be misinterpreted. It must be realized that often a joke can be taken harshly at the expense of a minority group. These jokes, although they may not come across as humorous to some, do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of the individual. For this reason, racial humor should not be taken to heart. After all, the best medicine for any pain is laughter.By living in a society where classifying people becomes second nature, we are constantly being stereotyped whether we are aware of it or not. It does not only reflect ethnic backgrounds, but also likes and dislikes, looks, or activities. The issue is not only black vs. white anymore. Every day, people get called “jocks,” “skids,” and “homosexuals.” The fact of the matter is, the person we portray to the outside world is more often than not the person we are in real life. There is no point in denying it or masking it with artificial charades. Make the best of whom we are and be content with the outcome of the situation. If labels are placed on us, so be it. Be proud of what we are, our history, our beliefs, and our religion. Whatever label we have, people should be treated equally with no single group of people receiving special rights simply because there are fewer individuals involved with that label. In her work, Multicultural Education and Feminist Ethics, Marilyn Friedman best summed up the entire multicultural ordeal when she bluntly stated, “no universalization without representation” (Friedman, 484). There is no right or wrong answer to the game of life. Slowly people will begin to accept minority groups for what they are. In this world of ours, it is not proper or even fair to state what is “normal.”The fight for equal rights is as important as the fight for freedom of expression. People are segregated because of obvious differences such as race or gender, or less obvious differences such as religion and ...
