I have had racist stuff said to me. Some of it recent, much of it from my school days. I still see some of those people, and don't hold that stuff against them. In fact, I probably handled it poorly back then, compared to how I handle that stuff now.
The point is that some people really are just a product of their environment, and that type of environment is becoming far less common here in Canada. I believe we should be teaching why things are wrong, recognizing that things are different, especially in the past. Once upon a time, that word was pretty damn common, as were many other derogatory names.
Peters might be a changed person, maybe not. I think what matters most is what has he done since that day, did he truly apologize and how much has he grown as a person.
Either way, he doesn't work for me, and his bosses will decide if this is something that they want hanging on them going forward.
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