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Yeah I know it's an impossible argument, hehehe. At least someone else has a sense of humor about it James :-). I just feel this country has become too sensitive of a population and we have our own society becoming like a big brother over what everyone thinks and feels. If you don't agree with the majority then you're condemned as unpatriotic or some other name calling. I have never felt that I needed to agree with the majority to make sure I didn't receive a "dreaded" name from society. Heaven forbid! A name! hehehe
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I think one important fact that you are missing is that you do agree with the majority. Many people feel that this act was totally innocent, and that most of us are over reacting. It is the minority voice that is screaming, "This is not acceptable behavior!" When people dress up as other races in films and TV, it is only acceptable IF it is done purely for entertainment or education and w/o malicious intent to degrade and insult a group of people. I am not convinced that this was the intent of these young men. Since none of us truly know what their intent was, I am shocked that so many people are blindly standing behind them. As for SNL, I will not defend their sketches, b/c they often can be offensive. I've seen them mock characters and portray images that could be considered offensive to every imaginable group of people. So I guess they are simply an exception.
What I find interesting is that everyone is so proud of the diversity of America; the great "Melting Pot". Yet they are not willing to be more sensitive to the concerns and feelings of members of another race. I'm not syaing you don't have the right to be offensive (1st Amendment gives us all that). But why in this "great nation" are we not more understanding and tolerant of the past and present feelings of all of America's citizens?
Marie