Last November newspapers all over the world were reporting racial slurs made by Seinfeld's Michael Richards. Before that it was Mel Gibson, and now it's Imus.

Racism seemed to be dying by the 80's, and I myself was glad of it. People were becoming more equal - and the world took on a "first come -first served" attitude.

The united states was not only teeming with citizens of a "melting pot" ancestry - but we seemed to be a "melting pot" nation. Caucasians, native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians all seemingly worked, lived, and loved together. For a long time I felt that we were clearing the path for a great unprejudiced future, but now it seems I was just way too positive in my thinking.

Just as we remember and commemorate the wrongs done to the Jewish at the hands of Hitler, others remember the wrongs done to their race. A trip down history lane will show that all people were prejudiced against at one time or another, including my kind - who were burnt at the stake for being witches, simply because of having red hair. I realize that the staggering differences in a handful of purported witches is nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of slaves, but felt compelled to mention it anyway.

Somewhere between the 1980's & 90's things took a drastic turn. No longer were people trying to step out and up from their ancestors shoes. Now regression happened, and a new generation emerged with the desire to "fight the power". For every 1 pure-hearted activist, there seemed to be 2 that adopted a "you owe me" philosophy.

Perhaps during this time when Caucasians were becoming known for being a "white devil", the younger generation forgot about the countless "white people" who risked their life to help abolish slavery. Besides fighting in the the civil war, there was the underground railroad. This chain of tunnels may have been created by slaves- but the help from Caucasians was needed and given. The United States was a divided nation when it came to the topic of slavery, and I dare say "the good people" won that fight.

So now back to Imus. Any NON-hating American will admit that what he said was horrible, and he should've known better.

To fire him though? Unethical. Until the whole idea of "freedom of speech" is modified, we have this right. It is what allowed Lauryn Hill, artist of the song "Nappy Heads", to join the 5% Nation and make anti-white remarks. It is what allows Michael Moore to bash President

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