Trayvon Martin

[gladdyontherise]

Yes he is but we all know that he is recognized and identified as a blackman.

and Zimmerman would be identified as hispanic...

[boba]

Yes he is but we all know that he is recognized and identified as a blackman.

Ok, lets do some basic formal logic to put this in basic terms so you will get it.

If Obama is half black and still classified by you as a black man, and Zimmerman is half Hispanic.

What is the logical conclusion to this?

Therefore, Zimmerman is Hispanic by your standards.

[mrveggieman]

Ok, lets do some basic formal logic to put this in basic terms so you will get it.

If Obama is half black and still classified by you as a black man, and Zimmerman is half Hispanic.

What is the logical conclusion to this?

Therefore, Zimmerman is Hispanic by your standards.

Obama's father is black so he is considered black. Zimmerman's father is white so he would be considered white. Thanks again for playing.

[lloydr04]

People usually go by what your father is ...

[habsheaven]

I thought people went by what they LOOKED like, or they went by what you identified yourself as to them.

[boba]

Obama's father is black so he is considered black. Zimmerman's father is white so he would be considered white. Thanks again for playing.

When push comes to shove they both are half.

So unless you consider males to be the superior ( we then have other problems ), they should be classified the same way.

[boba]

i thought people went by what they looked like, or they went by what you identified yourself as to them.

+1

[mrveggieman]

When push comes to shove they both are half.

So unless you consider males to be the superior ( we then have other problems ), they should be classified the same way.

It has nothing to do with male superiority but society generally goes by the race of your father.

[BGT Masters]

People usually go by what your father is ...

Depends who you ask apparently. I guess that's why everyone calls Tiger Woods black when in reality he looks more Asian and is actually more Asian than black. Also why is Mariah Carey not considered black? Her father wasn't white. To me if you're 1/4 something 1/4 something else and 1/2 whatever, you're whatever. If you're 1/2 something and 1/2 something else you're whatever you look like. First time I have EVER heard its all who your father is, thats just garbage as far as I am concerned. To me it seems like if it benefits your race than he's claimed as that race and vice versa. How the black community claims Tiger Woods is beyond me since he's half Asian and only 1/4 African American.

[Star_Cards]

Absolutley, if he is going to insert himself in something like this instead of directing his attention to our nations troubles he sure can call for a stop to the violence going on in the rallies . From the black panthers bounty to congress people convicting someone on the house floor for a crime of hate when he hasn't been charged with anything it should outrage any american the way the president has inserted himself in this case.We are a nation of laws and this president or the democratic party has no respect for any law .

I get violent rallies, but I've only heard of the one case where a rally turned into looting. Most of the rallies that have happened haven't had any aspect of violence from what I have heard. I think to this point any of the violence that has happened from trayon rallies can be handled by local and state law enforcement. If Obama spoke to it like he did to the case originally I wouldn't have an issue with it, but I don't feel that he needs to do so.

I definitely think the black panthers bounty should be looked into. I'm not sure if the president needs to initiate that but some sort of law enforcement should be looking at that.