tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post1092202122330304070..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: More Than a MonthLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-24153878568486771382012-03-01T14:41:20.657-05:002012-03-01T14:41:20.657-05:00When the earth really is flat and old prejudices d...When the earth really is flat and old prejudices disappear, everyone will be judged as equals for the content of their character and we won't need special months for so-called minority groups to strut their stuff. As a woman, I was never in favor of a woman's month...sounds sooo condescending to me--kind of as if we needed to use the excuse of prejudice as the entire reason we never became good enough to do great things. Bosh. Think about it; can you imagine a white man's history month? History is history and human beings are human beings all year long, not just for a month.Rosalyn Schanzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605814379256096903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-45230958952882522012012-03-01T14:40:35.583-05:002012-03-01T14:40:35.583-05:00When the earth really is flat and old prejudices d...When the earth really is flat and old prejudices disappear, everyone will be judged as equals for the content of their character and we won't need special months for so-called minority groups to strut their stuff. As a woman, I was never in favor of a woman's month...sounds sooo condescending to me--kind of as if we needed to use the excuse of prejudice as the entire reason we never became good enough to do great things. Bosh. Think about it; can you imagine a white man's history month? History is history and human beings are human beings all year long, not just for a month.Rosalyn Schanzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605814379256096903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-1767705368761991352012-02-29T13:31:58.995-05:002012-02-29T13:31:58.995-05:00African American history is American history, as i...African American history is American history, as is women's history (March.) I don't mind the special months, as long as the subjects aren't relegated to those months alone. But I fear they often are. [Full disclosure: I've got a woman's biography coming out in March!]Gretchen Woelflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350500006005970433noreply@blogger.com