Fox’s Geraldo Rivera Blames Hoodie For Trayvon Martin’s DeathAs ThinkProgress noted, Fox News ignored the controversy over the killing of Trayvon Martin at first, even after every other network was covering it, but maybe they were better off not covering the issue than what they’re doing now
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Sorry. I had to respond to your Community icon with a mangled Jeff quote, because damn Martin's cold-blooded murder makes me fucking furious.
I'm pretty Goddman sure that "the victim was wearing a hoodie" wasn't the deciding factor in the shoot/don't shoot scenario.
I'm pretty sure that I, as a white woman, would not have been shot if I was wearing a hoodie.
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i did lol at how his co-host was like "uh-oh". like he immediately knew where it was going was fucking stupid.
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I know, right? If even someone at Fox can tell this is going to be incredibly dumb and offensive, you know we're heading to a new low. And boy did he deliver.
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But I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.
Dear I-dont-know-who-the-fuck-you-are, take some time to think before you speak because rn now all I hear/read is bullshit.
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Hmm, a burqa?
No, they hate those, too.
I think the only reasonable conclusion must be that they want everyone who is not white and male to stay indoors and let them handle everything.
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I hope you go on an investigative report to the remotest part of our planet and step in a nest of fire ants.
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