There were lots many of the vigils I have been to on the Bates campus. There were lots of people talking. Emotions, running as high as they were, caused a lot of people to ramble, though I don't think many can be blamed for that. One particular person stuck out. Whenever the issue of race or sexuality or gender comes up, that is all I ever hear.
Nobody says anything.
We don t have to look too far to find the answer. Recent examples include Fuzzy Zoeller, a golfer who made a crack about the race and stereotypes regarding multi-ethnic golfer Tiger Woods. He lost all his sponsors, and the rest of the world got out their ten foot poles in dealing with him. John Rocker, a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, has attracted a good deal of press for his less funny, more hateful comments made about many different races including Asians, Latinos, and homosexuals. He is currently ostracized by his teammates, distanced from the Braves organization, and appealing a suspension that would last into the first month of the upcoming baseball season into the first month of the upcoming baseball season.