What it's like to be a black teenager in America.

Hey, the kid is walking around in a hoodie while being blatantly African American, what did he expect?

You know as a white guy. born and raised in Alaska, just about the whitest place on earth, I have NEVER experienced anything like this, and seeing it kind of makes my heart ache.

I think the kids handled it just right, and actually maintained a pretty positive and humorous attitude. 

I would be interested in what Publix has to say about their policies after seeing this on the internet.

Geraldo Rivera compares wearing a hoodie to flying a pirate flag. No, seriously.

So this shows up on Rivera's Twitter page yesterday.

Re: hoodies. As a lifelong sailor I noticed long ago that the Coast Guard always stopped the boats that flew the Jolly Roger pirate flag.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) July 15, 2013

I know right?

Now there is so much wrong with this statement that I almost don't know where to begin. Almost.

Perhaps Fox News's answer to Rico Suave should realize that pirate's flew the Jolly Roger in order to terrify the crews on shipping vessels that they were about to board, and that Trayvon Marton was wearing a hoodie sweatshirt, just like teens of all colors do all over this county, too keep the rain off of his head.

The idea that the hoodie is a menacing type of clothing is ridiculous, and in this case racist.

Comparing a hoodie to a pirate flag is like saying that people with tattoos are potential criminals

Or that people who ride motorcycles are gang members.

Or that men who sport mustaches are douchebags.

 Though he DOES make a strong case for that last one.

Trayvon Martin was an innocent kid walking home from a store with a bag of Skittles and a bottle of tea. He could have been wearing a full Nazi uniform and carrying a copy of Mein Kampf it STILL would not have justifed George Zimmerman putting a bullet in his heart.

Asshole!