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betsuni

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

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:52 PM

4 hrs ago

"There are both sides to every story." Martin must have done something, they thought, it couldn't be what it in fact was. It made them defensive. Obama was playing the "race card" and inflaming racial tensions, right-wing media said.

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At the risk of appearing even more ignorant than usual [View all] senseandsensibility 8 hrs ago OP

I think it was a reference to the shooting of Trayvon Martin - Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #1

I remember this well godsentme 8 hrs ago #3

Thanks senseandsensibility 8 hrs ago #5

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

I remember that also LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #7

Correct malaise 4 hrs ago #14

Yep. That's right. That is what she was referencing. Wiz Imp 59 min ago #15

Yes, I recall that. Xavier Breath 8 hrs ago #2

After Treyvon Martin was murdered, Obama remarked that Treyvon could have been his son, or his younger self. jls4561 8 hrs ago #4

It was part of his speech regarding "walking while black" - the talk black parents must have with their kids biophile 8 hrs ago #6

From the Internet: wyn borkins 8 hrs ago #9

I finally got to watch her entire speech. hamsterjill 6 hrs ago #10

Yes, it was wonderful on so many levels. senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #11

Who could forget the copy cat? hamsterjill 6 hrs ago #12

About Trayvon Martin, many white people said: "I guess we'll never really know what happened." betsuni 4 hrs ago #13