“White Hispanic.” That’s how the New York Times, Reuters and other media outlets have opted to describe George Zimmerman, a man who would simply be Hispanic if he hadn’t shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The term, rarely if ever used before this tragedy, is necessary in telling the Martin story in a more comfortable way.
What’s the comfortable way? It’s the way the blame for Martin’s death belongs squarely at the feet of “the system.” And “the system” is a white thing, don’t you know.
For instance, in a remarkably uncritical interview with the Los Angeles Times, the Rev. Jesse Jackson explained that with the election of President Obama, “there was this feeling that we were kind of beyond racism.” He continued: “That’s not true. His victory has triggered tremendous backlash.” Indeed, “Blacks are under attack.”
Jackson apparently includes in this racist Obama “backlash” record home foreclosures for African Americans and black unemployment. It would have been nice if the L.A. Times had asked Jackson to work a little harder to connect those dots.
Jackson also laments that “targeting, arresting, convicting blacks and ultimately killing us is big business” in America.
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Shut up Jesse.nobody has been killed because obamas president.only people to die were ones that can tell the truth about him.
ReplyDeleteJesse is a frickiing joke. Stirring up racism everrytime he can. You can blame Obama's policies for black and white unemployment and black and white forclosures. As far as targeting and convicting blacks that is because they are
ReplyDeletecommiting crimes.
When a black man dies from eating too much fried chicken, Jessie Jackson is here to blame Colonel Sanders because he's a "whitey"!
ReplyDeleteGo sit down, Jessie.