Great idea, Zum. I've seen some beautiful hoodied mugs answer the call thus far, starting with yours. Lezlie's too. Actually hers was the first I opened as it was the first I spotted in the feed. Quick dropped what I was doing, whipped out my...hoodie and here I am.
My post is a comment I left on Don Rich's post:
Some good points here, in the post and comments. What if it comes down simply to stereotypes and perceptions? If Zimmerman's family insists he is not Hispanic altho he looks to be and was perceived to be by the police, maybe he strives for a self-perception as "whiter than white" and saw the hoodied black boy as the White Man's nemesis invading White America.
Delusional, unbalanced personally as the quasi-anointed defender of a delusional and unbalanced, perhaps paranoid community. If the local police identify with the community power structure, which they do realistically even if it conflicts with professional best practices, they went running to the local prosecutor before doing what any experienced cop would do ordinarily, which is to arrest the shooter on suspicion of homicide if not charging him or her at the time of arrest.
So the cops frantically page the prosecutor, whose first impulse is, holy shit lemme think about this - the Zimmermans are solid citizens here and I believe they supported me in the last campaign and what the hell was the punk doing there anyways...etc. The feds will have a field day with this. Obama haters are already saying that if Justice gets involved it will mean Holder is playing the race card. Are we a great nation or what. (That is not a question - not even rhetorical. Just pure sarcasm.)
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Thanks Matt.
Lezlie
I'd be donning mine, but I don't own one...
RATED!!!!
the hard criticism like you do about how , uh,
y'know...we AREN'T such a great nation,
and have much work to do melting-wise,
into that odd image they sell you in
school...the MELTING POT.
It presupposes great heat, right? For the melting..
That's the paradox of this goddamn country of ours.
It's like some Ideal Structure of Principles we cannot for
the life of us ever live up to in reality...but can try & try again.
I am kind of digressing here. What was most important to relay
is that FINALLY you have your "avatar for the ages." Luminous
is spot -on correct...you look theatrical. Maybe ready to take on
"King Lear". ..
"I am a man,
More sinn'd against than sinning."
Lear, Scene II
If you replace this grand picture with that blurry monstrosity,
i shall begin a boycott of yer blog, boyo!
HUGGGGGGGGGG
Zuma started this?
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I started to see hoods.
I wondered what's this?
Something sad ominous?
No.
What a collective voice.
I thought I needed help.
I was about to call 9-11.
`
My neighbor has handguns.
I almost called for protection.
I was gonna call Eric Holder.
I feared people wear black . . .
I wondered if CEO bankers . . .
Now I can sympathize. No guns.
`
The Lord of he Rings. Spitting Image.
Spit . . .
Give him a pipe, a horse, and a wagon.
He was never late. "A Wizard is on time."
He said ref his pipe. "Best herb around."
The hoods would be great for meet ups.
Matt P. can haul the best weed on wagon.
I do wonder about what kinds of connections these Zimmermans have . George looks like a mean bum but something is keeping him from being prosecuted. Could be it's just such a racist town.
Great pic and text.
r.
(and curses to lazy D.A.'s worried about their careers, do your damn job!)