Slurs and other Things

It's terrible that in 2009 people still talk about each other on the basis of race, color, creed, sexual orientation, etc. I mean i know you can't change people's opinion but still there's no need to be offensive to anyone. I don't understand why some people find satisfaction in talking about people for things they can't change and then get upset when someone talks about them on something they can't change. So here goes. Today i was in Spanish class, the melting pot on intolerance which i have come to find out, and some kids starts yelling slurs about homosexuals, and me and my friend, being our progressive, open-minded selves, had to take him to the woodshed. Then, to my surprise and shock, another kid joins in with him!!! it realy shocked me how much close mindedness there still is, i mean i could see if we lived in 1950, but goodness this is 2009 people, WAKE UP!