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Jena 6: the charges weren't exaggerated. The main perp in the case already had a record of abuse that was reported, but unpunished.
The "N" word: I have to say it needs to go, and it would be easier to see it go if blacks didn't use it so much to refer to each other. On the other hand, maybe if we just say it 10 million times it will cease to mean anything (which could be bad, also, since it would cause us to forget what has happened historically?)
In the U.S. non-white comedians can say "white people always..." and make blanket assumptions. A white comedian cannot, regardless of intent. Most of the time, I can laugh about it. Sometimes, I think it's mean-spirited. However, since the usual criticisms are that, as a white, I can't dance, sing, play basketball, what have you, then I guess it's okay, since these are really minor criticisms. And since I'm white, I'm not allowed to complain about it anyway, right?
Let's face it: there's a double standard of behavior on some things. You have to look at intent.
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