#67

Here is my deal. I really do not like the month of February.

Yes, it is the month of my husband's birth. Yes, it is the month that I usually file my taxes. Yes, it is the month of Valentines day... but I really don't care too much about that holiday...

It is also the month right before March, which is a month I love. And it is just a racist month.

I am not racists. I do not care about the color of your skin. Really, not even a little bit. You caring about the color of your skin is what drives me crazy.

Yeah, Black History Month really gets to me.

Even calling it BLACK History month is annoying. That is a color, people. That is it. No one is from a place called Black. That is not a heritage or lineage or anything . It is a color.

Last time I checked, there is no WHITE history month. Which, hello, discriminates against us white people. But we can't say that, can we? That would be racist.

Did you know that Irish Heritage Month is March? Um yeah, I bet you didn't - unless you have been my friend for over a year, then you probably did know that.

But it doesn't get publicized. The library doesn't have a special night dedicated to Irish inventors or film makers or writers. Nope, all the Irish get is a day dedicated to a saint which people think is intended to drink green beer. that is a whole different topic, you can count on a whole month of Irish awesome-ness from this girl. But back to my initial irritation.

Dedicating a month to the color of someone's skin means that the skin color is what matters. 'Black' people and 'white' people mean that there is a different amount of melanin in one's skin, that is all. If you want to honor someone for their background, then do so. But pick a specific location. And I do NOT mean a continent. Calling yourself 'African American' is as stupid as me calling myself 'European American'.

And if we are supposed to be getting on with our lives, moving towards equality, then why do you feel it is ok to have a month dedicated to people with dark skin? Because to me that just screams 'not fair'.

Wouldn't it be more important to be thought of as a great writer/singer/film maker/inventor/activist, regardless of skin color?

I would rather be seen as the best writer, not the best white writer. But that is just me.