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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 02, 2018, 12:48:32 PM

Title: Black History Month
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on October 02, 2018, 12:48:32 PM: From the Graun:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/30/councils-condemned-for-shameful-rebranding-of-black-history-month

Is this really that bad? after all, there are only limited resources, it would not be possible to have a "history" every month. I am reminded a bit of those whom in the eighties wanted separate committees for women's rights, disabled rights, ethnic minorities, etc. Ultimately it came down to a question of who was going to pay for them all?
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Steve H on October 02, 2018, 03:11:18 PM: What the hell has it got to do with "appropriation"? This "cultural appropriation" gonads is starting to piss me off. It's just a parroted buzz-phrase, and what's wrong with it anyway?
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 03:29:21 PM: I like the idea of schools having a 'My History' month. Not sure it should replace black history month. Dunno.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 04:06:13 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 03:29:21 PM
I like the idea of schools having a 'My History' month. Not sure it should replace black history month. Dunno.
I get the fear that having a currently racist PM who was behind the Windrush scandal that it may well feel it is the wrong time to get rid of Black History month but as you say, My History month makes a lot of sense.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Robbie on October 02, 2018, 05:00:04 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 03:29:21 PM
I like the idea of schools having a 'My History' month. Not sure it should replace black history month. Dunno.

I too like the idea of a 'My History' month but I love Black History month and would hate to see it diluted. That's just my view, partly based on feelings I suppose.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00b8dvf
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Roses on October 02, 2018, 05:07:28 PM: I had never come across 'Black History' month before today.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Robbie on October 02, 2018, 05:41:31 PM: There's a lot about it on television.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Roses on October 02, 2018, 05:43:54 PM: Quote from: Robbie on October 02, 2018, 05:41:31 PM
There's a lot about it on television.

What sort of programmes is it on, certainly none of the ones we watch?
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Robbie on October 02, 2018, 05:55:42 PM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00b8dvf
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 06:11:02 PM: The influence of the money made from slavery is still being dealt with. I live in an area of town that is named after its benefits from slavery. The museum of modern art at the start of the street is in what was in a house that is jaw dropping in its ostentatiousness. And I didn't see a black person locally till I was 14.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 06:12:46 PM: My kids come across it mostly on American tv.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 06:14:49 PM: If we got rid of state sponsored religious schools, a religion month might work.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 06:45:02 PM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 06:14:49 PM
If we got rid of state sponsored religious schools, a religion month might work.

I'm probably being thick but I'm not following.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 06:50:10 PM: Quote from: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 06:45:02 PM
I'm probably being thick but I'm not following.
I'm sort of teasing. We can have x history months because they are not part of what we generally teach.
Title: Re: Black History Month
Post by: Rhiannon on October 02, 2018, 10:32:21 PM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 02, 2018, 06:50:10 PM
I'm sort of teasing. We can have x history months because they are not part of what we generally teach.

Oh, ok.

Until not so long ago black history was the GCSE syllabus taught in most schools.

eta a similar syllabus still exists.

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/z3b4v9q