So I was contemplating my happiness brought about by this Valentine's Day and thinking what a nice holiday it was when I recalled how miserable it could make you. Some V-Days have been as depressing as this one has been happy. I thought, is this holiday really ok? Should some of us flaunt our happiness, while making others unhappy by it? My thoughts drifted then to Todd's post on Christmas and the comments that followed, basically on whether Christmas was acceptable as a secular American holiday. I was especially struck by Len's comment: "Why are people who don't celebrate Christmas so offended by it? I'm not black, which upsets some of my fellow 2Pac fans, but I don't have a problem with Black History Month." I've been thinking about this comment on and off since I read it, because it bothered me. I knew there was something wrong with it. I didn't realize what it was until today. Black History Month is celebrating a minority, while Christmas celebrates the sentiments of a majority. Would it be ok if we had White History Month? I find it unlikely.

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