Another student told me that I am one of the only white people she has talked to that was accepting of black people’s culture. She said she had no white friends (that’s fine) and didn’t really like white people. I didn’t think she was a racist and I wasn’t offended. …show more content…
During this class George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case which we reviewed the Pew Study on the racial differences regarding the verdict. I and all the white people I know believe Zimmerman was guilty and that Trayvon was profiled. The reason that Zimmerman was not charged was because he” acted in self defense”, but he was told to leave him alone. I didn’t know Trayvon, but I assume that if a cop stopped him that his actions would have been different. I also feel that he could have felt threatened by Zimmerman and was simply defending …show more content…
Again, this feeds hate, not talking about these things. It also makes it seem like white people are never victims, further hurting minorities or that how I see