So Halle Berry got in trouble for a comment she made on Jey Leno's show. She said that a picture of her with a larger nose "made her look like her Jewish cousin". Why is this offensive? Aren't Jewish people well known for traditionally having large noses? Are we denying this now? Did she claim it was ugly? No. Did she scream and have a tantrum about how hideous it would be to be Jewish? I don't think so.
Guess what else? Black people are well known to have skin that's darker than white people's. And people of Celtic origin are known for their red hair and pale skin. Oh my god, not pale skin! Nobody has pale skin, ssssh! Don't talk about it and it can't be true!
People are not all exactly the same. These are racial traits. If you deny they exist, you deny that race their distinguishing feature. Then you have a bunch of cardboard cut-outs which would have been people but are instead bland clones.
You just know the people who are irritated by this are the very same people who are up screaming for equal rights. If we're all exactly the same, who is getting treated differently?
Pointing out a racial trait is not the same as belittling it or abusing it. If Halle Berry had said how ugly Jews were or whatever, yes I'd be all for bitchslapping her as well. But she didn't. All she did was point out something that everyone already knew. Big deal.
Relax guys, or all you'll end up being known for is your tendency to have heart attacks. Oops, did I just claim people have heart attacks? No, never happens...
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