I do think that people are too quick to throw out labels and accusations of "racism"... All that serves to do is marginalize acts of racism that do deserve our attention.
Was this individual fired based on race? Possibly, possibly not. The fact is, people get discriminated against all the time-- whether it's the hot chick being treated poorly by her fat, homely manager... Or an immigrant school kid being made fun of because he can't speak proper English.. Or the dude who gets turned down for a date because he drives a beat-up Pinto.
NOONE is immune to racism or any other form of discrimination. Being discriminated against for shallow reasons, is just an unavoidable part of life. Life is unfair. That's just the ****ing way it is. There will always be anecdotal cases of racism/sexism/ageism/etc., but the best that we (as a society) can hope for, is that racism doesn't become widely institutionalized and/or culturally condoned. However, eliminating petty, non-criminal prejudiced individuals from a society... Well, good luck with that.
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