<p>Hmmm,it looks like the majority of posters are rushing in to defend the perpetrators and dismiss the incident as trivial and inconsequential.It’s important to remain objective here,which I believe is the whole point why the OP highlighted this issue in the first place.TO simply brush of an act of racism as “a joke” is not good enough.Perhaps the people who are posting in this thread do not identify with either of the marginalized groups that were the target of derision and so cannot really comprehend the scope of how something like this can affect a person.It’s not good enough to just say “Oh well,an act of hate occurred.But hey,Oberlin is a tad bit more"progressive” than other schools,so it doesn’t really matter that much."This incident should not cause people associated with Oberlin to beat their chests and trumpet how progressive and inclusive they are when in fact there is glaring evidence that throws that reputation into serious doubt.It’s probably time for some serious dialogue.The administration,which ,according to the OP only reacted after there was a student uprising(and the potential for a scandal) acted very complacently.This sort of reactionary attitude leaves a lot to be desired IMO.</p>