The horrible death of Trayvon Martin has touched hearts all over the US and even in some foreign countries . Seven - Teen year old Trayvon Martin was shot & killed in a nearby gated community near his home in Sanford Florida . The ironic thing about his death is that he was killed by a neighborhood watch captain . Someone who is suppose to prevent activities like this from happening . Yes , he was white and his statement was that " Trayvon looked suspicious " so he shot innocent Trayvon because he had a good on walking through a white neighborhood .
Another example of rascism is by movie watchers of " The Hunger Games " . Many people who are familiar with the book by Suzanne Collins. One particular character ( Rue ) has caught the eye of many . On twitter , many have made the comment that they didn't expect Rue to be a little black girl as played in the movie version, but in Suzannes book she specifically said Rue was " brown skinned " .
what bothers me the most is, what does the skin color of a movie character have to do with their performance of the role. I personally don't judge people by the color of their skin but by the content of their character ( dr. martin luther king ) . it makes me upset that or brave heroes and ancestors from back in the day fought for our freedom and equal right and for the ending of slavery & today we are still being judged by skin color. I thought it was over .. but I guess not .
* no links, I just spilled my thoughts out .
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