I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.

She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom the nation's highest civilian honor by President George W. : /ʃəˈleɪlə/ shə-LAY-lə; born February 14 1941) served for eight years as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton and has been president of the University of Miami a private university in Coral Gables Florida since 2001. Donna Edna Shalala (pron.