Thank you Larry, for keeping the beacon focused. Travellers and Romani are arguably the most victimized ethnic/racial group in the world. I am amazed by the number of people I run into who consider themselves to be "enlightened" and "progressive" but seem to have saved all their stereotypes and biases for these people, as if they are the final bastion of permissible discrimination.

I appreciate your speaking out on this issue and responding to the red lights that flash when people make innoccuous comments. So many people fell themselves to be free of racism only because the days of segregation and KKK lynchings are over. Those were only the tip of the iceburg. We all need to take time to explore our inner workings and understand racism, and learn how to discern it in ourselves.

Once again, Thanks!
Bill Carlsen
Lompoc, CA