{"id":166976,"date":"2021-01-30T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good-omnigeekempire\/"},"modified":"2021-01-30T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:59:30","slug":"why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good-omnigeekempire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good-omnigeekempire\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why I Never Cared About Black History Month &#038; Feel Like It&#8217;s Causing More Harm Than Good! \u00bb OmniGeekEmpire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256c4a3e65d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a256c4a3e65d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good-omnigeekempire\/#Like_this\" >Like this:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good-omnigeekempire\/#Related\" >Related<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why I Never Cared About Black History Month &amp; Feel Like It&#8217;s Causing More Harm Than Good! \u00bb OmniGeekEmpire<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a few days, Black History month will be upon us, and with everything that has transpired in 2020, I\u2019d expect a level of pandering like none before. From a geek perspective, I expect to see a rehashed ideas of the same black characters pop up in \u201ctop 10\u201d lists, companies suddenly remembering that there are  Black content creators and streamers and reach out to them (or even just get non-black creators to talk about black issues), and virtue signaling taken to new levels of annoying. And that\u2019s on top of the historical aspect that comes with that month. Now, you\u2019re probably wondering why I sound so pessimistic about Black History month, well that\u2019s because I am. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-24269\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As I have gotten older, Black History month went from a month of feeling awkward about why we even have a month dedicated to our race to a month I wholeheartedly despise, as it does nothing but feel like a month of pandering comments, condescending compliments, and overall trivializing our more than thousands of years of historical events to a single month, not to mention the SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR (ignoring the UK\u2019s Black History month that takes place in October). Look, I know some good things come from Black History month, from hearing about investors, creators pioneers, innovators, and leaders that the Black\/African race has produced, yet I don\u2019t need a month as a reminder that these people existed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/01\/30\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good\/moon-luke-canary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/01\/30\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good\/moon-luke-canary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"moon-luke-canary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1000w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-300x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-150x150.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 150w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-768x768.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-800x800.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 800w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-400x400.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 400w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-200x200.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 200w\" src=\"https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" class=\"wp-image-24277 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/01\/30\/why-i-never-cared-about-black-history-month-feel-like-its-causing-more-harm-than-good\/moon-luke-canary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"moon-luke-canary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1000w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-300x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-150x150.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 150w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-768x768.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-800x800.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 800w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-400x400.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 400w, https:\/\/823415.smushcdn.com\/1618889\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/moon-luke-canary-200x200.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>This should already be taught in schools, or at the very least make this information available for young people to consume. God knows it would have been nice to know all that I know now during my childhood. Unlike most people, I at least wasn\u2019t deceived for one moment into believing that my race did nothing at a young age and went seeking knowledge, unfortunately, I can\u2019t say the same for my brethren.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention with so much going on that month, people will forget 80 percent of what they\u2019ve learned if it\u2019s not steadily shown. I don\u2019t need a list of Black video characters as a top 10 list video because most of them are already known, and furthermore could have been done at ANY TIME. Not sharing black channels that you know damm well people won\u2019t support long term. If you knew they were making great content, why wait until BHM to be reminded to share?<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to see people suddenly use the month for good SEO purposes, clout chase, or virtue signal on how they\u2019re such a good social justice warrior. I don\u2019t want to hear you say you\u2019re going to support black businesses like you\u2019re donating to a charity out of pity or sympathy. If you had the ability to find these businesses in the first place, you could have spent money there any time of the day\/week\/month, share it on your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> if they produced good quality services or goods, and helped them out throughout the year if you believed in their mission.<\/p>\n<p>Black history month started with good intention, and in some cases, it still retains some of its value, but the overall event itself seems bloated with sham! But that\u2019s just me, to be honest, I\u2019m not calling for the end of the month but we need to start discussing the relevance of such a month and whether it should continue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-89879263-24269-6015ad063f3a9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=89879263&amp;post_id=24269&amp;origin=omnigeekempire.com&amp;obj_id=89879263-24269-6015ad063f3a9\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-89879263-24269-6015ad063f3a9\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Like_this\"><\/span>Like this:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sd-link-color\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related\"><\/span><em>Related<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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