Beyond Paula Deen - Focus Point

Though much of America has become distracted by the Paula Deen case, we still have a significant problem when it comes to speaking openly and honestly about the issue of race. Racism, says Jones-DeWeever, is bigger than the use of ugly words, deadlier than the loss of a sponsor, and more tragic than a few days of embarrassment endured by a millionaire. Here, she raises a few examples of why we shouldn’t be too enthralled with caricatures of racism while ignoring its everyday occurrence.