight all because he wanted to sit under a tree and some one put nooses on it.Racism is still alive and kicking.

Just because the founding fathers raped,murdered,every race they came in contact including Americans Inians does not mean we should we should not continue to uplift and recover from 400 years of slavery as an African American people.

You saw what happened when the(white folks) military came in contact with the Iraq POW’s dehumanizing sexualized homosexual and animalistic acts. They take this sick behavior back to their women and pass this sick behavior down generation after generation.But I suppose they should just get over it to.

And for the record Certainly not to minimize the holocaust in any way whatsoever world war II went on from 1940 to 1945 a horrible disgusting act but the suffering from the African Americans went on for oh 395 more years. The longer a person or a tribe or a race suffers the more damage it does.

And for the record no Jewish person would ever let you ever forget the Holocaust including your husband.

All this arguments make me really sad. Because what I see here is what causes all the troubles in the world: Intolerance.

Racism starts, as I said before, when we categorize people and mark them as different, and it all comes from the fear we as humans have of all that´s different. When we tell our kids to be careful of “the whites”, or to beware of being discriminated by white people, we are telling them we are different. When we go to work and a possition is offered to a white person, even if that person is in fact more qualified and we say we didn´t get the job because of racism we are putting ouselves down and marking ourselves as different.

I´m not denying that racism exists in America, in my previous post I mentioned that is the country where it is most palpable, but you know what, it isn´t just because of the cops pulling over more african americans or latinos, and it isn´t just because of statistics, is because within our communities, we are educated not to see aourselves as equals to other races, but as descendants of slaves, as victims, as underdogs. If that doesn´t change, racism will never change, because we start it, within our own families.

This comment by this girl, maybe it isn’t expressed in an educated fashion, maybe she used a wrong example, the wrong words… but the message for me is clear, she wants a country where there is no differenciation of race. And I wonder, if just because she is white, or because she now lives a comfortable life, her maybe idealistic comment has to be trashed like this. After all, don’t we want that for our children? What I’ve read here, is the same thing you all complain about, you are stereotyping this girl, and judging her intentions by her skin color. Isn´t that ironic, to complain about racism by being racists?

Maybe it is a matter of resentment for the past, of prejudices… but seriosly, how much time does it has to pass before we can stop judging people by generalizations of race. I know, I someday want my kids to live in the US, but I rather have a country full of naive people with uneducated ideals, than a country full of intolerant people who cant see past their own resentment…

But that´s just me…
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When the playing field has been unequally stacked because of years of oppression and current mind sets to consciously and unconsciously discriminate, we try to give the people with whom it have been stacked against a fighting chance to not only survive but thrive. That is what the Civil Rights Laws, quotas, Americans with Disabilities Act, ect.. tried to accomplish.

To the dismay of more intelligent society these law and acts are seen as a threat to less secure souls. People who do not want to accept that we are all different races, religion, cultures and beliefs are not looking at reality. Yes, we are all Americans. We don’t ever need to tolerate each other, but we need to celebrate each other and our differences. Variety is the spice of life.

Unfortunately, Adrienne Curry is just showing her ignorance. It is good she is speaking her mind and has created at least an open dialog on the subject. She is open about her beliefs, and I respect her honesty. She legitimately sounds like she is confused and just does not know. I don’t think it is coming from a place of hate but it sounds like she has not had a lot of experience with having very close Black friends for an extended amount of time. Trying to be a quote “Credential Carrier” by dating one of the Blackest guys in high school does not count. There are a lot of people just like her who truly do not get it.

Is Adrienne Curry contributing to BET in anyway for BET to care about her boycott? Does she buy the products on the commercials? She does not have enough respect to learn about the racial history and current history of the African Americans BET is representing.

Many of the networks are separated but the names just say CBS, NBC, ABC…ect, just because the network does not have white or Anglo American in the title does not mean they cater to every nationality.

When is the last time Adrienne has seen a Pakistan sitcom, or more than one Hispanic sitcom? I cannot even count on one hand how many African American shows are on any of the above mentioned networks. If I am wrong, please advise. I will not be offended, but hopeful.

I would also like to know what exactly did Adrienne Curry do for Blacks during Black History month, anyway for her boycott to be effective. Did she visit the Martin Luther Jr King center, or donate any funds to the King center or any African American Charities? Did she volunteer in a predominately African American Homeless Shelter? Did she foster or adopt an African American Child? Did she give money to help Save Darfur or educate her non-Black friends about African-American History? How could she when she doesn’t know herself.

London77

09.30.07
06:35 AM
RE: Ignorance is not Bliss, Poor Adrienne

(contitued from 1st post)
Black History Month, BET, JET Magazine and Ebony magazine are not racists. It is not exclusion but a celebration. There is mainstream American and then there are those who are typically left out or not really recognized on a daily basis. Those particular groups’ homosexuals, Hispanics, Asians, and African-Americans create their own culture and celebration to uplift themselves and bring up their self-worth and celebrate their culture and differences. They have to create their own magazines, televisions stations, radio stations, Heritage months, Parades ect…because if they did not they would be ignored. Everyone is looking out for their own agenda.

It is just like moving to China and being only 3% of the population. Sure you want to assimilate and learn the culture and join with the natives but how many TV shows, radio stations, magazines are going to be 1st of all in English, secondly, and how many are going to be based on American culture and tradition. Most will be in the Chinese and the tradition of the Chinese culture.

Some closed minded or narrowly thinking persons will say what about white history month but White America is the mainstream. I know African American who know more about European, White American or even Native American History than their own African American History. Why don’t we have a Male Heterosexual Parade? or quotas to make sure White males are hired? We do not have those events because they are the mainstream and there is not a need because they are the ones benefiiting from the mainstream culture. That is why we have the Alma awards, the Country Music Awards ect…..they are not recognized because they are not mainstream but they still matter and should be counted…..I am not Hispanic but I am not offended when they want to have a celebration of their culture and accomplishments outside of what American award show offer.

Everyone needs to stop being so offended when someone wants to celebrate their cultural difference, or set aside a particular time (a month) to educate everyone about the history and contribution of certain races. Racist is described in the Webster dictionary as based on racial intolerance, discriminatory, especially on the basis of race. I do not hear Adrienne complaining about the Gay Parades or other separate cultural or sexual events and celebrations. I do believe Adrienne is racist but her racism I believe comes from a point of ignorance not hatred.

Christopher Knight needs to take Adrienne from the deep end of the pool because she is drowning in her own stupidity. First she needs to tread water in the shallow end, when her mind and water can reach it’s own level. Chris please help her

Too bad she let her emotions get the best of her by writing a very demeaning, accusatory letter to Tyra Banks, otherwise Tyra could try to help educated her even more. It is ironic that Adrienne would not be where she is today or even know the husband she has if it were not for a Black woman, but she does not even remotely understand the plight or struggles of the African Americans. Again I will say take an African American History course…as a matter of fact take at least 3….

Girl……get informed and open your mind and time to spend with other cultures, especially African Americans. Slavery has everything to do with it. Not that Black people cannot let the past go but being enslaved for over 400 years and having other races come to America on their own free will, has a lot to do with it.

Do you tell a child who has been molested to move on, or a woman who has been abused by her husband for years to move, or someone whose family has been murdered or someone who encounters racism on a daily basis to move? Do you tell the Jena 6, Mychal Bell, who has been tried as an adult when he is a child, who has been in jail for almost a year to move on? Do you question Cinco de Mayo? Hispanic Heritage Month? Green Day? Asian Pacific Month? Chinese New Year? The Gay Parade?

The first step to healing is to stop the abuse. When Black people are continually being treated unfairly, blamed for the N word misunderstood, held under a microscope and be subjected to people who have ignorant paradigms such as Adrienne Curry it is difficult to just get over it. Give Black people a break. They, we have been through enough……but again the fight to peacefully educate continues….

Written By London77 aka MB

dumb racist white piece of trash.

I am always amazed how people find the time to read and comment on things they claim not to care about.. Why did any of you who feel Adri’s views are meaningless even bother to come here and then post a mean comment???.. It shows something not about HER but about YOU!.. Think about it and PLEASE.. just…

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She doesn’t seem to understand that along with the horrors of slavery there are other reasons Black -Americans feel as they do. For one thing, our families during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s continued to be treated unjustly in their own country. This attitude was insidious and based solely upon one thing, race…the color of one’s skin. Prior to the 1960s, the Supreme Court had determined that segregation was an accepted policy and condition in which to live, instead of being viewed as immoral and unjust. Unless you have walked in my shoes, it’s impossible for you to understand what I feel. Adrianne has not walked in mine as a young Black-American woman, therefore, she can never comprehend what I experience on a daily basis. Although I may not know first hand the suffering of my African ancestors, I do know what my grandparents had to deal with as they attempted to educate their children and maintain gainful employment during this time in our history. Just like Jews, it’s important for Black -Americans not to forget the abuse and atrocities that happened in this country, so we can learn from them. This was passed down to me and my siblings and we will continue the family legacy with future generations.

As a teacher, I celebrate Black History Month, White History Month( the only history taught on a daily basis from the curriculum) Latino Awareness Month, Asia Awareness Month, and any other ethnic group I may have in my classroom. Although I may understand vaguely Adrianne’s premise of one America, I find it imperative that we celebrate and embrace our differences instead of pretending they don’t exist.

Since only one racial group was mentioned in her post, I thought a little exposure to some of the other educational opportunities being offered, could broaden her personal knowledge base. Scholarships and educational opportunities exist for dozens of ethnic groups not just Black-American students:

Albanian, Creole, and Manchurian Fund
Japanese American Citizens League
La Unidad Latina Foundation
The Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund
Scholarships through the McDonald’s Hispanic American Commitment to Education
Big corporations like Microsoft also award ethnic scholarships
Xerox awards the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship
McDonald’s provides scholarships through the McDonald’s Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources.
Check with regional or national offices of churches. The United Methodist Church provides Ethnic Scholarships each year
Asian American Journalists Association Scholarship
Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
National Society of Black Engineers
Financial Aid for Native American Students
Laguna Education Foundation (Native American)

It would help in the future if Adrianne researched her topic, so she doesn’t look so ill-informed and uneducated.