Lately it seems that the use of double standards in America has become a perfectly acceptable and practiced behavior. The act alone contradicts all of the progress made and reached by our own conditioning and overall rights as a people.

How can defaming others help unite the differences of a people? But for such a trait or behavior, to become so widely used, and so widely acceptable leaves me astonished at the level of ignorance that still, to this day, inhibits our country.

It's true that I have done this too . . . perhaps it is a learned trait. But why do we, as a people, do this?

An example of such traits would be the use of derogatory words by a group of people. It is hard to understand how one culture can say such things and the rest just listen and observe. It's a hurtful word regardless of who uses it and what context used in, so why even use it to begin with? But then to not expect it to be used by others, and in mainstream media is just unrealistic.

It has been said by many people that it is perfectly acceptable for certain peoples to use these words to desensitize themselves from the pain that it brings. But no matter what, the negative feelings and overall gravity is not reduced, no matter how many times one says them. I have been called every name in the book, more times than I would like to admit, and yet they still hurt.

What would happen if a white person made such a comment? What if a Gay person made one? I highly doubt that it would be as accepted or even as unnoticed as this one. I understand that it is sometimes hard to let go of the pain that has been caused over the years of such treatment. But passing such judgments, seems to be hate filled and all together ironically familiar to what his statement was trying to get across.