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Sun Mar 25, 2012, 04:21 PM

Mar 2012

It's About usurping athority, that a PERSON hasn't the training or capacity to do.

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Calling George Zimmerman a "white Hispanic" means what, exactly? [View all] oberliner Mar 2012 OP

Nothing orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #1

Your point is taken - I just wonder about the nomenclature oberliner Mar 2012 #2

Oh I'm sure part of their agenda is orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #16

I have and I think it is bizarre. His dark complection suggests his mother snagglepuss Mar 2012 #3

Um, something like 90% of the African slave trade landed EFerrari Mar 2012 #7

His mom was Peruvian. uppityperson Mar 2012 #54

Zimmerman is a Germanic name HockeyMom Mar 2012 #4

One parent being white and the other Latino can mean you have EFerrari Mar 2012 #5

Is it a self-identification choice? oberliner Mar 2012 #8

The Census uses "white non-Hispanic". EFerrari Mar 2012 #17

What differentiates a "white Hispanic" from a "person of color" ? oberliner Mar 2012 #18

I have no idea what the corporate media is doing, except maybe to EFerrari Mar 2012 #24

there are "white" Hispanics mzteris Mar 2012 #31

Thanks for the info! oberliner Mar 2012 #34

The media is trying to get.. butterfly77 Mar 2012 #29

Or crank up the viewership numbers.. X_Digger Mar 2012 #30

the media doesn't have to "get some conflict mzteris Mar 2012 #32

well done Solomon Mar 2012 #33

Today is the first time I have ever heard the term arcane1 Mar 2012 #6

NY Times, Reuters, CNN have all used that phrase in relation to Zimmerman oberliner Mar 2012 #10

Hispanic is a cultural term, not a racial one. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #9

Interestingly the dispatcher asked if he was "white, black, or Hispanic" oberliner Mar 2012 #13

I suspect that it's a bullshit category. Vattel Mar 2012 #11

What do you think are the political reasons? oberliner Mar 2012 #12

You haven't heard the term "white Hispanic' because white is the default. EFerrari Mar 2012 #20

they have to call him white because the story has a racial aspect Enrique Mar 2012 #14

That these outlets use "Hispanic" and not "Latino" is already a giveaway. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #21

What does that giveaway? oberliner Mar 2012 #23

"Hispanic" is a term white people use because it references Spain EFerrari Mar 2012 #25

Interesting oberliner Mar 2012 #36

Technically, yes. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #44

And Latino is a term used by people who want to reference Latin and Caesar of course. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #50

No. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #51

Sorry, I meant Augustus. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #52

I'm not exactly sure what "white" ... etherealtruth Mar 2012 #15

It means people tie themselves in knots trying to figure out eShirl Mar 2012 #19

There is a need to vilify Zimmerman beyond just being angry at him for what he did. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #22

Ding, ding, ding! Seeking Serenity Mar 2012 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Mar 2012 #26

Here's what I thought was a thoughtful article on 'white privilege' by Leonard Pitts... babylonsister Mar 2012 #27

that his race is white and his ethnicity is hispanic arely staircase Mar 2012 #28

Why mention both? oberliner Mar 2012 #35

his father brought it into the mix arely staircase Mar 2012 #37

he was initially identified by the media as simply 'white' Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #38

It means he is probably untattooed, rather tall-ish and is light skinned SoCalDem Mar 2012 #39

Zimmerman is not a white hispanic mathematic Mar 2012 #40

He's of mixed parentage, like myself. Cleita Mar 2012 #42

But does "white Hispanic" necessarily suggest mixed parentage? oberliner Mar 2012 #43

It is odd and actually inaccurate. Cleita Mar 2012 #46

I'm not sure JonLP24 Mar 2012 #45

By place of origin I am nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #47

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #48

The Black population is heavily mixed due to slavery... MD20 Mar 2012 #55

The "media" is all about obfuscation for their own profit just1voice Mar 2012 #49

What are they trying to obfuscate in this case? oberliner Mar 2012 #53