Walking around campus today, I see many different people acting differently from one another. The culture of a University is one of the most important attributes one may find appealing, and is an important factor in their decision about where to attend college. Because of these differences, in the past it has caused conflicts and hatred between very different groups of people, whether it is because of race, gender, or sexual orientation. But today, I don’t see any of those things. I don’t see homosexuals being hated on because of their sexual preferences. I don’t see black people being hated on because of their skin color. I don’t see women being hated on because of their gender. So why should minorities feel threatened? I will not argue with Lawrence’s point that black Americans were treated very unfairly until just recently, as were other minority groups, by the dominant white populace. Minority groups were not only abused verbally, but emotionally and physically as well, because they were different from white Americans. I will not justify what happened to the minority population, but agree that it was wrong and devastating, and will admit that it would be hard to forgive those who hurt them. Going off this, I also agree with Brown in the Brown v. Board of Education case. Black children had and have every right to receive the same advantages white children did and do, respectively. Segregation in schools and, well, everywhere causes a sense of inequality to black Americans, in this case, and every other minority group, including women, and homosexuals. Lawrence, writing as a black American law professor at Georgetown University to other minority groups, and anyone else who takes offense to racism and discrimination, offers a general law-based thought about racism and discrimination towards minority groups. His purpose is to persuade minority and majorities to restrict the First Amendment by placing hateful discriminatory words under the heading of “fighting...