At some point, we have to understand as a nation and society that different people and different groups see things in different ways. We are now being conditioned to be offended by anything we do not personally agree with; that removes the possibility of dialogue and separates us even more.
When I became GM of one of Mooney Broadcasting's stations... the one in their biggest market... I was 24 and the youngest person on the staff. I discovered that some of the staff had given me a nickname that was a mildly offensive term for someone young and inexperienced. Since I took over a station that was losing horrible amounts of money, there was little I could say.
Instead of disciplining anyone, I let it ride. A month or so later, we got our first book where we had gone to a tie for #1 with the station that had been #1 for nearly four decades. I had picked up the book myself, and said nothing when I got to our offices. I typed a memo, made copies: it said "WUNO is Número Uno.... and tied with the station that had been #1 for four decades" I signed it with the nickname and posted it all over.
End of problem. A good laugh. Everyone came closer, and a bit of humor let everyone know I wanted a free and relaxed atmosphere. Today, there would be lawyers, firings, investigations and the whole batch of attacks and counter attacks.
Oh, and I was the the only minority group member on the staff.
