Prejudice against whites is not the same as prejudice against blacks

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86. Prejudice doesn't come in degrees. It's wrong on the same level no matter which way it travels.

I took the liberty of using your own words in a small experiment. Read both of the following paragraphs. Apologies for paraphrasing your words in the second paragraph, but I would ask... Is it possible that the second paragraph has the slightest bit of truth to it? Perception is reality. We all build our own realities around what we perceive our worlds to be.

For example, in the case of Trayvon Martin, it's not just that he was suspected and then killed as a result of prejudice by one person against African Americans, it's that in the aftermath, media coverage and societal reaction included vicious stereotyping that sought to justify his death. That was possible because such stereotyping is believed and accepted so widely.

For example, in the case of Zimmy, it's not just that he killed as a result of prejudice by one person against African Americans, it's that in the aftermath, societal reaction included vicious stereotyping that sought to justify his imprisonment without indictment or trial. That was possible because such stereotyping is believed and accepted so widely.

Which is the more widely believed and accepted stereotype here at DU... Black man in hoodie as thug, or white man with gun as racist bloodthirsty killer?