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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:42 PM Apr 2012

Zimmerman’s MySpace nickname included ‘datniggy’; family insists on innocent explanation


George Zimmerman, the Hispanic Floridian who killed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, had a MySpace account whose username was “datniggytb,” The Daily Caller has learned.

According to a family member whose identity The Daily Caller has agreed not to reveal for safety reasons, the “datniggytb” name is not a racial slur, but a friendly nickname that referred to George himself.

“That was an old nickname his black friends gave him,” the Zimmerman family member said. “He didn’t have an issue with the profile name.”

Asked about the significance of the letters “tb” at the end of the username, the family member insisted that they did not stand for Trayvon Benjamin, his shooting victim’s first and middle names.

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Full article here: http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/11/zimmermans-myspace-nickname-included-datniggy-family-insists-on-innocent-explanation/



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Zimmerman’s MySpace nickname included ‘datniggy’; family insists on innocent explanation (Original Post) Tx4obama Apr 2012 OP
Thats how he landed in jail , parental casuistries orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #1
Assuming it was Zimmdad who orchestrated the dog and pony show, HooptieWagon Apr 2012 #2
If true ... not only is Zimmerman racist scum etherealtruth Apr 2012 #3
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. Assuming it was Zimmdad who orchestrated the dog and pony show,
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:52 PM
Apr 2012

He sure didnt do GZ any favors. The more those clowns yakked, the worse GZ looked.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
3. If true ... not only is Zimmerman racist scum
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 10:00 PM
Apr 2012

... he's also as dumb as a sack of rocks (admittedly the two go hand in hand)

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