Zimmerman vs. DMX - Boxing Match?

[Phatscotty]

I would consider myself both skinny and small*.....

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Spoiler

[Phatscotty]

probably one of the most well written and introspective posts I've seen

http://www.eurweb.com/2013/07/romany-ma ... pathizers/



Romany Malco Pens ‘Message to Trayvon Sympathizers’

In a blog on The Huffington Post, the actor pointed out the role of mainstream news, pop culture and economics in this story steamrolling over more prevalent black on black shooting crimes that are largely uncovered by the press.

He wrote:

I haven’t touched on the Trayvon Martin issue because race matters in this country are the paralysis of the American people. To constructively discuss Trayvon would require empathy, introspection and an understanding of America’s social and economic history. This is why the open forums we have seen thus far seem to fuel more ignorance and bias than reasonable debate.

To be brutally honest, the only reason people are even aware of Trayvon Martin is because it became a topic within mainstream news and pop culture. Meaning: News directors saw it as a profitable, sensational story. Hundreds of blacks die annually in South Side Chicago without even a blurb. Trayvon isn’t in the mainstream news for any reason other than ratings and profit. The news coverage on the Zimmerman case almost implies that the killing of this young black man is somehow an anomaly and I resent that.

In this country, if it isn’t streamlined through mainstream media and pop culture, it doesn’t seem to warrant national debate. Our “government” continues to wreak havoc on our civil liberties and there is little to no protest from the black community because of media diversion tactics that keep such pertinent issues out of mainstream media. But if Jay-Z or Rihanna were to make mention of it, we’d suddenly be jolted out of our sugar comas and protesting on freeways.

My point being, people are up in arms about Trayvon based on regurgitated pundits and manipulated facts aired to elicit emotion while fueling America’s anger and division. That’s how you boost ratings. No different from Piers Morgan’s desperate rant over gun control when he knew his ratings were in the dumps. And from where I stand, anyone who still relies on corporate-owned media pundits to support an argument isn’t equipped to offer worthwhile solutions.

People are using Trayvon Martin’s death as an excuse to project their own deep-seated issues with racism and will not be capable of intelligent, empathetic debate until they’ve cooled down and afforded themselves an education.

Addressing Trayvon without first addressing the absence of critical thinking in our schools, the lack of introspection, the reasons for our low tolerance and our country’s skewed value system does nothing more than create a sounding board for the ignorant. So rather than facilitate more racism outcry, I’d like to address young black people specifically.

I believe we lost that trial for Trayvon long before he was killed. Trayvon was doomed the moment ignorance became synonymous with young black America . We lost that case by using media outlets (music, movies, social media, etc.) as vehicles to perpetuate the same negative images and social issues that destroyed the black community in the first place. When we went on record glorifying violent crime and when we voted for a president we never thought to hold accountable. When we signed on to do reality shows that fed into the media’s stereotypes of black men, we ingrained an image of Trayvon Martin so overwhelming that who he actually may have been didn’t matter anymore.

Don’t you find it peculiar that the same media outlets who have worked so diligently to galvanize the negative stigmas of black men in America are now airing open debates on improving the image of black males in American media? Do you honestly think CNN is using their competitive time slots for philanthropy?

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel

If we really wanted to ensure Trayvon Martin’s killing was not in vain, we’d stop perpetuating negative images that are now synonymous with black men in America. We’d stop rapping about selling drugs and killing n*gg*s. The next time we saw a man beating a woman, we’d call for help or break it up, but one thing we would not do is stand by with our cellphones out — yelling WORLDSTAR! Instead of rewarding kids for memorization, we’d reward them for independent and critical thinking.

We’d spend less time subconsciously repeating lyrics about death and murder and more time understanding why we are so willing to twerk to songs that bemean women and boast of having things we cannot afford. We’d set examples of self-love for our youth by honoring our own hair, skin and eye color. We’d stop spending money on designer gear that we should be spending on our physical and psychological health. We’d seek information outside the corporate owned-media that manipulates us. We’d stop letting television babysit our kids and we’d quit regurgitating pundits we haven’t come up with on our own.

Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance. So before going back to popping molly and getting Turnt Up, I urge you to consider the implications of your actions. Your child’s life may depend on it.

[notyou2]

Yeah, go ahead, make excuses for an adult murdering a kid you useless fucks.








Karma is a bitch you fucks.

[patrickaa317]

...Karma is a bitch you fucks.

Off topic but seeing this next to your Darwin avatar is actually quite humorous.

[Woodruff]

Interesting...I've never heard of this. I guess I gotta turn in my Street Card now. <sigh>

Naw, it's just a sub culture. By definition it's a type of esoteric knowledge of sorts. No need to turn in your Street card just because you learned something knew.

Well...you know I'm just about as "street" as it gets. <chuckle>

[john9blue]

if i didn't know NY2, i'd say that was a troll post.... but i think it's genuine.

[thegreekdog]

Profile based on race? I tend to think he did.
He owns a bias just like everyone else and
it's hard to imagine it was turned off.

There's a reason he called the police, there's
a reason he followed Martin and there's also
a reason he was armed with a handgun.

Exactly, Zimmerman was stalking end of case. Anyone stalks me, I would act just the same as Trayvon. Sorry but Zimmerman took the law into his own hands. The result is plain and clear..

Just to be clear, you would call your girlfriend (not the police), turn around, confront your alleged stalker, punch him/her in the face, and beat his/her head against the sidewalk.

[thegreekdog]

probably one of the most well written and introspective posts I've seen

http://www.eurweb.com/2013/07/romany-ma ... pathizers/



Romany Malco Pens ‘Message to Trayvon Sympathizers’

In a blog on The Huffington Post, the actor pointed out the role of mainstream news, pop culture and economics in this story steamrolling over more prevalent black on black shooting crimes that are largely uncovered by the press.

He wrote:

I haven’t touched on the Trayvon Martin issue because race matters in this country are the paralysis of the American people. To constructively discuss Trayvon would require empathy, introspection and an understanding of America’s social and economic history. This is why the open forums we have seen thus far seem to fuel more ignorance and bias than reasonable debate.

To be brutally honest, the only reason people are even aware of Trayvon Martin is because it became a topic within mainstream news and pop culture. Meaning: News directors saw it as a profitable, sensational story. Hundreds of blacks die annually in South Side Chicago without even a blurb. Trayvon isn’t in the mainstream news for any reason other than ratings and profit. The news coverage on the Zimmerman case almost implies that the killing of this young black man is somehow an anomaly and I resent that.

In this country, if it isn’t streamlined through mainstream media and pop culture, it doesn’t seem to warrant national debate. Our “government” continues to wreak havoc on our civil liberties and there is little to no protest from the black community because of media diversion tactics that keep such pertinent issues out of mainstream media. But if Jay-Z or Rihanna were to make mention of it, we’d suddenly be jolted out of our sugar comas and protesting on freeways.

My point being, people are up in arms about Trayvon based on regurgitated pundits and manipulated facts aired to elicit emotion while fueling America’s anger and division. That’s how you boost ratings. No different from Piers Morgan’s desperate rant over gun control when he knew his ratings were in the dumps. And from where I stand, anyone who still relies on corporate-owned media pundits to support an argument isn’t equipped to offer worthwhile solutions.

People are using Trayvon Martin’s death as an excuse to project their own deep-seated issues with racism and will not be capable of intelligent, empathetic debate until they’ve cooled down and afforded themselves an education.

Addressing Trayvon without first addressing the absence of critical thinking in our schools, the lack of introspection, the reasons for our low tolerance and our country’s skewed value system does nothing more than create a sounding board for the ignorant. So rather than facilitate more racism outcry, I’d like to address young black people specifically.

I believe we lost that trial for Trayvon long before he was killed. Trayvon was doomed the moment ignorance became synonymous with young black America . We lost that case by using media outlets (music, movies, social media, etc.) as vehicles to perpetuate the same negative images and social issues that destroyed the black community in the first place. When we went on record glorifying violent crime and when we voted for a president we never thought to hold accountable. When we signed on to do reality shows that fed into the media’s stereotypes of black men, we ingrained an image of Trayvon Martin so overwhelming that who he actually may have been didn’t matter anymore.

Don’t you find it peculiar that the same media outlets who have worked so diligently to galvanize the negative stigmas of black men in America are now airing open debates on improving the image of black males in American media? Do you honestly think CNN is using their competitive time slots for philanthropy?

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel

If we really wanted to ensure Trayvon Martin’s killing was not in vain, we’d stop perpetuating negative images that are now synonymous with black men in America. We’d stop rapping about selling drugs and killing n*gg*s. The next time we saw a man beating a woman, we’d call for help or break it up, but one thing we would not do is stand by with our cellphones out — yelling WORLDSTAR! Instead of rewarding kids for memorization, we’d reward them for independent and critical thinking.

We’d spend less time subconsciously repeating lyrics about death and murder and more time understanding why we are so willing to twerk to songs that bemean women and boast of having things we cannot afford. We’d set examples of self-love for our youth by honoring our own hair, skin and eye color. We’d stop spending money on designer gear that we should be spending on our physical and psychological health. We’d seek information outside the corporate owned-media that manipulates us. We’d stop letting television babysit our kids and we’d quit regurgitating pundits we haven’t come up with on our own.

Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance. So before going back to popping molly and getting Turnt Up, I urge you to consider the implications of your actions. Your child’s life may depend on it.

Actually, I wrote something similar many pages ago in this very thread.

[Agent 86]

Profile based on race? I tend to think he did.
He owns a bias just like everyone else and
it's hard to imagine it was turned off.

There's a reason he called the police, there's
a reason he followed Martin and there's also
a reason he was armed with a handgun.

Exactly, Zimmerman was stalking end of case. Anyone stalks me, I would act just the same as Trayvon. Sorry but Zimmerman took the law into his own hands. The result is plain and clear..

Just to be clear, you would call your girlfriend (not the police), turn around, confront your alleged stalker, punch him/her in the face, and beat his/her head against the sidewalk.

Lol, call the police..yeah that would work Not likely that would welcome even more trouble for poor Trayvon. Try and profile me, then stalk me and find out the outcome

[BigBallinStalin]

google searching this "lean" drug brought this up:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/ ... ayvon.html

so we've got a drug-dealing burglar who got suspended from school, and the only reasons anyone cares about his death are because his parents (and maybe his dad's girlfriend too) wanted "justice" for their little angel, because of ignorant attitudes towards minorities, and because the media likes to fabricate controversial stories

trayvon is starting to look like everything that's wrong with our country all wrapped up into one person

Yeah.

And that guy from PS' post of his big face makes some interesting and intelligent comments about the issue.

[Army of GOD]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerm ... d=19735432

I lol'd

[Jdsizzleslice]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432

I lol'd

Do we still have any haters now...

[Doc_Brown]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432

I lol'd

Do we still have any haters now...

Yeah, but the family he rescued was probably white [/hatersnark]

[Woodruff]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432

I lol'd

I sense a Phatscotty Batman-love fixation coming...

[Dukasaur]

The story itself was kinda lacklustre, but since I was busy eating it was easier to scroll down and read everything than to go look for something else to read.

It's amazing how fast the comments drift off topic and degenerate into liberals and conservatives throwing predictable, irrelevant and largely inaccurate insults at each other. What a joke "discourse" has become.

[Phatscotty]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432

I lol'd

Do we still have any haters now...

Yeah, but the family he rescued was probably white [/hatersnark]

Zimmerman watches over us, keeps us safe.

[Nobunaga]

probably one of the most well written and introspective posts I've seen

http://www.eurweb.com/2013/07/romany-ma ... pathizers/


Romany Malco Pens ‘Message to Trayvon Sympathizers’

In a blog on The Huffington Post, the actor pointed out the role of mainstream news, pop culture and economics in this story steamrolling over more prevalent black on black shooting crimes that are largely uncovered by the press.

He wrote:

I haven’t touched on the Trayvon Martin issue because race matters in this country are the paralysis of the American people. To constructively discuss Trayvon would require empathy, introspection and an understanding of America’s social and economic history. This is why the open forums we have seen thus far seem to fuel more ignorance and bias than reasonable debate.

To be brutally honest, the only reason people are even aware of Trayvon Martin is because it became a topic within mainstream news and pop culture. Meaning: News directors saw it as a profitable, sensational story. Hundreds of blacks die annually in South Side Chicago without even a blurb. Trayvon isn’t in the mainstream news for any reason other than ratings and profit. The news coverage on the Zimmerman case almost implies that the killing of this young black man is somehow an anomaly and I resent that.

In this country, if it isn’t streamlined through mainstream media and pop culture, it doesn’t seem to warrant national debate. Our “government” continues to wreak havoc on our civil liberties and there is little to no protest from the black community because of media diversion tactics that keep such pertinent issues out of mainstream media. But if Jay-Z or Rihanna were to make mention of it, we’d suddenly be jolted out of our sugar comas and protesting on freeways.

My point being, people are up in arms about Trayvon based on regurgitated pundits and manipulated facts aired to elicit emotion while fueling America’s anger and division. That’s how you boost ratings. No different from Piers Morgan’s desperate rant over gun control when he knew his ratings were in the dumps. And from where I stand, anyone who still relies on corporate-owned media pundits to support an argument isn’t equipped to offer worthwhile solutions.

People are using Trayvon Martin’s death as an excuse to project their own deep-seated issues with racism and will not be capable of intelligent, empathetic debate until they’ve cooled down and afforded themselves an education.

Addressing Trayvon without first addressing the absence of critical thinking in our schools, the lack of introspection, the reasons for our low tolerance and our country’s skewed value system does nothing more than create a sounding board for the ignorant. So rather than facilitate more racism outcry, I’d like to address young black people specifically.

I believe we lost that trial for Trayvon long before he was killed. Trayvon was doomed the moment ignorance became synonymous with young black America . We lost that case by using media outlets (music, movies, social media, etc.) as vehicles to perpetuate the same negative images and social issues that destroyed the black community in the first place. When we went on record glorifying violent crime and when we voted for a president we never thought to hold accountable. When we signed on to do reality shows that fed into the media’s stereotypes of black men, we ingrained an image of Trayvon Martin so overwhelming that who he actually may have been didn’t matter anymore.

Don’t you find it peculiar that the same media outlets who have worked so diligently to galvanize the negative stigmas of black men in America are now airing open debates on improving the image of black males in American media? Do you honestly think CNN is using their competitive time slots for philanthropy?

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel

If we really wanted to ensure Trayvon Martin’s killing was not in vain, we’d stop perpetuating negative images that are now synonymous with black men in America. We’d stop rapping about selling drugs and killing n*gg*s. The next time we saw a man beating a woman, we’d call for help or break it up, but one thing we would not do is stand by with our cellphones out — yelling WORLDSTAR! Instead of rewarding kids for memorization, we’d reward them for independent and critical thinking.

We’d spend less time subconsciously repeating lyrics about death and murder and more time understanding why we are so willing to twerk to songs that bemean women and boast of having things we cannot afford. We’d set examples of self-love for our youth by honoring our own hair, skin and eye color. We’d stop spending money on designer gear that we should be spending on our physical and psychological health. We’d seek information outside the corporate owned-media that manipulates us. We’d stop letting television babysit our kids and we’d quit regurgitating pundits we haven’t come up with on our own.

Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance. So before going back to popping molly and getting Turnt Up, I urge you to consider the implications of your actions. Your child’s life may depend on it.

Actually, I wrote something similar many pages ago in this very thread.

You should sue.

[Army of GOD]

George Zimmerman - the hero we deserve.

[rdsrds2120]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-rescue-family-trapped-suv/story?id=19735432

I lol'd

Do we still have any haters now...

Yeah, but the family he rescued was probably white [/hatersnark]

Zimmerman watches over us, keeps us safe.

Unless you're Trayvon Martin, I suppose!

BMO

[john9blue]

Actually, I wrote something similar many pages ago in this very thread.

yeah, but you're not black, which makes a difference to most people (that's why scotty posted a huge picture of the guy)

[AAFitz]

Definitely a hero.

Also guilty of at least manslaughter.

[Night Strike]

Definitely a hero.

Also guilty of at least manslaughter.

The facts presented to a jury said otherwise.

[/]

This would make a pretty good movie now. Just write in some sort of "based on a true story" ironic twist at the end, like "and the person in the truck was the prosecutor!"

[loutil]

Definitely a hero.

Also guilty of at least manslaughter.

There was exactly ZERO evidence that he committed manslaughter. If you are on the ground getting your ass beat and your head pounded into the pavement you have a right to protect yourself even to the extent of pulling out a gun and shooting the person assaulting you.

[Phatscotty]

Okay, so here's what could have probably happened. After smoking a blunt and twerkin on some fire ass lean, Trayvon might have been a little bit lost. That would explain why he may have been seen as suspicious, because he was getting close to the houses trying to get a close look at the numbers on the houses to find the right address, but was going up to the wrong houses and into the wrong yards, and perhaps that's why he did not make it home? Sounds like he might have been tripping balls.