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posted on Dec, 28 2008 @ 10:08 PM
No we don't.
As a white male, I oppose such an effort for one simple reason: we don't need it. As individuals our works, merits, and achievements stand on their
own two-feet if worthwhile. If you had any pride in yourself, you'd see that. Instead you want to denigrate yourself by demanding culture welfare,
and drag me down by proxy. You do not want your individual achievements to stand alone and above all else, you wish to cower behind your race.
Demanding recognition for something as insignificant as race, as an official political and social movement, is no different than a 5-year old
demanding their bad painting be placed the refrigerator. We do not need anything that is the equivalent of saying "Look at me, my contributions are
worthwhile too."
If any group is so pathetic to demand their achievements be specifically sought after and recognized -as they wouldn't be recognized in any other
fashion- it says that they're not really achievements or contributions. Instead it's a de facto admission to being inferior and needing to play the
game of life with a handicap. Some people do need it, because they aren't much. If cowering behind race, religion, or sex makes them OK with
themselves, and it costs me nothing, I don't care. I suspect those who do cower behind such worthless things aren't going to amount to much
anyway.
So please, don't drag me down with your worthless, self-congratulating cause. I'll let my merits and contributions stand on their own two-feet.
I'm better than saying, "Look at me, my contributions are worthwhile." or "pay me mind because I'm white."
Get a little pride in yourself.