Should Blacks Accept More Responsibility for Trayvon Martin's Death?
To my own shame, I must admit that The Griot pulled my card, revealing my own buy-in into the race-conscious stereotype of black men and boys as suspicious. I was disappointed with myself. I am a communications professional and an artist dedicated to sharing positive images of black folk, but I fell for the okey-doke! In my conscious eyes, Zimmerman looked more criminal than Martin once he was depicted as a straight-faced, dark-hued black man. Perhaps I played some role in this? Perhaps I am part of the problem. The shame!
Now, while I know my perspective in this matter will not immediately be very popular, I hope that my community can understand or respect it. Not only is it sincere, I believe it to also be powerful.
In my opinion, a great many within the black community got this one, The Great Trayvon Martin Response, severely wrong for the outcome we desired. For, you see, as a group, the first place we looked for blame and responsibility beyond Zimmerman was outside ourselves, employing selective amnesia toward our own roles in the situation. Couldn't we have done anything differently prior to this murder?
click the link below to read more... (PLEASE READ ENTIRE BLOG BEFORE RESPONDING. NOT INTERESTED IN UNINTELLIGENT ARGUING. I REALLY DO LOVE BLACK PEOPLE.)
http://thedwperspective.blogspot.com/2012/...
Should Blacks accept more responsibility for Trayvon's death...NO!!! The bottom line is this...
Zimmerman pursued Travon which made him the aggressor PERIOD. I don't give a damn how you try and twist the story up....Zimmerman was the aggressor and I don't think Zimmerman has a snow ball chance in hell. I was thinking that perhaps Zimmerman could plea for a lesser case such as manslaughter but he messed that up by him disobeying the order to cease his pursuit, so he intentionally created the situation for the murder of Travon Martin.