Monday, March 26, 2012

Trayvon...


As I write my next blog for the Huffington Post, I feel obligated to say how angry I am becoming. There are so many things that I am seeing and reading about this Trayon Martin tragedy that it just makes me sick. This whole situation where George (Jorge) Zimmerman has not seen a minute of jail time is unacceptable.

I am angry because I feel that not of the right enough people take this seriously. Of course, most people of color take this serious because bottom line, Trayvon could have been anyone of us. What gets under my skin is the media's attempt to show a different side of this kid by making it seem as if he was a criminal. This is making it seem as if his murder could have been justified although he was unarmed. Not to mention that he was 17 years old! 

Let's think about Zimmerman. Yes, he is Latino and should I really talk about how racist my brethren can be? I talk about Afro Latinos all the time and the prejudice they face in this country as well as other countries. I would not surprised one bit that he may consider himself white as many Latinos have under the 2010 census. It has been my experience that many of these "white" Hispanics strive to gain the same level of acceptance and privilege that many white Americans have. So many adopt the same racist fears and attitudes of bigoted white people.

The problem is this notion that black people are criminals. Zimmerman thought that Tayvon was up to something and the fact that no one really questioned this is indeed sad. The fact that the Sanford PD has not arrested him is so troubling. This is old news at this point but I feel the need to talk about this because this it has been weighing on my mind even before my trip to Boston. In fact, it has been bothering me so much that I cannot finish my original blog I had set for this day.

Then there is Geraldo Rivera, who made this situation worse with his stupid comments. I just need to get this initial blog out because I feel very unfocused, which brings me to my Huffington Post article. SU students, faculty, and staff got together for a rally today. It was comforting to see that we can come together for a cause. Now it is up to us to do more. I will be addressing all the above issues in a more structured format.

2 comments:

Shivon said...

There is incredible racism amongst Latinos. I can remember the women in my family telling me to marry a white man, "Por mejor de la raza". Being a very light skinned Latino sadly I have received too many compliments to count about my skin color , from my people! Ironic, because i used to and still can be very self concious about how dark i am not. When these compliments came, i used to look at them incredulously thinking "but your skin color is so beautiful." Thankfully my heart never accepted the ignorant thought process that existed around me. Instead, I read everything i could get my hands on about my culture and our african roots. Latino people are a beautiful rainbow . I just wiish everyone felt this way, but the opposite is true. Sorry I know I went on a tangent,... George Zimmerman is a racist in his heart and hearing that he is Cuban or has a couple of black friends changes that fact.

Shivon said...

Oops *does not change that fact...

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