Let's Talk About Race

While this article was well thought out and powerful, I felt that the picture on the first page was more powerful than anything that was said within the actual text. We can debate until we're blue in the face about what is politically correct to say and who can say it, but when we actually see the effects of what our ancestors actually did or had done to them, we really realize what the effects of racism are. Unfortunately, there are still people out their who feel comfortable using racist terms in their everyday life. Under no circumstances is it acceptable to use these words. It doesn't matter if you have been provoked, or are just on a tirade for thirty seconds. Those thirty seconds can change the world's perception of you such as it did for Michael Richard. We are all told that we have a right to free speech, but when does this free speech cross the line into libel and slander? Why would anyone using free speech need to use these hurtful words? Sadly, there are many who cannot come up with anything other than racial slurs and because of it there is no true basis to any of their belief systems whatsoever.