Geraldo is being excoriated all over the internet for a stupid remark. Yup. I listened and thought ” You idiot!”
But is he? If you listen to all his remarks instead of just a sound byte, he speaks to an issue that our young people need to think about. Geraldo said he has bellowed at his own kid for wearing baggy pants hanging off his butt and a hoodie. Why? Impression. Mind-set. I have had the same hissy fit with my granddaughter about walking aound Manassas with a short skirt and low cut tops. It borrows trouble.
The world is full of dirtbags. Let’s not give them reason to act out because our kids refuse to listen to common sense. If you don’t want people to think you are a thug, don’t dress like one. If you don’t want males to think you are looking for action, don’t show a lot of skin. Why can’t they just make common sense pills to give our off-spring.
On the other hand, hoodies are in style. All sorts of people wear hoodies. Young people particularly like black, gray or white hoodies. Its the style. Wearing a hoodie is no reason to get killed. Perhaps Gerlado’s words might be better taken if he had waited a couple of weeks. What he has to say in important. Its important for minority youths in particular but its important for all kids to hear. All young people are vulnerable, not just minority kids.
Make no mistake, the wearing of a a hoodie didn’t kill Trayvon Martin. Extremely poor judgement on the part of a person who was allowed to carry a weapon is what killed. I think what Geraldo might be getting at is that lots of people have very poor judgement. Let’s do everything we can to help improve their judgement. It is a shame that only a sound byte of what he has to say is being heard. That really isn’t what he said.
