Fun for the whole family!
I could get BINGO from tumblr in the past two hours.
I've had one argument with a few people who know a friend's brother (including his uncle or something, I don't know). Let's play:
You're racist against white people: Nope.
Derails with hypotheticals: Nope (surprisingly).
Not everything is so simple: Sort of. I got a couple accusations of ignoring evidence.
He was acting in self-defense: Yup. The main crux of their argument, in fact. Complete with ignoring me pointing out the actual events as best we understand them.
The media chose to portray Trayvon as a child: Nope, but I bet it would have gone that way had I not walked away when I realized that they weren't addressing my points and were going in circles instead.
The justice system works: Yup. With those exact words, in fact.
They were both at fault: Hinted, but not outright.
The Jury decided: Yup.
Zimmerman followed his instincts: Yup.
You're overreacting: Surprisingly, no.
Zimmerman was Hispanic, so he can't be white: Yes and no. No references to him being Hispanic, but a claim that he allegedly mentored black kids... at something. All they said was that he "mentored black kids." At what? I have no idea.
Trayvon could have killed him: Yup.
Assorted racial slur free space: Surprisingly, no.
You didn't even know him: Yup. In fact, the last thing someone posted was responding to me saying "how can you not see this" with "because I wasn't there."
Think about how Zimmerman must be feeling: Nope.
Brings up literally anything about Trayvon's character: Surprisingly, no.
Blames Trayvon's appearance: Is there any truth to the claim that he fit the description of the person who burglarized a few house in that neighborhood? If so, I at least understand using this argument, despite it being a stupid argument.
Stop making everything about race: Yup.
Disregards 911 dispatch call: Mostly. They acknowledged the call's existence, but claimed that they didn't tell him not to pursue. They only told him "it wasn't necessary."
Why do you only care about this one case: Yup.
Misconstrued MLK quote: Nope.
You're just as bad for what you're saying about Zimmerman: Sort of. One guy, ignoring all of my other points, got pissy over me pointing out that Zimmerman had no reason to be carrying a gun that night.
The trial wasn't about whether or not he killed him: Nope.
You just like acting mad: Surprisingly, no.
Don't be mad at Zimmerman, be mad at [blank]: Surprisingly, no.
Also, do I get bonus points for the point of "The case is closed, deal with it!"?