The Real Paula Dean Issue

I really need to get away from Facebook. In the last couple of weeks I get to see who supports Paula Dean and those who are utterly offended by her and it is getting sickening to listen to.  The real issue here is money. She stands to lose money and so do the people around her.  Her defense seems to be centered around whether or not she used the word nigger and whether or not it is wrong to do so.  Yes, I am a white man that just typed the word nigger as opposed to using the term "N Word".  I can tell you it is wrong to use these terms. Lets not forget a long list of disparaging words that are projected at any one of any color, race, sexual orientation, or ascribed status. 

These words are easy to use and that's why this debate is completely misguided. If you blindly call me a cracker, it is solely on the basis of skin color. I have more respect for someone who calls me a cracker based on their experiencing the content of my character. Yes the words of MLK are important here. He wanted his children to be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Lets go back to Paula Dean. Does anyone realize that this revelation came out in a court deposition. She is being sued for discrimination. Do we forget that?  People want us to excuse her for using the word 27 years ago but are they also asking us to excuse her from allegedly being discriminatory towards people of color?

I think I can overlook stupid people using stupid words and the fact that these stupid people fail to find value in their fellow man. It happens everyday sadly because we allow it. I will not raise my kids to be this simple minded. I cannot overlook the fact that in 2013 we are still talking about race and racism. That's the real issue folks. All people must realize that using words that simply label people is weak. It's time to finally judge people by the content by the content of their character.