Scare yourself

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by wolf

My issue runs more along the lines of the fact that there is a clear double standard ... pride is permitted, unless it's "white."

This is my real sticking point, too. I don't understand why so-called 'racial heritage' is something for every other group in the world to be proud of, but of which Caucasians must forever hang their heads in shame.

Cultural celebration, if valid for one group, is valid for all.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by Elspode

This is my real sticking point, too. I don't understand why so-called 'racial heritage' is something for every other group in the world to be proud of, but of which Caucasians must forever hang their heads in shame.

Cultural celebration, if valid for one group, is valid for all.

Whites celebrate their various cultures all the time--Italian, Irish, etc. And most of them are fortunate in that they know where they came from. Most Blacks aren't so fortunate. Hell, most of them don't even have their own family names. Johnson? Strickland? Wilson? Those don't sound like African names to me.

As far as celebrating one's whiteness...well, look at American society. As a whole, it's still one big celebration of white (particaly WASP) pride, though that is changing.