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Xavier Breath

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2. Yes, I recall that.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:01 PM

22 hrs ago

I believe it was right after (yet another) unarmed, Black, male teen was shot by the police. The topic of how to talk to your Black teen son about interacting with the police was in the national conversation, so he made an innocuous comment pointing out that, and you better sit down for this, that he could have been the father of a Black son. Gasp!

RWNJ heads everywhere exploded, as you would expect them to.

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At the risk of appearing even more ignorant than usual [View all] senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago OP

I think it was a reference to the shooting of Trayvon Martin - Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #1

I remember this well godsentme 22 hrs ago #3

Thanks senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #5

And it shows how long republicans have been 100% in control of media messaging BComplex 22 hrs ago #8

I remember that also LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #7

Correct malaise 18 hrs ago #14

Yep. That's right. That is what she was referencing. Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #15

Yes, I recall that. Xavier Breath 22 hrs ago #2

After Treyvon Martin was murdered, Obama remarked that Treyvon could have been his son, or his younger self. jls4561 22 hrs ago #4

It was part of his speech regarding "walking while black" - the talk black parents must have with their kids biophile 22 hrs ago #6

From the Internet: wyn borkins 22 hrs ago #9

I finally got to watch her entire speech. hamsterjill 20 hrs ago #10

Yes, it was wonderful on so many levels. senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago #11

Who could forget the copy cat? hamsterjill 20 hrs ago #12

About Trayvon Martin, many white people said: "I guess we'll never really know what happened." betsuni 18 hrs ago #13