General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumskcr
(15,317 posts)Soulful eye privilege In another thread pointing out an occasion of racial bias, it was insisted by some that the advantage was given because the white person was a woman. They'll happily point out any other potential perceived privilege rather than acknowledge the truth. Your example perfectly illustrates the difference but I won't even be surprised to see some show up and try to explain how you're wrong.
Baitball Blogger
(46,714 posts)It's time to start calling them out.
cleduc
(653 posts)Yes, they're different.
But, for example, some of the first media I read on Mike Brown was describing him as a gentle giant.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/michael-brown-remembered-as-a-gentle-giant/article_cbafa12e-7305-5fd7-8e0e-3139f472d130.html
and
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/five-revelations-from-rolling-stones-boston-bomber-cover-story-20130716
"Janet Reitman delivers a riveting account of how Jahar Tsarnaev became a monster"
So cherry picking media paragraphs doesn't work for me.
Has there been some coverage on Brown that suggests some racism is behind it? Definitely.
Have we seen that level of racism against Tsarnaev? Definitely not.
If that's the point, then I could agree with that.