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Black history month is great example of shut the fuck up and listen/read. Should be part of the curriculum. Was an ignorant whiteish European, and I was working in Lambeth with the black cultural archive. Did not understand/comprehend why they were there (yeah I was that level of ignorant as there is a whole bit of history I was not taught, which made me ashamed. Used to spend many hours learning and being amazed at the white washing) had no idea who Mary secole was till I read and was taught. She did more than Florence nightingale. If you disagree read up what both did.
I never knew till I worked with black cultural archives. Hence my agreement with a minimum of black history quarter, as a month is not enough to give honour and appreciation to what black people did as part of our society. Oh I did the reading as I couldn't believe that this was so hidden.
That is why black history month is so important, as my ignorance is no excuse to be able to learn. Never knew I could sit through an hour talk and genuinely as how I could learn more, as the information was so much beyond I could accept. Reading up showed how many lies I was taught.Do I sound like I'm being an old white arsehole.
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Ok cool, thankfully I've had a large immigrant friendship group and have been regaled with many similar tales that have helped combat the English curriculum propaganda and your aforementioned British exceptionalism. Yep exactly, harking back to'when Britain ruled a third of the world' as if that wasn't accomplished and maintained by cunty cunt moves that are still having repercussions today, yes mate how 'great' we were...ffs