I'm sure most everyone is quite aware of Michael Richards' (Kramer from "Seinfeld") racist rant from a few weeks ago.
What bothers me almost as much as the rant itself is the realization that if his rant were aimed at any other ethnic group using any other ethnic slurs, it wouldn't even make the back page news, nevermind front page news.
So, my question about the double standard is this... why is it not ok to call a black person a n*****, but it IS ok to call a Korean "****", a Chinese "chink", or a Japanese "nip"? Why is it not ok to call a black person a n*****, but it IS ok to call a Canadian "frostback", an Irish "mick" or an Italian "wop"?
It's a pretty horrible double standard when a black person can call another person a hateful name and it goes unpunished (or even worse, unnoticed), yet when they themselves are called a hateful name, it's cause for public apologies, lawsuits and severe punishments.
Shouldn't all ethnic slurs be treated with the same severity?
2006-12-11
19:37:24
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caysdaddy04
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