tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post7733313855890921052..comments2024-03-13T19:49:05.520-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Shylock Holmes: Black History MonthShylock Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446165270035271752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-56459918774825053522011-03-02T11:19:11.700-08:002011-03-02T11:19:11.700-08:00"The shadow of slavery is long and dark."...<i>"The shadow of slavery is long and dark."</i><br /><br />That definitely makes sense. On the other hand, the shadow of slavery in Saudi Arabia is short and dark, because it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery#Modern_times" rel="nofollow">still existed in the 1950's!</a>. This isn't to trivialize slavery, just that the US seems far more focused on it that countries with equally bad or worse traditions of slavery. Maybe that's a good thing.<br /><br />Still there's got to be a limit to how long you want to spend on it - otherwise, why not make it 'Black History Spring' or 'Black History First Half of the Year'? Maybe I should just be grateful they chose the shortest month. And then everyone wants their own month - <a href="http://www.nbcam.org/" rel="nofollow">Breast Cancer</a> is trying to get in on the action too. There's only 12 months to go around, so claim your slot soon!Shylock Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421115441614742339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-9855257501066276942011-03-02T10:20:38.521-08:002011-03-02T10:20:38.521-08:00Yeah, it is because you're a foreigner. The sh...Yeah, it is because you're a foreigner. The shadow of slavery is long and dark. It's also a month long for various practical reasons (school curricula, TV and radio programming, and various event creation scenarios). Though this may be post hoc ergo propter hoc. Anyway, where were you during Kwanzaa?Orin Hargraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524239037259366911noreply@blogger.com