Of course not, and the fact that even black cops treat black people like they&#x27;re less than human illustrates another important idea:  internalized racism.  When power structures in society constantly reinforce the idea that black people are worth less, <i>everyone starts to believe it</i>.<p>Pernicious, isn&#x27;t it?<p>It isn&#x27;t just about name-calling.  It&#x27;s about the systems that keep people disengaged politically and economically, generation after generation.  The name-calling is just the surface stuff, and you know, I bet you anything that if people of color actually had a fair shot at anything in this country, <i>the name calling wouldn&#x27;t matter at all</i>.