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08-13-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mercedesjin View Post

BoyFromTheFuture: That's a nice, optimistic outlook - except racism still exists today. Yeah, you're right. We should be thankful that we can use the same water fountains, bathrooms, schools, etc. Still, racism today is a lot more subtle. Have you heard of Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the controversy surrounding him lately? Or the pool in Pennsylvania? There's a lot these days showing how subtle racism is these days.
I was referring to the usage of the word and racial slurs (which is what this thread is about) , hate crimes/discrimination is something else.
I don't consider hate crimes any different than any other type of murder.
As for discrimination , it really doesnt exist anymore , and if it does you can always sue.

edir: sorry about the fail quoting , I cant seem to delete the post.

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