I'd say Matthew Shepard's folks might disagree.

Is the killing of one kid less significant because it happened to many blacks, and not just one?

How is demanding that people not be discriminated against for something they have no say in insulting?
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She was standin' alone over by the juke box, like she'd something to sell.
I said "baby, what's the goin' price?" She told me to go to hell.

Bon Scott - Shot Down in Flames