tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post3101483338297914233..comments2023-11-14T06:12:19.379-05:00Comments on I'm Just a Girl...: Black + White still equals Black & White.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post-75056565567989571152013-07-15T18:55:46.499-04:002013-07-15T18:55:46.499-04:00Dawn - you know I love you, right? ;)
Even if yo...Dawn - you know I love you, right? ;) <br /><br />Even if you take all media influences away, in my personal opinion - it's basic. A fist should be met with a fist and nothing else. Otherwise barfights would go back to the wild west - and we'd have complete anarchy. <br /><br />It's just stupid to be able to draw a weapon because you're afraid. Lots of people get into confrontations, some of them escalating to physicality unfortunately - but that doesn't justify gunpower. JMHO.. XO<br /> <br />Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109540.post-26704427658767647972013-07-15T10:42:09.886-04:002013-07-15T10:42:09.886-04:00The one thing that I will say is this: The media p...The one thing that I will say is this: The media played an *enormous* role in the details you've listed here. There was a lot more to this story that mainstream national media either cut out all together, edited and spliced to make it appear different, or outright fabricated for the purposes of ratings-driven sensationalism. I know this because I live a little over an hour away from where all this happened and was able to compare and contrast local coverage with national. It is awful that a young man lost his life, and there are certainly issues that need to be addressed, but I find it deplorable that the media manipulates the story beyond recognition. Lost in all their story-telling is the fact that Zimmerman *did* walk away from Martin when the dispatcher instructed him to. He went back to his vehicle where Martin in turn confronted *him*. He did not single Martin out as African American when he called the police; he mentioned Martin's race only *after* being asked by the dispatcher, and NBC is about to be sued for their editing of the recorded phone call, which took a completely different tone when compared to the unedited version. A life was lost and that is never something that should be taken lightly. However, the picture you painted in your post came straight from the media's portrayal of events--what they *wanted* you to know--not full disclosure of the accurate facts of that entire event. I hope that bothers you as well, because I find it disgusting that we don't hold the media accountable for all the controversy and violence for which they are directly responsible.~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.com