Why is everything about race?

[lizlopez]

When people talk about racism and how it not a problem I am reminded of 2 things that have happened to me. but first you should know that I am white (very) and was raised in an upper middle class home where nothing like this ever happened

My husband is mexican and older than me by 12 years. on our first date we were pulled over by the cops for swerving in the lanes (we were not) it involved 6 cop cars and took 90 min. they searched his truck they pulled me aside and asked me if my parents knew where I was. I was 21 so told them it was none of their buisnes. this happened all because there was a hispanic man in a new truck with a young white girl something must be wrong? this opened my eyes to what it can be like being a non white race.


After getting married and having kids one day in the home depot parking lot as we were walking in i realized that I had forgot my phone in the car so my husband walked in with the kids and I turned back to get my phone. A guy met me at the car and informed me that i had tainted the white race and i should be ashamed. just stared at him in shock and said noting. thinking back on it I should have told him I improved it by giving it some built in sun block. I burn like a vampire but my kids tan really well.

also mixed race people are the most beautiful all you have to do is look at my daughter people stop me in the stores to tell me how pretty she is and she is only 7! my husband has said that he is getting a big gun when she is a teenager

So I guess my point is until you have walked in anothers shoes.......

[Gomojoe]

I would imagine that out of 25 white males perceived to be racist, that only one of them is and the rest are just mean miserable people! Stole that from Adam carrola, but I think it is pretty accurate. What has to happen for racial equality is racial equality! Im sorry but if you voted for Obama because he was black, you are a racist! If you jumped to the conclusion that this treyvon thing had to be racially motivated cause you thought it was white against black you are racist. If you think that you can't be racist because you are not white, you are racist! I could go on and on, but all these statements are based in fact based on the definition of the word! Either way this Trayvon case was a Hispanic vs. African American crime and if you want to say Zimmerman is white because his dad is, but want to call Obama black only because his dad was, you're racist!


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[Rob]

also mixed race people are the most beautiful.

Now imagine if someone said that about being white. They would be called a skin head racist. I don't have a problem with you having that opinion, just playing devils advocate. But that statement of a certain type of race is the most beautiful is an extremely racist comment.

[Gomojoe]

Now imagine if someone said that about being white. They would be called a skin head racist. I don't have a problem with you having that opinion, just playing devils advocate. But that statement of a certain type of race is the most beautiful is an extremely racist comment.

+1, the point of my post is to illustrate this hypocricy that this girl, white or not, would not have posted that if she was advocating the beauty of white babies! By citing a minority husband you know feel your able to say racist statements. Until we all understand this is wrong this will keep being a problem.


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[Foxtuning65]

Now imagine if someone said that about being white. They would be called a skin head racist. I don't have a problem with you having that opinion, just playing devils advocate. But that statement of a certain type of race is the most beautiful is an extremely racist comment.

This right here is the truth. What you said right there is exactly how racism started. "were prettier then white people, black people smell, white people are rednecks," as much as you don't think so these are all racist comments. Anything that you say that one race is better in anything than another is racism. Might want to be careful what you say as you complain about other people being racist.

As for the Trayvon Martin shooting, I haven't researched it and I do know that the media twists things but it is still sad. This was a 17 year old boy who got killed. Regardless of whether it was racial or self defense, it's still sad. Although I do believe the reports of a producer switching things, he still said "quote removed" which instantly makes it seem racial. And what do you expect martin to do when a man who out weighs him by almost 100 lbs approaches him and tries to put a gun in his face, id fight for my life too. What is sad is this kid had to lose his life. Not the fact that he was black or hispanic or white, he was a kid. Zimmerman shouldnt have shot him. But all the crying now wont bring him back.

Like I said earlier, As a nation, we need to come together. Where I live black on black crime is everywhere as well as white on white, fact of the matter is, if you say "my kid is prettier cause she is mixed" you are a RACIST.

[shelliebear]

"mixed is the most beautiful"
What??? You just proved the whole point of this thread, how everything is about race. SMH...
Why can't we just agree that what is on the outside has nothing to do with the inside, and that the outside doesn't matter to begin with??

[snake lab]

Because al sharpton is still alive. Hes the biggest racist of them all

[Rob_D]

And what do you expect martin to do when a man who out weighs him by almost 100 lbs approaches him and tries to put a gun in his face, id fight for my life too.

really you would fight if someone pointed a gun in your face... not wise

according to reports the gun was concealed and only exposed when the kid jumped the guard...

this whole situation has been made to be about race.

p.s. this whole 100 lb difference doesnt mean anything. when i was 17 i was about treyvons size and height but i fought anyone didnt matter there size. looking back i am grateful i didnt mix it up with someone who had a gun at the time. and if they had pulled a gun first i would have ran not fought.

so my rant is let this case be tried and we will learn if it was racially motivated or just a incident that took a turn for the worst.

as well not to start a fight but i agree with this

Because al sharpton is still alive. Hes the biggest racist of them all

as well putting reverend in front of ones name doesnt give them justification to be racist

[Rob_D]

Ahhh...Chicago...where it's newsworthy when ONLY 5 people are shot and killed over a weekend. I wonder if Sharpton and Jackson are going to speak out about this http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/0...ght-on-camera/

thank you for posting this... wow i just watched this and wonder where the public outcry is... why isnt this on front page of every news media in this country.

hey president obama if you had a son he would look like the guy getting beaten as well

[suzuki4life]

after reviewing information further...

911 dispatch told Zimmerman that they don't need him to follow. I did not hear where they told him they he couldn't follow. Or any direct command to stop following.

Second, Trayvon was told to flee by "Deedee" and began running.

70 feet from his destination, Trayvon decided to engage someone following him.


Here's where the story goes weird for me.

I see a strange person, so I follow them. This person runs away, I continue to follow. A beeper from a car door is reported to be heard in the 911 call (I didn't hear it on my very censored version I heard). These beepers happen when a car door is opened. If Zimmerman was essentially chasing Trayvon down, there are no eye witnesses, and Zimmerman was continuing his pursuit....then why was he opening a car door? was he looking for another weapon because he didn't think his KelTec 9mm couldn't handle the situation? Was he hoping to run him over before he went into the house? Or maybe....just maybe, he was getting into the car to avoid an approaching Trayvon now that the destination was found and could be handed over to the police (you know, the things neighborhood patrols tend to do).

Yes, certain people in America NEED this to be in public view in court to be "made right". I hope the court system finds him innocent and tries to make this right for him. Guilty or innocent, I see Zimmerman living a very short life.(especially with jerk comments being made by people like Mike Tyson)