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Because one is an adult and the other was a schoolboy. MADem Apr 2012 #1
You're "sorta" right. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #30
My first thought too treestar Apr 2012 #107
I hadn't really thought of it, but maybe because one is an adult and the other was still a youth? Electric Monk Apr 2012 #2
LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #3
I've been referring to both by their last names. Skip Intro Apr 2012 #4
I have too. n/t X_Digger Apr 2012 #13
lol CreekDog Apr 2012 #16
Yup. Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #18
"some people" - ? nt Skip Intro Apr 2012 #29
and I won't take the bait this time either CreekDog, but keep trying...nt Skip Intro Apr 2012 #27
i didn't ask you to post more crap...you already did that CreekDog Apr 2012 #32
Goodnight CreekDog. Skip Intro Apr 2012 #33
what will we white people do now? CreekDog Apr 2012 #37
I call 'em both by their last names usually. Simpler. freshwest Apr 2012 #21
Same here... -..__... Apr 2012 #24
Color Me Biased In Favor Of The Dead Kid/EOM DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #51
I am very biased towards victims. Not too much sympathy for sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #91
I'm strongly biased in favor of the dead child. yardwork Apr 2012 #102
Trayvon is easily identifiable -- more so than Martin. George could refer to gateley Apr 2012 #5
I was misspelling his name and gave up. And George is too common. Last names for me. freshwest Apr 2012 #34
I always call people by their last names, a habit I've had for years. gateley Apr 2012 #42
Oh, I thought it was your first name! Don't tell everything here, though. freshwest Apr 2012 #56
I wouldn't use it if I knew then what I know now, that's for sure! gateley Apr 2012 #144
I use both their last names most of the time Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #6
Age, for me. nt. polly7 Apr 2012 #7
Well, there WAS a huge imbalance in the entire tragedy. One was an adult with a gun, Zimmerman, the sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #8
Framing and identity development are powerful, but often fallacious, rhetorical tactics. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #9
Someone gets it. -..__... Apr 2012 #22
So people are dehumanizing George Zimmerman when they refer to him simply as Zimmerman? Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #26
Try reading and grasping the post above mine. -..__... Apr 2012 #38
Some People have little use for fact, reason, logic or sublety - Skip Intro Apr 2012 #40
why did you call this statement "factual"? it would suggest you have major racial bias: CreekDog Apr 2012 #122
what's factual? fascisthunter Apr 2012 #154
oh bullshit- Bluerthanblue Apr 2012 #113
Why is Zimmerman referred to as a vigilante? dansolo Apr 2012 #159
+100 nt Skip Intro Apr 2012 #31
Yes, and that's why I do it. I am biased against Zimmerman, who killed a child named Trayvon. yardwork Apr 2012 #103
"Chased" and "child" are good buzzwords against the unaware too. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #117
Thanks. I work hard at it. yardwork Apr 2012 #131
Then I will offer some suggestions. ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #132
Thanks, but I have a lot of practice with this and prefer to do it my own way. yardwork Apr 2012 #134
You're right. Personal style is very important, and my suggestions may ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #135
Fool fewer people, you mean. yardwork Apr 2012 #137
You're right again. I have an essay to write today, so I better put my grammar hat on. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #139
Martin and George are extremely common so people use the names that stand out. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #10
Agree. That's what people do... use the less familiar/common name, so every knows who they mean. / October Apr 2012 #129
George and Martin are both common names. Zimmermen and Trayvon are more distinct. morningfog Apr 2012 #11
Because if we call him George, madaboutharry Apr 2012 #12
Not in the same thread/posts or current events. -..__... Apr 2012 #23
Calling someone by their first name is more personal The2ndWheel Apr 2012 #14
he's referred to both ways CreekDog Apr 2012 #15
I do it obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2012 #17
I've noticed this too RZM Apr 2012 #19
You confused me when you spelled "Zimmerman" name wrong the first time. itsrobert Apr 2012 #20
Because out of each person's name, "Trayvon" and "Zimmerman" are the most identifiable. OneTenthofOnePercent Apr 2012 #25
WTF is there to confuse? -..__... Apr 2012 #35
George Martin was often referred to as "The Fifth Beatle" Electric Monk Apr 2012 #41
While 'Trayvon Zimmerman' was in the German Disco Group Boney M RZM Apr 2012 #44
LOL! -..__... Apr 2012 #45
There is NOTHING to confuse. One is a victim of the NRA and the other has been duped madinmaryland Apr 2012 #62
Awww fuck it... -..__... Apr 2012 #71
I think I'll start using, "Captain Hero Complex" and "Innocent Dead Kid" ... those better? JoePhilly Apr 2012 #138
REALLY?? This is imbalanced AND unfair? Because people are disgusted by what he did and use HIS Ecumenist Apr 2012 #28
Because George and Martin are common names, JDPriestly Apr 2012 #36
kids are usually referred to with First Name , i think it sounds weird when they refer to him as Mr JI7 Apr 2012 #39
Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, John Wayne Gacey. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #43
Martin Luther King, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.. -..__... Apr 2012 #47
Why the fuck is this worthy of a post? tularetom Apr 2012 #46
And, from the same poster who posted THIS a couple of weeks ago Electric Monk Apr 2012 #48
Christ... -..__... Apr 2012 #52
You should have done the research before you threw that picture up here. nt MADem Apr 2012 #57
It's A Good Thing George Zimmerman Didn't See This Picture Of The 2010-2011 NBA MVP, Derrick Rose DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #65
Who says I didn't? -..__... Apr 2012 #66
If you did do the research, and you still put that photo up, that tells us more than perhaps MADem Apr 2012 #79
Because I am fucking lazy and I was fucking asking... -..__... Apr 2012 #85
I'm not insinuating anything. I am telling you that you show yourself, with your comments, your MADem Apr 2012 #90
Newest member of the 'we' club here. nt. polly7 Apr 2012 #87
Yes, ma'am. Welcome aboard! nt MADem Apr 2012 #92
Don't confuse them with fact - they're not interested in fact - Skip Intro Apr 2012 #61
Did you catch the part about their photobucket account? Electric Monk Apr 2012 #64
And don't you think that if I had something to hide... -..__... Apr 2012 #70
You're doubling down on it? Ok, what's an "appropriate manner" for those Rachel Maddow PSs? Electric Monk Apr 2012 #74
Back on DU 2 in the Gungeon... -..__... Apr 2012 #77
Would you mind if I call you Kit? Electric Monk Apr 2012 #80
So what's up with the two pics of Rachel Maddow and the other one about posting on DU? Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #75
Post above yours -..__... Apr 2012 #78
Spin...spin...spin away Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #82
Because maybe I'm not that anal or wound up tighter than a clock spring. -..__... Apr 2012 #89
you weren't anal when you posted the fake Trayvon Martin photo (bouncing around right wing blogs) CreekDog Apr 2012 #120
Oh Snap! fascisthunter Apr 2012 #155
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #82
so why would you keep that fake photo of Trayvon Martin (the one that isn't him)? CreekDog Apr 2012 #161
You again? -..__... Apr 2012 #162
so i guess you don't have any explanation of that post CreekDog Apr 2012 #168
I have now, and I'll say this about that - Skip Intro Apr 2012 #73
So, when people object to racist or other discriminatory invective or jokes, that's MADem Apr 2012 #82
You're playing that game right now - Skip Intro Apr 2012 #86
Let's be quite clear here--I am not playing any "game." MADem Apr 2012 #93
Oh yes you are - Skip Intro Apr 2012 #94
You might want to remember what YOU wrote before you accuse anyone of anything. MADem Apr 2012 #118
You just got busted doing exactly what I described, Skip Intro Apr 2012 #124
Keep digging--you'll hit oil soon if you keep on. MADem Apr 2012 #126
Sad. Skip Intro Apr 2012 #130
Yes, very sad indeed, your attitudes in this thread and on this board. MADem Apr 2012 #142
no, you got busted CreekDog Apr 2012 #141
+1,000 nt MADem Apr 2012 #143
? - my once a week reply to CreekDog Skip Intro Apr 2012 #145
you agreed with a comment that said that minorities cause nearly all of the violent crime in NYC CreekDog Apr 2012 #147
CreekDog, don't you get tired of being wrong? Skip Intro Apr 2012 #156
just to be clear, you're saying now you only agreed with the non-racist portion of the racist post? CreekDog Apr 2012 #157
ROFL! Skip Intro Apr 2012 #160
Yes, I must be stupid and not get it, just like all the other posters here asking you the same CreekDog Apr 2012 #163
Yes, you must be. A final challenge for you, CD, time to put up or shut up. Skip Intro Apr 2012 #165
Called you on your bs and you run. Skip Intro Apr 2012 #166
Nice sidestep JonLP24 Apr 2012 #150
and that the poster is more critical of my posts than he was of the racist, who posted false data CreekDog Apr 2012 #158
That was disturbing. nt MADem Apr 2012 #81
You're A Hero. Maybe You Can Get Your Face In Granite At Stone Mountain DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #68
just interested in the truth my friend Skip Intro Apr 2012 #69
I may or may not agree on many issues posted here... -..__... Apr 2012 #76
an outcast for your posts --like the fake picture of Trayvon Martin CreekDog Apr 2012 #140
Jesus. About as subtle as a train wreck. nt MADem Apr 2012 #55
OMG I cannot believe they posted that discredited photo obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #104
Don't you get it? It's a subtle conspiracy to dehumanize Zimmerman and elevate Trayvon Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #50
To accentuate racial differences. Zax2me Apr 2012 #49
Because "george" and "martin" are too generic? Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #53
Never mind... -..__... Apr 2012 #58
I Don't Refer To James Earl Ray And Byron de la Beckwith As James And Byron DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #54
Why not? ScreamingMeemie Apr 2012 #59
Because Mr. Zimmerman has bought into the Gun-nut mentality that has madinmaryland Apr 2012 #60
Trayvon was an innocent victim of a hopped up likely racist, police wannabe, gun nut Hoyt Apr 2012 #63
Why do I use Z and Trayvon? LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #67
Not sure what you're talking about Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #72
Trayvon has no catchy shortening like Zimmy does. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #88
you could call him Tray i suppose... dionysus Apr 2012 #151
Trayvon is a unique name and George isn't? Whisp Apr 2012 #95
Thanks for speaking up. I noticed, and changed, but didn't say anything. saras Apr 2012 #96
The OP means the opposite of what you just posted obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #111
YES! That TRAYVON gets all the breaks don't he? CreekDog Apr 2012 #97
Please explain to me why anyone should... 99Forever Apr 2012 #98
That's not how he's referred to in my household varelse Apr 2012 #99
Because one of them was a child, and he's dead, killed by the other. yardwork Apr 2012 #100
He was the victim and a minor obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #101
Because Zimmerman is an adult and Trayvon is a kid NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #105
I refer to them as 'Asshole On A Power Trip With Violent Tendencies And A Gun' and 'Murder Victim'. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #106
Respect for the dead, perhaps? One thing *is* certain... AzDar Apr 2012 #108
because Trayvon is more distinct than martin and Zimmerman is more Bluerthanblue Apr 2012 #109
Hillary Clinton used the name "Hillary," on her posters. It is how she wanted to be called. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #164
I noticed this early on... krispos42 Apr 2012 #110
And why is Trayvon Martin a 17 year old referred to as MR. Martin? EmeraldCityGrl Apr 2012 #112
Zimmerman is more unique than George. Trayvon is more unique than Martin. 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #114
why did you post a Stormfront-sourced fake photo of Trayvon Martin? CreekDog Apr 2012 #115
hannity and others refer to him as Mr. Zimmerman IcyPeas Apr 2012 #116
Because "murdering, cowardly, asshole, piece-of-shit, mother-fucker" couldn't get by the censors? 11 Bravo Apr 2012 #119
I didn't realize we were supposed to be mzmolly Apr 2012 #121
as someone already posted: its the AP style naming convention, not a fng "imbalance" or "conspiracy" noiretextatique Apr 2012 #123
+1,000 nt MADem Apr 2012 #127
It is nothing more than ease of association MattBaggins Apr 2012 #125
Because if you said "George" and "Martin"... Iggo Apr 2012 #128
I like the name Trayvon which is why I say it and lunatica Apr 2012 #133
Cuz he's a douchebag? jpak Apr 2012 #136
It's a conspiracy. You've caught us. LeftyMom Apr 2012 #146
well I think the OP has scattered to the four winds CreekDog Apr 2012 #148
I've been hiding under your bed the whole time. -..__... Apr 2012 #149
well of course i'm more likely to post here than you --i actually like it here CreekDog Apr 2012 #152
because its a leftwing conspiracy! fascisthunter Apr 2012 #153
I call him Martin often. I use GZ 'cause it's shorter. "Trayvon" is attempt topersonalize the victim Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #167
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