Obviously, as a noted scholar of the Holocaust, Dr. Marrus could not be a racist, so it is appropriate that the College did not sever ties with him. However, his failure to understand that these days certain things are not fit subjects for levity is still regrettable; but incidents like this, even without major measures being taken in response, will no doubt lead to greater public awareness of this within the affected community.

People don't get away with joking about the Holocaust these days, and no one should really be surprised that black people have feelings about the era of slavery too. Just as some of our sports teams are considering changing their names, now that (apparently) we've discovered that people of First Nations origin actually still exist and have feelings too.

There are times when I do feel that political correctness is taken to excess, but it's not excessive that we're simply realizing that respect is for all groups, not just those we're used to.