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 ...
Jerry Rivers finally found a safe with something in 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.... 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.
Eewwww! Why did you look?
Nice post. Thanks.
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.”
It’s hard to hit a home run when the world is gawking at your moobs. Just sayin’.
Yes. Stopped clock and etc.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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?.
No one challenging what he wrote. Just hurling personal insults at him. How DU’ish.
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