ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

The GEROD ROTH CASE

DISCUSSING AN ISSUE

ANA KASPARIAN
Feelings/Reaction

She is outraged

CENK UYGUR
Ideas put forward

she raises the problem of a controversial

selfie that went viral and which has become
a matter of great concern recently in the US.
she exposes the Gerod vs Cayden Case
and gives a detailed description of the key
events.

She is compassionate / feels

sorry for/ sympathises with
the little boy and his mother

She feels terrible about the

case

She cant believe how stupid

and brazen Gerod is!
She is astonished

(stupfaite/tonne) by
Hiltons behaviour

she quotes Caydens mother who is

grateful and thankful for all the support she
received
she clearly denounces / condemns the
anti-social behavior of Hilton and the
commenters
she describes Hilton as being stupid and
brazen about his own racism. She points out
to his malicious attitude.
she raises the issue of race-relation in
the US and focuses on a major issue : racebaiting.

Feelings/Reaction

He is grateful to Black Twitter

He is worried /
concerned/bothered/annoyed

He has mixed feelings about

this puzzling case

Ideas put forward

he raises the issue of social media

vigilantism when he refers to Black
Twitter and its serious consequences.
(= social media users should be vigilant
and report anything suspicious)

He warns the viewers about the dangers

of social media justice/ vigilantism that
may lead to extreme situations such as
He was confused when he first being fired/losing your job. // he doesnt
want people to take justice in to their own
saw the picture
hands
Hes puzzled/ mystified
he denounces peoples racism and
(perplexe)
raises concerns about US people being
racially prejudiced . (to mock a little boy
Hes blown away / he cant
just because he is black)
believe his eyes/ he is
astonished/ taken aback
he criticizes the malicious state of
(dconcert)
mind of racists
He finds such a behavior
puzzling. To him it is a matter
of great concern.

She is shocked / puzzled /

baffled / flummoxed

she claims / argues (soutient)/ contends

(affirme que) that people in the US have
serious issues with race-relations .

He feels scared => that gives me a

chill down my spine

He feels sorry for the little boy

She denounces several forms of racism such

as:
-

R
racism on social media sites

R
racism at school ( the case of the 12year-old student who got suspended
for staring at a white student)

P
police brutality towards black people
(so many unarmed black kids and
black men get killed by the police)