Sorry, Whoopi,

Just because Mel Gibson has been to your house, "with your kids," doesn't mean he's not a racist.  It just means he's granted you the, oh so coveted, "good negro exemption."  Also known by our southern friends as the, "good n----r pass."   Unfortunately, we (and you) are not yet beyond, "race."  Your fame effectively mitigates the issue, to  a degree.  But, as a dissident caucasian and fierce civil rights activist, I must tell you this, "good" designation, is an exceedingly common racist rationalization.- rainj