West repeated the question, receiving the same answer. If anybody calls you a cracka, inform him that the word is not as cool as rachel jeantel thinks. Here is a sampling of the questioning from the defense yesterday. She also testified that the reference to cracker referred to a pervert. The entire trayvon martin case has been a train wreck, but otherwise irrelevant to this blog, until now. While jeantel said she was upset by the jurors comments, she agreed. After rachel jeantel left the witness stand following another six hours of grueling crossexamination by george zimmermans lawyers, she immediately prompted a national debate about the language. At zimmerman trial, victims friend is pressed on her story the. Jun 27, 20 in the george zimmerman trial on wednesday, witness rachel jeantel testified that trayvon martin, moments before his shooting death, told her that he was being pursued by a a creepyass cracker. Rachel jeantel faces 2nd day of questioning in george zimmerman trial. The people who understand rachel jeantel are not writing conservative commentary blog posts on the internet, really.
In the george zimmerman trial on wednesday, witness rachel jeantel testified that trayvon martin, moments before his shooting death, told her that he was being pursued by a a creepyass cracker. More ridiculous testimony from the trayvon martin trial. Because rachel jeantel, 19, was the last person to speak to 17yearold trayvon martin before he was killed by george zimmerman on february. After rachel jeantel left the witness stand following another six hours of grueling crossexamination by george zimmermans lawyers, she immediately prompted a. Jeantel said she didnt believe creepy a cracker is a racial comment. Friend of trayvon martin testifies in george zimmerman murder.
Travyon martins friend grilled by defense, says calling zimmerman creepy a cracker not racial comment witness rachel jeantel who was on the phone with trayvon martin moments before he was killed was back on the stand on thursday, again facing a grilling from george zimmerman s defense attorney don west. Rachel jeantel says teenager described a man following him as a creepyass cracker before he was fatally shot associated press in sanford, florida wed 26. One of the most damaging moments for the prosecution in the trial of george zimmerman trial was the inexplicable decision to lead with rachel jeantel, a friend of trayvon martins. The downward spiral continued when the prosecution tried to cover up the racially charged nature of the creepy white cracker comment jeantel testified martin said to her while they were on the phone that fateful day by claiming jeantel does not fully understand the language. Rachel jeantel faces 2nd day of questioning in george. Jeantel is the states star witness who was the last person to speak to martin. An almost illiterate 19yearold who can barely verbalize what it is she witnessed, jeantel must have known how easily her credibility would be publicly shattered. Jeantel admitted she didnt tell prosecutors, at first, that martin called zimmerman a creepyass cracker before the killing. Witness disaster trayvon martins friend rachel jeantel. Rachel jeantel used her twitter account to occasionally comment on the case saying things like, 16 months later, wo i need a drink and tweeted a picture of her court nails. Travyon martins friend grilled by defense, says calling zimmerman creepya cracker not racial comment witness rachel jeantel who was on the phone with trayvon martin moments before he was killed was back on the stand on thursday, again facing a grilling from george zimmermans defense attorney don west.
Jeantel said she didnt believe creepy ass cracker is a racial comment and said no it wasnt offensive. Trayvon martin told friend about man following him in final. She recalled suggesting that the man might be a rapist. After prosecution witness grilled over cracker comment, martin family lawyer says trial not about race. Rachel jeantel, a friend of martins and one of the prosecutions key witnesses, spent two days on the witness stand this week and more than five hours being crossexamined by zimmermans. Begin videotape randi kaye, cnn correspondent voiceover. In florida, a cracker means a a cracker to us means a person that was born here, were native. It is both descriptive and pejorative, although its important to note that according to jeantel, martin was not calling zimmerman a cracker to his face but when trying to give his friend on the phone an update on the situation.
I saw a man look like he looked like a creepy ass cracker. The photo caption was interpreted as making fun of rachel jeantel whose twoday testimony ended on thursday. On friday, she linked to a photo of numerous liquor bottles from a tweet that reported, 16 months er wo i need. Rachel jeantel, who popularized the phrase creepy ass cracker in. Remarkably, the rape comment wasnt new to limbaugh. Jul 10, 20 rachel jeantels language in the zimmerman trial. Creepy ass cracker means pervert in my culture posted at 2. Creepyass cracker comment not racist more rachel jeantel testifies about her conversation with martin on the night he was fatally shot.
Trayvon martins girlfriend admits she cant read the. Alluding to yesterdays testimony, west asked about martin characterizing zimmerman as a creepyass cracker which jeantel felt was not a racist remark. Creepyass cracker comment not racist, says trayvon martins. On june 27, 20, in the trial of george zimmerman concerning the shooting of trayvon martin, a witness under examination rachel jeantel testified that martin, an africanamerican, had told her over the telephone that a creepy ass cracker is following me minutes before the altercation between the two men occurred. Witness rachel jeantel is questioned by defense attorney don. Zimmerman attorney says daughters instagram post immature.
Jul 15, 20 tonight my exclusive interview with the star witness in the case, rachel jeantel, speaking out for the first time since she took the stand. Across the blogosphere yesterday, panicked prog pundits struggled to explain why rachel jeantel, the prosecutions star witness in george zimmermans trial, is not dumb as shit. Language log rachel jeantels language in the zimmerman. In the second part of his interview with jeantel, morgan turned to the creepyass cracker comment she made and the major impact it had on the tenor of the case. Jeantel proceeded to admit to previously lying and then gave conflicted and at points unintelligible testimony. Her statement that martin called zimmerman a cracker further. A man was watching him, said rachel jeantel, 19, who was on the phone with martin just. It would be pronounced the same way by scarlett oharas. She didnt want to say ass in front of the teens mother, sybrina. Friend of trayvon martin testifies in george zimmerman. Jun 27, 20 a predominantly white jury is not going to like rachel jeantel.
One of the comments made inside the courtroom today had to do with that cracker comment. Rachel jeantel and zimmerman defense attorney don west. The call was disconnected and martin later called her back. While jeantel s testimony about the nword in the zimmerman trial has garnered a lot of public comment and attention, it isnt generally recognized that creepyass cracker is part of a productive morphological process in what spears characterizes as african american uncensored mode. One year on from her public humiliation during george zimmermans trial, how trayvon witness rachel jeantel has turned her life around by graduating from high school. But nothing tops rachel jeantel commentary on the difference between ngga and ngger. At the merciful close of key prosecution witness rachel jeantel s testimony in the trial of george zimmerman for the murder of trayvon martin, defense attorney don west asked ms. Jeantel testified that she was on the phone with martin during the incident and that they were on the phone together while martin was at the 7eleven. Jeantel, clearly not comfortable in the courtroom scenario, seemed caught up in multiple emotions. Piers morgan talks trayvon, zimmerman trial with rachel jeantel jul 16, 20. Trayvon george zimmerman creepy ass white cracker mediaite. Witness rachel jeantel smiles towards the end of her second day testimony during george zimmermans murder trial for 2012 shooting death of trayvon martin in seminole circuit court in.
Rachel jeantel said she told martin to run from george zimmerman because he. Jul 02, 20 because rachel jeantel, 19, was the last person to speak to 17yearold trayvon martin before he was killed by george zimmerman on february 26, 2012, zimmermans defense team has relied heavi. Jeantel said that martin told her that a creepyass cracker was following him. Rachel jeantel yesterday testifies she cant read a cursive letter she supposedly wrote. You come out on the side of rachel jeantel as if she can tell no lies. Jeantel said she never told anyone about martin saying that term until a year after the shooting. Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than. Zimmerman is charged with seconddegree murder for the february 2012 shooting death of 17yearold trayvon martin. Rachel jeantel reutersjacob langston crackers, please who cares if trayvon martin called george zimmerman a creepy ass cracker. Creepyass cracker comment not racist, says trayvon. But it was the first thing jeantel thought to say after he said creepyass cracker creepy ass cracker. Last thursday, jeantel tweeted, plz plz lord dnt make me start next week. She explained that the term is actually spelled cracka and defined it as people who are acting like theyre police.
Jun 27, 20 as much as anything else in the saga of race, fear, and firearms that is the death of trayvon martin and the murder trial of george zimmerman, the testimony of rachel jeantel, a nineteenyearold. Creepyass cracker comment not racist, says trayvon martin. Join facebook to connect with rachel jeantel and others you may know. Jun 27, 20 rachel jeantel testifies about her conversation with martin on the night he was fatally shot. Rachel was the last person to have a conversation with trayvon martin before he was shot to death by george zimmerman. Jun 26, 20 friend of trayvon martin testifies in george zimmerman murder trial this article is more than 6 years old rachel jeantel says teenager described a man following him as a creepyass cracker. According to jeantel s testimony yesterday that trayvon described the man. Lets just be real here, global grinds rachel samara wrote in a powerful essay ahead of todays questioning by the defense.
Rachel jeantel testified in trayvon martin case, says he. Chris hayes and linguistics expert break down rachel jeantel s articulate use of black english by tommy christopher jun 28th cracker means something entirely different in florida. Rachel jeantel, the prosecutions star witness in the murder case of george zimmerman, sparked a torrent of commentary from both whites and blacks, much of it negative. Jun 27, 20 jeantel said martin told her the man watching him was a creepyass cracker. She went on to say that martin told her he was going to try to elude the man, and that the teen left the area but that he was still being followed. Language log rachel jeantels language in the zimmerman trial. As much as anything else in the saga of race, fear, and firearms that is the death of trayvon martin and the murder trial of george zimmerman, the testimony of rachel jeantel, a. Code switch where does the slur cracker come from, anyway. Yeahkeep it classy lolo folks focused on her weight, the dark brownness of her skin, her ethnic speech patterns, literacy. Rachel jeantel was on the phone with trayvon martin minutes. Columbia prof defends trayvon calling zimmerman a cracker. Jeantel s contribution to the race discussion included a quote she attributed to martin when he told her a creepyass cracker was watching him. Zimmerman trial rachel jeantel creepy ass cracker the five.
Rachel jeantel, a key witness in the george zimmerman trial for the. Jun 29, 20 the photo caption was interpreted as making fun of rachel jeantel whose twoday testimony ended on thursday. Jun 27, 20 62720 travyon martins friend grilled by defense, says calling zimmerman creepya cracker not racial comment witness rachel jeantel who was on the phone with trayvon martin. Rachel jeantel looked so irritated during the crossexamination that i burned it on dvd and im going to sell it as madea goes to court. Rachel jeantel testifies about her conversation with martin on the night he was fatally shot. Yes, she was dissimulating in pretending that trayvon martins referring to zimmerman as a creepyass cracker wasnt racialof course it was. You dont think that creepyass cracker is a racial comment. As it turns out, in the area in which rachel jeantel was raised, the word cracker isnt a racial slur at all, but rather, a proud nod to the regions history, and ones own ancestry.
Yes, rachel jeantel did think it was racist when rush limbaugh said ngga by matt wilstein jul 17th the five takes on coopers excellent juror b37 interview, piers morgans. The treatment of rachel jeantel by the press was some of the most embarrassing, disingenuous crap i have ever heard. Travyon martins friend grilled by defense, says calling. Jun 29, 20 rachel jeantel, the prosecutions star witness in the murder case of george zimmerman, sparked a torrent of commentary from both whites and blacks, much of it negative. On rachel jeantels use of the word cracker ed morales. Trayvon martin witness rachel jeantel has turned her life. Morgan turned to the creepyass cracker comment she made and the major impact it had on the tenor of the case.
Jun 08, 20 the conversation continued, according to jeantel. The dehumanization of rachel jeantelthe laughter, the disbeliefis rooted in the same attitude that causes people to treat unarmed black kids with suspicion, to follow them around subdivisions for. Rachel jeantel, the star prosecution witness in george zimmermans murder trial finished her testimony today leaving behind serious doubts as to her credibility after the defense attempted to. Jun 26, 20 rachel jeantel, a key witness in the george zimmerman trial for the prosecution, testified today regarding the last conversation trayvon martin. Rachel jeantel, a friend of trayvon martins who was on the phone with him in the last moments of his life, said she thought his. Rachel jeantel, who popularized the phrase creepy ass cracker in uncomfortable testimony that added a new racial dimension to the george zimmerman trial, gave a lesson about miami urban culture.
Jeantel, clearly not comfortable in the courtroom scenario, s. Witness rachel jeantel gives her testimony to the defense during george zimmermans trial in seminole circuit court june 26, 20 in sanford, florida. Those lameass crackers make me absolutely ashamed to be a white male. At trial, prosecutors produced the plump, slowspoken 18yearold rachel jeantel as the girl who had crucial insight into his final moments by being on the phone with him. Well, let me tell you something, im a cracker, been one for 70 years. A whole mess of white people like to get worked up about the word cracker, some in the mistaken belief that this will somehow result in. As to the remark used by martin about being followed by a cracker, i. Are you as fed up with the racism double standard as i am.
Cracker means something entirely different in florida. Cracker is todays honkey, a word now about as antique as the jeffersons in which george used it so much. Rachel jeantel, who popularized the phrase creepy ass cracker in uncomfortable testimony that added a new racial dimension to the george zimmerman trial, gave a lesson about miami urban. When defense witness rachel jeantel recently testified that use of the term cracker wasnt racist, the liberal media leaped to her defense, saying that anyone who didnt agree with her simply didnt understand her culture. Rachel jeantel, who was on the phone with martin just before he. Rachel jeantel, the young woman who spoke to trayvon martin moments. She claims martin called zimmerman a creepyass cracker, and that she could hear martin ask zimmerman why he was being followed. Jeantel would, indeed, appear to be as dumb as a huge fat pile of wildebeest dung swarming with flies on the african savannah.
Rachel jeantel today, her second day in the spotlight. She told don west, george zimmermans attorney, that she didnt think the phrase was racist. Rachel jeantel yesterday testifies she cant read a. It may have made sense for trayvon martin to call george zimmerman a cracker a professor from columbia university said last thursday, speaking on msnbcs all in with chris hayes. Jun 27, 20 testifying in the george zimmerman trial, prosecution witness and trayvon martin friend rachel jeantel, 19, says she was on the phone with him before he was shot. Rachel jeantel, the witness that was on the phone with trayvon martin just before he died, gives her testimony during george zimmermans trial in seminole. Towards the end of their show thursday, the hosts of the five played the now infamous clip of witness rachel jeantel testifying that her friend trayvon martin called george zimmerman a creepyas. Her performance on the stand more polished than yesterday, still rising eyebrows and as 360s randi kaye reports, none of that intention is especially welcomed. Cnns piers morgan interviews trayvon witness rachel. The prosecution asked rachel jeantel what trayvon martin was complaining to her about on the phone, as he walked home. He then went on to press her on why she didnt include that description in the letter to martins mother. Creepy ass cracker is following me the george zimmerman murder trial continued as rachel jeantel took the stand for the prosecution. The people who understand rachel jeantel are not writing conservative commentary.
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