The Murder of Trayvon Martin

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is your battle with the stereotype why you got mad at me years ago for singing Buffalo soldier, dredloc Rasta to you? LOL. That was funny as hell.

It's the assumption that IMO is offensive.

I get/got it.

What really irks me, and understand where I am coming from, in some places, the islands (Jamaica and the Bahamas) the natives there automatically assume that I fit that stereotype.

Ok check this: JUST by looking at me


In the states, I am assumed that I can play basketball

In the islands, I am a weed smoker

In Europe, I am an artist or in a band.

In Africa, my hair is fake ( so many people wanted to touch my hair!!!!)




All of this is assumed before one talks to me to get to know me.

When me and my wife went to Israel, we were the last ones of our tour group to disembark from the boat and the first and only ones detained and patted down.

The only place where I traveled that we got no attention has been Canada. Go figure.

[Sadfly]

I haven't kept up with the specifics but I am curious.

Was that Trayvon's house in that neighborhood?

If not, why was he there?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Sadfly

I haven't kept up with the specifics but I am curious.

Was that Trayvon's house in that neighborhood?

If not, why was he there?

Pick any link on CNN or any other news site, or go back thru this thread, read the specifics and your questions will answer itself.