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Originally Posted by Obey
@ NOBLE But my point is, as long as there's such a negative reaction to something so small such as this, we'll never escape the problem. |
If they were reacting purely because that one football player used the 'n' word, then yea, I would agree with you that it's a huge reaction over "something so small." However, I doubt that all the reactions are ONLY because of that one incident rather than what it represents in the minds of those who are reacting, which is a much bigger 'not so small' problem in society at large. At the same time, I wouldn't presume how "small" or "large" a problem should be for someone else unless you have gone through that problem yourself under the same circumstances or are going through it now. It's just like the Chinese water torture. It's counter-intuitive to think someone would suffer so much from just having water drops repeatedly on their forehead. But unless you've gone through it yourself, you may never fully understand why they react to it to the point where they are driven insane.