Why is this acceptable???

This has been on my mind for a few days now. Why is it perfectly acceptable that in Oprahs graduation speech to Howard University she said "I used to work for the white man and the white men have to work for me." How is this ok? Why are we hearing nothing of this. What if I gave a speech and said the exact opposite? How much trouble would I be in. Would I be smattered all over the media like Imus was? Was what he said worse than what Oprah said? In my eyes, she said the same type of thing that he did. I am just getting so tired of our society and the need to walk on eggshells around every race but our own. Why is ok that we get put down constantly because we are white. I was raised in a very good household that taught me we are all the same. . .but comments like this makes you realize that not all of were raised the same and that racism is still very much alive and it is now turning more and more against those of us that are white. And what do we have to do. . .take it or risk being excuted in the eyes of the media and the world. Sucks huh?