My reaction to a MUMM using the word "w!gg*r" to describe a man who was abusing a three year old child, asking if it was right for a distant relative to interfere and take the children away from the parents:
She did the right thing, OBVIOUSLY. As for the racial slur used in this MUMM... I just have to ask why it was used considering that rednecks can be just as lowly as can the higher class of society? There is no specific color, religion or class involved when it comes to abuse. Racial slurs need not be used to describe a person even if it is "out of anger". You're better than that. That's all I have to say.
I often wonder why, even if it is out of anger, we choose to use such hateful words to describe our brothers and sisters. We are all children of the Earth. I can't bring myself to tolerate such disgusting words being used to bring eachother down, when we should be bringing eachother up... standing equally to make this world a better place for all of us. I have this dream over and over... where one day I will awaken knowing my nephew will never be looked down on because he is black. I have this dream where I won't be looked at as being white or Native. I have this dream that everybody will be looked at as being human. We will see the love in eachother's eyes and love one another as we are: human. It is not because of our race, religion or class that we succeed. I know it's a dream, but it's my dream. I have hope. I have hope that things will turn for the better and there will no longer be reason to cry... only reason for all of us to smile at one another and love one another equally. If you read this and you're racist... please be kind enough to remove yourself from my friends list. I don't have tolerance for you... just like you don't have tolerance for diversity... no matter how beautiful it is. You are missing out on the beauty of many people because of your hatred. You are denying yourself a peace within that only those who strive for peace know. I've experienced things that, if I were a weaker spirit, I may have been judgemental let alone hateful toward others. However, I chose resilience over giving in to the hate. I believe you can change if you want to, but the problem is your attitude might be that the world needs to change before YOU change. That is NOT how it goes. The attitude that would serve you best in mind, body and spirit would be this: If I change for the better, I can help change the world for the better. Every person makes a difference, big or small. We are change. We decide who we become.
