A stand against racism depends on the race?

As recently as two months ago, a Cal Poly club member accidentally posted a picture that, unbeknownst to him, was offensive to a race. The incident led the club to formally apologize, participate in sensitivity meetings and suspend club meetings. The accidental racist message drew the intervention of ethnic studies professor and department chair Victor Valle and made ethnic studies professor Jane Lehr “surprised and angry.” I cannot even imagine what the ethnic studies department would have done if the club had written an entire column on why they hated a race.

Apparently nothing.

Oh that’s right, James Koman is a humorist and Smile and Nod is club that performs serious lectures. The fact is, it would be hypocrisy for Victor Valle and his department to not take greater action against James Koman than he did against Smile and Nod. If action is not taken, it would send the message that supports racism if the racism is not toward a minority, and a person can pick and choose when to defend a race depending on the race at hand. Is this the message that ethnic studies wants to send to its students? Should there be liberty and justice for some? I challenge any and all departments and clubs that represent justice and equality on behalf of a race or culture to use their leverage to punish James Koman for his hate crime or they can support bigotry.