Everywhere you turn there is talk about equality, in the workplace, at school and in sports. People say that they want to be considered as equal, however what they truly mean is that they want to be considered equal until it no longer benefits them. A perfect example would be those with disabilities. Now I know what you are thinking, I am going to attack cripples (your words not mine), but that’s not the case. In the employment world I am not allowed to base my decision on a potential employee based on their physical limitations, unless those disabilities would prevent one from completing tasks that are entailed in a specific job. Meaning I do not have to hire a wheelchair bound applicant for labor intensive landscaping position. However, if they were to work around the office, then I would be discriminating by not hiring a handicapped individual, if I took their disability in consideration in the hiring process. Now here is the problem that I have with that, I am supposed to treat this disabled individual as equal, yet ignore the fact they have specialized parking closer to buildings, make special arrangements/ install more facilities to accommodate them all the while possibly working extra to compensate for their lack of physical ability. Gloria Steinem once made the argument that female firefighters should not be subject to the same testing as male firefighters. Her point of contention was that many females who wanted to be firefighters could not pass the physical exam and carry a 150 lbs dummy up/down three flights of stairs in a specific amount of time. Gloria felt that female firefighters should be tested with a lighter dummy’s then their male counterparts. However, Gloria feels that males and females should be considered as equals, but components of equality can not be interchangeable. With the Imus mess, the same situation exists. I am sure that many people have no idea that the Chappelle show was partially written by Dave’s partner who is white. What if Chappelle was not the host, but a white guy? How long do you think that it would have taken for the show to get canceled? Actually it probably would have not been green lit. Do you think that the next on air personality will be fired for calling someone a hillbilly, #### or backwoods? Of course not and I think I know why, because white people do not give a rat’s #### what they are called. I am from the south and I have heard every derogatory term that can be used to describe someone and it does not bother me. I can laugh at a black joke, a Jewish joke, and a #### joke, which by the way I heard this really funny joke about….well I tell you about it later. Anyway the ability to use certain terms and or tell certain jokes makes you equal. Previously Jesse Jackson has made some comments regarding the guilt of the Duke Lacrosse players and just yesterday after the charges were dropped he stated that he would not apologize for any comments that he made regarding that issue. Where is the outcry for his firing? Hey I believe in equality, but I just feel that if you really want equality, then you have to take all aspects of it, such as having to park in the green section of Mickey 3 and walking your #### a half a mile to Disney, taking comedy for what it’s worth, ignoring comments from idiots, enjoying the tension with your college roommate (Dawan) while you insert ODB’s #### Please album while he (ODB) goes on for about 3 minutes about hating white people. O.k. that last part did not really fit, but was a funny experience.