Nope - not going to watch it. Nope - didn't watch any of it and not the parts that included Rachel Jeantel. Nope, not going to bother to try to figure out why there have to be so many rules and qualifications on who can and when they can use the word - whether with an "er" or an "a" on the end.
To paraphrase and expand (something we white males do): "Well, it is racist if it is Tuesday, your over the age of 18, you're white, and we don't want you to use it."
Of course, Crooks and Liars calls this schooling someone. Nope - not a Rush Limbaugh fan - nice try - I think he is an asshole who needs to be schooled on a lot of stuff. But this is not schooling, it is BS about making a set of ever-changing rules so, on a whim, someone can decide when or if a term is "racism" or a person using it is a "racist". This is as ridiculous as the fact that this 19 year-old (?) is now a celebrity for being a friend of Martin's and a witness at a trial - and an authority we should go to for such rules.
The conundrum; the goal is a society where all are welcomed and valued The way to get there is to make a long list of convoluted rules about who can say what.
There's your problem..."equality" seems to be the furthest thing from most folks mind.
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