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In reply to the discussion: My 20 something, tiny, blue eyed, blonde daughter taught in the South Bronx [View all]noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)36. what happened to Trayvon Martin is a consistent, ugly patttern
not just one incident by one crazy guy, but a pattern of racist violence perpetuated against black people, and black men in particular, since this country's inception.
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My 20 something, tiny, blue eyed, blonde daughter taught in the South Bronx [View all]
HockeyMom
Mar 2012
OP
Bingo. One of the issues that is causing most of the problems we are facing is the "poor" white
jwirr
Mar 2012
#17
Unfortunately, the answer to your question is because you don't live down here in the South...
dsharp88
Mar 2012
#19
There are two wolfs in each of us, a good one and a bad one. They are both out to consume our
Vincardog
Mar 2012
#20
sorry, but killing black people was pretty much legal for a long time in this country
noiretextatique
Mar 2012
#39
you are right...it doesn't help when irrational fears are fed by a constant barrage of propaganda
noiretextatique
Mar 2012
#47