Question for ABC: Exactly what style guide requires the use of “Puerto Rican” for a juror and “white Hispanic” for a defendant? Those are the terms used in an ABC News article on Juror B29, a minority member of the “all-white Zimmerman jury” we’ve heard so much about.
All six of the jurors were women and Maddy, 36, who is Puerto Rican, was the only minority to deliberate in the racially charged case. Zimmerman, 29, was a white Hispanic and Martin, 17, was black.
Zimmerman Juror Says He 'Got Away With Murder' http://t.co/bseGdvRfoA
— ABC News (@ABC) July 25, 2013
And not to get too picky, but George Zimmerman “was” a white Hispanic?
https://twitter.com/PoliticoCapital/status/360721658455134209
Even the New York Times conceded that “white Hispanic” was “not very commonly used” before Zimmerman became a household name. But “screw that,” said ABC. We’ll use “white Hispanic” when it helps further the narrative of a “racially charged case” and you’ll like it!
Hey @ABC and @GMA can you explain to me why every article I read on the Zimmerman trial refers to him as a white Hispanic?
— Brian Griffin (@Griff_7) July 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/zosodragon1969/status/360559240626176002
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/360501924954521600
https://twitter.com/Oddly_Normal/status/360470720356155393
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/360467560585629696
Hispanic juror says hispanic Zimmerman got away with murder. @ABC still shamefully using term white-hispanic http://t.co/RYKO4Bs21f
— Mr.L (@MrLTavern) July 25, 2013
Still doing the 'white Hispanic' thing? That term is as real & valid as ABC's journalistic integrity. http://t.co/ZZsT7n556S
— the dude (@trashdnscattrd) July 25, 2013
To close this out, let’s let Larry Elder voice the pressing question on all of our minds:
Curious. If George Zimmerman is a "white-Hispanic", what is Carlos Danger Weiner?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 24, 2013
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