Originally Posted by timalkin

So I guess the next question is whether you could "have a beer" with a man who called you a racist when you were simply doing your job. My answer is "Fuck No." I don't make it a habit to hang out with racist assholes, especially ones who don't apologize for their fucked up ways. Instead of an apology, we get a comment about hope that others will learn more about racial profiling.

The only thing that I've learned from this incident (although I already knew this) is that racists will pull the race card at every available opportunity and mostly get a free pass from society. If anything, this incident has reinforced my observations that some people enjoy playing the victim, even in 2009. Mr. Gates must be desperately trying to keep himself relevant by inventing racial incidents. What would he do for a living if racism wasn't as prevalent as he teaches? Probably have to get a real job.