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Originally posted by FlyersFan
reply to post by JuniorDisco
Racist is racist. Your continued free pass to Martins racism because his ancestors MAY have had racial things happen is absurd. His racism was evident right up to the point of death. Literally, his last words on earth were racial slurs ... 'crazy ass cracker'. His social media was steeped in racism and bigotry (and drug use and thuggery). And yes, his continued use of racial slurs over and over and over and over do indeed equal a white person saying the 'n' word. There is no good excuse for his behavior and his language. None.
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Are you of the opinion that Martin's use of this twitter handle is absolutely identical to a white person screaming that word into the face of a black person?
Martin used racial slurs right up to the instant he died. His racial slurs are just as obnoxious and pathetic as the 'n' word racial slur. Racist is racist. Your wanting to give him a free pass because his grandpappy may have been discriminated against or because his great great grandpappy may have been a slave .. that's absurd.
Amusingly, you probably are.
Biased, you probably are.
Answer the question.
Are you of the opinion that Martin's use of this twitter handle is absolutely identical to a white person screaming that word into the face of a black person?
Because if you aren't then suddenly your simplistic rendering of "racist is racist" isn't quite as obvious, is it? And you might have to admit that there are degrees of prejudicial effect based, yes, in part on the things that happened to Martin's forebears. (Which I'm not at all surprised you are so keen to minimise).
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
You didn't answer the question. Are you unable to?
Originally posted by RickKilgannon
TM used a racial slur to describe GZ and the witness doesn't think that using that slur is racist, but if GZ would have described TM using the N word instead of correctly referring to him as black, then he would be considered a racist,
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Are you of the opinion that Martin's use of this twitter handle is absolutely identical to a white person screaming that word into the face of a black person?
Martin used racial slurs right up to the instant he died. His racial slurs are just as obnoxious and pathetic as the 'n' word racial slur. Racist is racist. Your wanting to give him a free pass because his grandpappy may have been discriminated against or because his great great grandpappy may have been a slave .. that's absurd.
Amusingly, you probably are.
Biased, you probably are.
Answer the question.
Are you of the opinion that Martin's use of this twitter handle is absolutely identical to a white person screaming that word into the face of a black person?
Because if you aren't then suddenly your simplistic rendering of "racist is racist" isn't quite as obvious, is it? And you might have to admit that there are degrees of prejudicial effect based, yes, in part on the things that happened to Martin's forebears. (Which I'm not at all surprised you are so keen to minimise).
Seriously, you really think that it is ok for a black person to use racial slurs about/towards a white person just because someone in their family tree may have been a slave 150+ years ago? It isn't ok for anyone to use racial slurs against anyone else, and yes there is a double standard in today's society about people being racist. The only people that you ever hear replied to as being racist are white people, when anyone of any ethnicity can and are racist.
Originally posted by RickKilgannon
Seriously, you really think that it is ok for a black person to use racial slurs about/towards a white person just because someone in their family tree may have been a slave 150+ years ago?
TM used a racial slur to describe GZ and the witness doesn't think that using that slur is racist, but if GZ would have described TM using the N word instead of correctly referring to him as black, then he would be considered a racist, he is already considered a racist because he referred to TM as black and because he shot a black guy. What would you have liked GZ to refer TM as to the 911 operator?
Originally posted by dudeman351
Originally posted by IvanAstikov
Originally posted by dudeman351
reply to post by Baddguy
To be fair, the cop beating was due to the fact that it was an off duty cop in a bar. Who didn't identify himself and was harassing George's buddy.
Think about that. George went up to a larger stranger and got right in his face over something George believed was wrong. That was before he'd spent 18 months training at a well regarded fighting gym and done a bit of freelance "security" work at private parties.
First off he was on even ground in that instance. Secondly you ever been sucker punched? When thug life punched him and broke his nose, Zimmerman couldn't see anything but white for a few seconds at least. Plenty of time for the punk to just start wailing on him and kick his ass.
Originally posted by WonderBoi
One person killed another person. Does it matter who, what, where, when, how or why?
Originally posted by TeflonBear
reply to post by IvanAstikov
There you go again with your wealth of knowledge on George Zimmerman and his personal life that you derived from the one-sided media circus.
Originally posted by Baddguy
reply to post by FlyersFan
ok...you don't understand racism....firstly the term "cracker" will never hold as much weight a the "n word".
second the term "cracker" comes from slaves that referred to the masters as "whip crackers"....you can use all the logic you want but is not the same...I know..i know "racism is racism" but white people didnt go through slavery and segregation like blacks did so they will never understand what blacks still deal with...
but any way...how about GZ beating on women??
Originally posted by Baddguy
you don't understand racism....
firstly the term "cracker" will never hold as much weight a the "n word".
second the term "cracker" comes from slaves that referred to the masters as "whip crackers
you can use all the logic you want but is not the same..
but any way...how about GZ beating on women??