I think I heard on the radio today that Zimmerman actually tutored poor black kids for free on the weekends occasionally. I'm not sure if that means he's racist. Regardless, this should have been a local story, not a national one. And I'm kind of embarrassed that I'm even bothering to comment.
Zimmerman's race matters because if he's something other than "white", Sharpton/Jackson/Farrakhan and Lee won't be able to gin up the appropriate amount of racial discord.
The guy is mexican and cuban. I mean apparently where I come from (about 30mins from where the shooting occured) if you're a minority you dont count as a racist.
I do not worry that the media will continue this sort of thing and interfere with the American dialog, I worry that the media will continue this sort of thing and become irrelevant. Then, society will be without any form of mediation and balance. And that does not end well.
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AmazngSpiderpig 13 years ago
Can you post where you got this from or where it can be validated? If I can validate it I would love to re-post it.
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ahnyerkeester 13 years ago
And they're calling Zimmerman white. He appears Hispanic and I believe he self-identified that way too.
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archer 13 years ago
both images of zimmerman are confirmed. the bottom image presented as martin is in dispute.
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CDBell 13 years ago
I believe Zimmerman is described in the media as White-Hispanic.
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ahnyerkeester 13 years ago
Not the media I'm listening too. When they mention race, he's white.
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archer 13 years ago
the bird-flipping pic is not the trayvon martin in question. this one lives in kentucky. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001791912868">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001791912868
who would have guess there would be 2 people named trayvon, let alone 2 of them with the same last name?
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davidgreeen 13 years ago
I don't get why Zimmerman's race is of any importance. He clearly held a prejudice against blacks, regardless of what race he identifies with.
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Cody 13 years ago
I think I heard on the radio today that Zimmerman actually tutored poor black kids for free on the weekends occasionally. I'm not sure if that means he's racist. Regardless, this should have been a local story, not a national one. And I'm kind of embarrassed that I'm even bothering to comment.
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casher1 13 years ago
The Trayvon Martian on the bottom is a different boy of the same name in Georgia who is alive and well.
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Loki 13 years ago
Zimmerman's race matters because if he's something other than "white", Sharpton/Jackson/Farrakhan and Lee won't be able to gin up the appropriate amount of racial discord.
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Razorback 13 years ago
I agree with Loki. If Zimmerman had been black, this would not have even made the local news.
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Allen_Fralick 13 years ago
The guy is mexican and cuban. I mean apparently where I come from (about 30mins from where the shooting occured) if you're a minority you dont count as a racist.
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kris.kroski 13 years ago
Here, however, is a relatively recent picture where Trayvon is flipping the bird:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/29/second-trayvon-martin-twitter-feed-identified/">http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/29/second-trayvon-martin-twitter-feed-identified/
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JFitzGenius 12 years, 11 months ago
I do not worry that the media will continue this sort of thing and interfere with the American dialog, I worry that the media will continue this sort of thing and become irrelevant. Then, society will be without any form of mediation and balance. And that does not end well.
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