Isn't it ironic that a man who is as racially sensitive as Professor Gates . . .?

Dude, this is too easy. Gates is the type of guy who sees respect as a one way street... something that is owed to him, not earned. You'd best defer to him or be ready for his perceived self righteous rant. In his mind, I am sure he owes respect to no one. The guy has a history of being hypersensitive to the point of seeking out confrontation for confrontation's sake. I went to a small liberal arts college that employed a black sociology professor cut from the same cloth. The guy who taught at my alma mater claimed a racist conspiracy was mucking up his day from sun up to beddy by time every day... tiresome, but he certainly had his lil' on campus cult following. The "angry black man" routine is very big on intimidation... BECAUSE IT WORKS. Most people will drop their eyes, shy away... anything not to be caught up in a spectacle. This is a cheap ploy employed quite often by such "learned" men.