Did the Zimmerman trial increase racism?

[rushmc 23]

normiss

BOTH sides need to let it go.

Racist side as well as the crutch side.

Let it go.

Tell it to the media
They are the main ones perpetuating it

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[normiss 803]

Screaming it in each other's faces is working so much better anyway.

[airdvr 210]

I don't think it increased or decreased anything. if you believe GZ murdered TM you are a racist. If you believe the opposite you are still a racist. We all need to become 'characterists'.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[Gravitymaster 0]

normiss

Screaming it in each other's faces is working so much better anyway.

That's your perception.

[normiss 803]

My eyes and ears are fully functional thank you.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

turtlespeed

So what you are alluding to is that the racism was exacerbated, correct?

Would it also be correct to say that some, if not many, closet racists came out of the woodwork a little more on one side than the other?

I don't think it was exacerbated, because it was always there. Sort of like Lawrockets comments about women's rights in the "Another Dem who Disrespects Women" thread.
Racism and discrimination are pretty pervasive in our society. It's a lot better than it used to be, but it's still there. Most of it is far more subtle than it used to be, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

Some of the "closeted" racists came out during the GZ/TM debate, and since white racism toward blacks is more prevalent than the other way (because there are more whites than blacks, not because whites have more of a tendency to be racist), there was more "racist bias" towards TM in favor of GZ than the other way.

That doesn't mean that the people who supported GZ and his behaviors were racist.
I don't even really think GZ was all that racist. He profiled TM, sure, but when the majority of the crimes are committed by young, black males; then it isn't all that unreasonable to be suspicious of an unfamiliar young, black male.

To take it a step further, I don't think all of the people who are convinced TM was a "thug" are racist. "Youthist" maybe (prejudiced against young, "hoody wearing saggy pantsed" men).

BUT... there are a few on here who are blatantly racist, biased against blacks. A couple of them steadfastly deny it, but anyone who reads their posts on a regular basis can see it.

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[Gravitymaster 0]

normiss

My eyes and ears are fully functional thank you.

I'm sure they are. That's why it YOUR perception.