[Vaquero]

Everyone is Racist Sexist Bigot Homophobe

And who cares. Do you think the faggots don’t make disparaging remarks about straights and straight sex. Blacks make fun of the crackers all the time. Not only do Christians make remarks about Jews, but Jews make remarks about Shicksas.

We need more Don Rickle types to DESENSITIZE and put people’s foibles out there...not hide them in a closet

[grania]

Of course, I realize that many of those doing the complaining are racist. These are guidelines that were taught so one could avoid being targeted for their attitudes.

I've noticed that many people don't use qualifiers when they describe groups of people. "Some blacks have racist tendencies" is very different from "blacks are racist".

Another rule that served me well in navigating the inner city classroom was to not express an opinion about a fact. Research the fact and have details.