A black body in public space must presume its own guilt and be prepared to present a rigidly controlled public performance of docility and respectability.
Melissa Harris-Perry, Trayvon Martin: What It’s Like to Be a Problem
Geraldo Rivera said that Trayvon Martin's hoodie killed him as surely as George Zimmerman's gun did. Lots of people have taken to blaming Martin's wardrobe for his death, in fact. This tumblr is here to expose the notion that hoodies are for thugs as victim-blaming propaganda.
A black body in public space must presume its own guilt and be prepared to present a rigidly controlled public performance of docility and respectability.
