Many who have written, tweeted or blogged about the Trayvon Martin case and its underlining racial profiling have been subjected to taunts and even verbal attacks.
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That’s what CNN’s Don Lemon is currently facing regarding his coverage of Trayvon Martin’s death.
On Sunday, Lemon informed his viewing audience of the hate-filled tweets that have come across his timeline while covering Trayvon’s case.
Lemon said:
“Please don’t send me any more tweets that by having this conversation, I’m a racist or a race-baiter. This is a conversation we all need to have, so relax on that.”
He called some of the responses “disgusting” and “ridiculous.” He read one tweet aloud that said:
“Don Lemon, you are a racist. You are fixated on this one issue over and over. We want to hear the news, not your personal agenda. Go work for BET.”
Lemon later remarked:
“That was the nice one. He didn’t call me the n-word.”
That fact of the matter is, anyone on the side of justice for Trayvon has been seen as a race-baiter or racist for suggesting that George Zimmerman killed Trayvon for being a “suspicious person,” which is what he told 911 dispatchers the night he encountered Trayvon.
Trayvon was unarmed when he was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on February 26.
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For more on Trayvon Martin, click on the links below.
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