People can't help but to feel segregated by societal distinctions. It's unfortunate, but like Sam Jackson's character said in "A Time to Kill"... "When you look at me, you don't see a man. You see a black man." is true. People feel an unnecessary need to characterize people by color or culture or creed, but what it does is seperate, not lead people into enlightenment.
I agree that this kid was probably being a stupid ass inconsiderate jerk, but it would be nice to show that people don't have to be seperated by anything.
Why not just give out a "because it's needed" award, and then everyone who needs it can have access to it.
P.S. - Has anyone ever heard the Lenny Bruce comment on Race?
Quote:
"Oh, my god, did you hear what he said? Are there any niggers here tonight? Is that rank! Is that cruel! Is that a cheap way to get laughs? Well, I think I see a nigger at the bar talking to two guinea owners and next to them....Now why have I done this? Is it only for shock value? Well, if all the niggers started calling each other nigger, not only among themselves, which they do anyway, but among others. If President Kennedy got on television and said:'I'm considering appointing two or three of the top niggers in the country to my cabinet'-if it was nothing but nigger, nigger, nigger- in six months nigger wouldn't mean any more than good night, god bless you...-when that beautiful day comes, you'll never see another nigger kid come home from school crying because some motherfucker called him a nigger."
---Lenny Bruce
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