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Geraldo Rivera: White Hispanic, Yellow Journalism (Geraldo hits a home run!)
Fox News Latino ^ | July 21, 2013 | Geraldo Rivera

Posted on 07/21/2013 5:15:16 PM PDT by ReaganÜberAlles

Of all the spin leading up to the dramatic but not unexpected acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, nothing was as disingenuous as the accused being identified as a “white Hispanic.” Whether it was created in a feeble attempt to continue the narrative of a white racist preying on a defenseless black teenager, it is clumsy, counterproductive and inaccurate.

(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: geraldo; obamaiswhite; whiteblackman; whitehispanic; whoreraldo
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles

Jerry Rivers finally found a safe with something in it.


21 posted on 07/21/2013 5:59:34 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles
This is the important part of Rivera's essay:

... the researchers also found that the longer Latinos remain in the United States, the less likely they are to identify as white, gravitating instead toward a Spanish racial/ethnic self-identification.

What makes this so intriguing is that it is in sharp contrast to the experiences of previous immigrants from Italy and Ireland, and the European Jews, who campaigned aggressively against being classified as “other” and insisted on being incorporated into the white category.

Essentially, a new quasi-race is being born that mimics the days of “Black is Beautiful.” In the same way African-Americans overcame the color prejudice within their community by rejecting skin tone as the definer of who is or is not “black,” we Latinos are following suit.

My buddy Cheech Marin and I refer to each other as “my brown brother.” My father Cruz Rivera is one of 17 children from the same parents. My army of first cousins on his side ranges from fair-skinned with orange-red hair to light brown to near black Afro-Caribbean. My five children are a rich multi-ethnic, multi-religious brew, but if asked they tell people they are proud to be Hispanic, in the same way Americans with even a drop of Irish blood claim to be heirs of Saint Patrick.  

The Riveras are all Latinos. So is George Zimmerman. Get over it.

Nixon's retarded creation of the Hispanic category, along with ethnic quotas for that group, was the reason for this. This balkanization is the reason why we really need either the abolition of Hispanic ethnic quotas or a moratorium on new Hispanic immigration for several decades.
22 posted on 07/21/2013 6:03:47 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Eewwww! Why did you look?


23 posted on 07/21/2013 6:16:26 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved! -Ps80)
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles
The Riveras are all Latinos. So is George Zimmerman. Get over it.

Nice post. Thanks.

24 posted on 07/21/2013 6:49:21 PM PDT by GOPJ (Department of Justice to Americans:'How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?')
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To: americas.best.days...

Meanwhile, De’Marquise and Dominique were indicted for shooting Hispanic baby in the face.

At first I thought, “There go those French guys again,” but then I saw the pics. They look like sons of obama. Obama could have been them.

Of course it was TOTALLY random chance that the victim and his mother were “white Hispanics.”


25 posted on 07/21/2013 6:58:30 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles

It’s hard to hit a home run when the world is gawking at your moobs. Just sayin’.


26 posted on 07/21/2013 7:03:10 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Justice for Trayvon: Dig up his body and shoot him again.)
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To: llevrok

Yes. Stopped clock and etc.


27 posted on 07/21/2013 7:35:58 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: freeangel

Giving him credit for occasionally acting like a real journalist, he might have gone to see how they would react to another “white Hispanic”. Their reaction to him demonstrated yet again that this is all about asserting black racism. But I’m just guessing.


28 posted on 07/21/2013 7:40:41 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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To: llevrok

See, I disagree he is just like all the the rest of the divisive racers. I see it as simple as are you an American or not? If you don’t want to be an American first than move to the country you associate with!


29 posted on 07/21/2013 7:49:20 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: cripplecreek

Can’t use his given name?
Sounds familiar.

I don’t understand why people who claim to be non racist always bring race up in the dialog.

Take a hike Jerry. Or Gerry. Or whatever gets you some money.

My dog barks also but for a reason.


30 posted on 07/21/2013 8:17:27 PM PDT by glyptol
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To: Zhang Fei

Just wait til America has her back to the wall—maybe in a grim and Terrible war to come. What are these PC anti-Americans going to do? Return to the stink holes where their parents came from? NO! They will realize theat we are all in this together. Division only serves the Progresive elites to keep them in wealth and power. But, when they have killed the host (look at the inner cities to see what they do) this will become unpopular again.


31 posted on 07/21/2013 8:41:20 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles

Breathes there a soul, that can explain why “Hispanic” is a race? It does not even define a distinct, unifying cultural pattern, IMO. Cubans, Haitians, Central Americans, all manner of south Americans, Mexicans -— all these can be characterized by race counters as “Hispanic?”
Gimme a break!!
Is G. Zimmerman “Hispanic” because his Inca Indian ancestor had a Spanish surname, as do many South/Central Americans of seeming Indian ancestry and likely not a smidgen of Spanish blood?.


32 posted on 07/21/2013 8:55:07 PM PDT by Elsiejay
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To: Zhang Fei
In recent years we've all seen an increase in Spanish-language signage in public places and businesses, in instructions for the use or assembly of various products, and so forth. In Seattle, government has taken it a step further, and now many official city communications and policies are made available in as many as thirty or forty languages.

This is an unfortunate trend, because once it is done for one group, then every group wants it and expects it, and suddenly we've opened up a can of worms in which government someday might REQUIRE all businesses to provide services in x number of languages. Then we have a thoroughly balkanized, divided country, as well as a thoroughly regimented one.
33 posted on 07/21/2013 9:14:36 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles

No one challenging what he wrote. Just hurling personal insults at him. How DU’ish.


34 posted on 07/22/2013 8:46:18 AM PDT by chessplayer
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