Mr. Khan, I would not refer to a protest against something that I feel strongly about as childish. Hardly! This is surely not the first time people have either protested against or stood up to bigots. And this will surely not be the last time. Also, to err is human and it takes a better man or woman to admit so. All the name calling is unwarranted. As was stressed in my earlier piece, it is certain that there are unsavory characters in NY. There are unpleasant people everywhere. But to stereotype a whole section of the population because of a handful of negative incidents that you have experienced is rather ignorant. I have been to the Bronx and many other black neighborhoods under a variety of different circumstances and never experienced a negative incident. Now, what makes me so different from you? We both have a thick Gambian accent, dress and look a bit different. So we stand out. Yet, you still think that those that beat you up chose to do so because they hate Africans and everything black? Give me a break, Saul! There has to be more to your story. Everything that you have stated is your own opinion and does not hold true for everyone. Therefore, when you start making blanket statements, stereotypes and assumptions, your views start to become bigoted and ignorant. Anyway, you still have not produced any evidence that your use of the word is justified. Except that you have chosen to use the a derogatory term to define a whole subsection of the population. You can use the word all you want and also twist the definition to justify its use, but the definition of a bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. You certainly fit this definition based on your thoughts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------