tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post3557903609830976128..comments2023-07-01T00:33:55.165-07:00Comments on Ben Efsaneyim: Social CapitalBen Efsaneyimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-31796053687526211072013-07-17T23:54:27.741-07:002013-07-17T23:54:27.741-07:00Good analysis, but I'd probably argue that the...Good analysis, but I'd probably argue that the reason for downplaying Zimmerman's Hispanic heritage is even simpler than that. <br /><br />I think the problem that the media had with calling Zimmerman Hispanic was that it doesn't fit the common narrative of White-on-Black violence. Even if Hispanic-on-Black violence does occur, it's a harder sell to the general American public, which has been raised on the idea of White-on-Black violence. <br /><br />If Zimmerman had been hapa Asian, they would probably do the same thing and call him White. Unless his Asian half were Korean, in which case they'd paint him as both in order to draw parallels to the LA Riots. The media and the American public are tricky like that.<br /><br /><br />bigWOWOhttp://www.bigwowo.comnoreply@blogger.com