Victim-blaming is central to white supremacy. Emmett Till should not have whistled at a white woman. Amadou Diallo should not have reached for his wallet. Trayvon Martin should not have been wearing a hoodie. Jonathan Ferrell should not have run toward the police after getting into a car accident. Renisha McBride should not have been drinking or knocked on a strangers door for help in the middle of the night. Jordan Davis should not have been playing loud rap music. Michael Brown should not have stolen cigarillos or allegedly assaulted a cop...The irony is these statements are made in a society where white men brazenly walk around with rifles and machine guns, citing their constitutional right to do so when confronted by the police.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:47:50 +0000
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