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“The hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”

By The Red Phoenix on March 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

Realizing that Geraldo Rivera does not speak on behalf of the Republican party…Fox News does…and I would venture to say that many Fox News viewers i.e. Republican voters really do believe the nonsense that Geraldo Rivera is espousing. Yes – there are some nuances behind how people perceive a person based off of how they dress …sure. But to say that “the hoodie is as much responsible” is like saying that women deserve to get raped for showing cleavage or dressing provocatively. Oops. Although – I guess some Republicans already believe that too.

“I have a different take, Brian, on that. I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted. But I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.

When you see a kid walking down the street, particularly a dark skinned kid like my son Cruz who I constantly yelled at when he was going out wearing a damn hoodie or those pants around his ankles. Take that hood off. People look at you and what’s the instant identification? What’s the instant association? Its crime scene surveillance tapes.

Every time you see someone stick up a 7-Eleven, the kid is wearing a hoodie. Every time you see a mugging on a surveillance camera or get the old lady in the alcove, it’s the kid with a hoodie. You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a gangsta — you’re going to be a gangsta wannabe? Well, people are going to perceive you as a menace. That’s what happens. It is an instant reflexive action.”
~Geraldo Rivera

Seth Myers tweeted: ”Even Geraldo’s mustache is like, ‘dude what the f*ck?”

And as Gawker points out – it wasn’t a casual thing…because then Geraldo tweeted it.

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