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4. Shooting black ppl dismissed as "gang related" shooting white ppl...
Tue Sep 21, 2021, 10:12 AM
Sep 2021

outrage …. week long coverage, “this has to stop!”

Both shootings in same places and manner.

Even if a shooting is gang related the victims don’t have to be in gangs.

Blacks living in gang riddled poorer neighborhoods deserve to live like other humans.

Not trying to devalue one life vs. another but to equalize the value of the victims.

WELP. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #1
media bias markie Sep 2021 #2
many problems with this argument unblock Sep 2021 #12
Well said mcar Sep 2021 #48
Most media sources lean heavily on the ap news feed and the White House press corps unblock Sep 2021 #52
That and the media tends to follow GOP talking points mcar Sep 2021 #55
exactly. as well as the frame and the word choices. unblock Sep 2021 #101
The media's assumptions about what the consumer wants is often colored by their own racial bias StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #17
I have worked in the world of research... markie Sep 2021 #56
Well said edhopper Sep 2021 #3
Shooting black ppl dismissed as "gang related" shooting white ppl... live love laugh Sep 2021 #4
Media is geared toward white people Bettie Sep 2021 #5
You're right StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #13
I figured the racism angle was so obvious Bettie Sep 2021 #26
Racism is never obvious to some people StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #29
Back in the 1970s, H2O Man Sep 2021 #35
Holdup, holdup , holdup StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #43
Yes. H2O Man Sep 2021 #49
From day one to the current time. the media has perpetuated and continues to malaise Sep 2021 #107
From day one to the current time. the media has perpetuated and continues to malaise Sep 2021 #108
Might have been true before 2010... SouthBayDem Sep 2021 #117
The fact that some Black movies and TV shows are popular doesn't change things StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #121
Yeah now Shang chi and black panther are Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #128
I have seen nothing but uniform denouncement of the failure for so many Native American deaths hlthe2b Sep 2021 #6
You haven't? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #9
Not even in that thread. Enough divisiveness --when most (me especially) essentially agree with you hlthe2b Sep 2021 #14
How could you possibly not have seen what I'm talking about in that thread? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #16
Again, you can call out DUers or you can do something positive. I would help with the latter not hlthe2b Sep 2021 #18
Thank you for your advice on how I should use my skills StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #20
Wow. That says it all. Okay. Now I know, I guess. (and so, too do others) hlthe2b Sep 2021 #24
I agree with you ... Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #34
You may not have seen it, but perhaps you didn't read all of the posts StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #44
Well said. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #30
OMG hlthe2b ! Bookmarked. What you have written is likely Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #50
thank you, Laura... hlthe2b Sep 2021 #112
Yes! Yes it was. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #125
Your argument sounds somewhat similar to the anti-Kaepernick radius777 Sep 2021 #126
So you are comparing my sincere atttempt for action to a racist anti-Kaepernick response? hlthe2b Sep 2021 #129
I was here then. DU wasn't "united" in support of Kaepernick. EffieBlack Sep 2021 #130
I said the majority were and they were. hlthe2b Sep 2021 #132
You said "nearly all" EffieBlack Sep 2021 #133
Best false equivalency of the day. Comparing posts Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #135
Absolutely! Don't fall for revisionist history. Most of the Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #136
Because going after the press for reporting on Gabby Petito helps no one. boston bean Sep 2021 #7
The comments I'm talking about are those that push back on those of us who do what you suggest StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #10
How should I be familiar with them? boston bean Sep 2021 #11
I assumed you read the posts in the thread you so actively participated in StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #15
Umm which one. My own OP? boston bean Sep 2021 #51
It's about you now BB! Lol. You don't read good:) Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #69
So, it's ALL basically about imaginary " pushback" from Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #139
i've avoided this story entirely, so pretty much the *only* part of this i've seen has been unblock Sep 2021 #8
There has never been a case of an abused woman with so much video womanofthehills Sep 2021 #123
Yes. Actually any woman? Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #138
Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2021 #19
Thank you. StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #21
I note that there are H2O Man Sep 2021 #39
You noticed that, too? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #41
It is, unfortunately, deeply engrained, to the point that it eludes us. Caliman73 Sep 2021 #89
Extremely well said! H2O Man Sep 2021 #91
Exactly StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #113
LOL "vigorous and sometimes hostile and accusatory defenses" leftstreet Sep 2021 #22
You should stop laughing and actually read the threads you're commenting on StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #27
Post them n/t leftstreet Sep 2021 #28
I linked to one of the threads above StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #31
That's it? That's all you have? I don't see your evidence n/t leftstreet Sep 2021 #32
LOL StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #36
You should stop laughing and... leftstreet Sep 2021 #38
The fact that you disagree with me isn't anything close to a "backfire" StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #45
It's not clear what you were "aiming" for leftstreet Sep 2021 #46
The media gives people what they want. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #23
Media gives people what the media think people want StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #25
LULZ BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #33
You think the media has done analytics testing whether its audiences want to see coverage of StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #40
No. Working in media, those in charge give people what they think will sell AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #66
Exactly StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #67
I noticed the previoius OPs criticizing news media's saturation coverage because Hortensis Sep 2021 #37
Yes! Lulu KC Sep 2021 #42
Someone in the media mcar Sep 2021 #47
Well I'm fucking pissed ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #53
I love how people are saying "well, she's a social media influencer" mcar Sep 2021 #57
"I dare anyone to try and 'prove' otherwise" StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #58
This is not an accessible article, although the book is available from 2007 ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #72
"When it comes to body counts, which bodies 'count'" StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #74
To this day. It is resented and we get our goddamn feelings hurt ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #78
+1000 Cobalt Violet Sep 2021 #68
Ugh. ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #75
yes, I follow him. Cobalt Violet Sep 2021 #80
MSM is a for profit business and they'll cover what attracts viewers and thus increase profits. Kaleva Sep 2021 #54
this. NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #60
Do we have any evidence that missing white women attract viewers but missing Black women don't? StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #62
Hmmm. Good luck getting NPR to admit catering to racists Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #77
If racism sells, even subdued racism, they'll use it. Kaleva Sep 2021 #79
I don't think that's conclusive evidence, but it certainly is an interesting factoid StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #81
I'm expressing an opinion and I should have made that clear. It's just an opinion. Kaleva Sep 2021 #82
I understood what you meant StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #83
Pretty white women get interest. Minorities. . .meh AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #59
Not just the RW that's ignoring it StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #63
True. I haven't responded or paid attention to it once. I consider it the height of AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #65
Why couldn't the media tie in other cases to this one? Jon King Sep 2021 #61
Good question StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #64
You certainly have a point, although senseandsensibility Sep 2021 #70
You are right StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #71
Exactly. senseandsensibility Sep 2021 #73
But no racial bias in that determination at all StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #76
I think its fair to say the missing person story blew up on twitter before the media covered it. Mr. Sparkle Sep 2021 #84
This strident attitude of yours isn't going to convince people that you're right. RestoRay Sep 2021 #85
This "all missing women matter" seems kinda RW to me leftstreet Sep 2021 #86
Except it's not the same StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #90
That makes zero sense leftstreet Sep 2021 #97
It makes perfect sense StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #98
Whatever you say n/t leftstreet Sep 2021 #99
You know ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #87
Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #94
I can make an argument ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #96
You've been here all of 26 hours StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #93
You need to show the numbers. RestoRay Sep 2021 #100
Here. ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #102
But-but-but ..... H2O Man Sep 2021 #103
Heh! ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #106
Fragility its seem like to me. Normalized White Supremacy Cobalt Violet Sep 2021 #88
+1 /nt spudspud Sep 2021 #105
The disparity is clear and real dsc Sep 2021 #92
Given the level of insight TheProle Sep 2021 #95
+1 Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #109
+1 leftstreet Sep 2021 #111
+1, and long-time DUers discussing domestic violence Nixie Sep 2021 #131
+1 hlthe2b Sep 2021 #134
Daily Beast covering the issue mcar Sep 2021 #104
Yes EffieBlack Sep 2021 #110
Honestly, the only reason this got traction at all is because of TikTok/Reddit/"The Internet". Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #114
The media would never have given this a chance to get traction if she weren't white StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #115
I don't think the media would have given it attention at all, black or white. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #116
I might agree with you if this were an aberration StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #118
That very well could be. That said, I think national media 'manhunts' are an aberration themselves. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #119
Great question. Thanks for asking it StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #120
"a Black woman wouldn't have gotten the kind of social media attention that Gabby did" Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #122
I agree that society "places far less value on lives they deem unworthy of the attention" StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #124
+1. Social media is media driven, radius777 Sep 2021 #127
Are you serious. This story ( mystery) is everywhere. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #137
It is NOW, but a few days before the Media made an issue out of it, it was a nothingburger. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #140
With a brick? betsuni Sep 2021 #141
Always, if you're into it. ;) n/t Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #142
Democratic women don't like being told to "kindly go f--- yourself with a brick" for betsuni Sep 2021 #143
See, thing is, I own what I write. I wear myself up front and with no delusions. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #146
What was wrong with Hillary Clinton? She's a Democrat, betsuni Sep 2021 #147
I'm not so much into refighting the primaries. Sanders lost. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #148
With a brick. betsuni Sep 2021 #149
Exactly. No kinkshaming here. Whatever floats your canoe. ;P Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #150
Why did you start it then? Why start with f--ing with bricks? betsuni Sep 2021 #152
Again, I'd suggest you go back and reread the post in question. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #153
"Politicians who laugh at the notion of improving ourselves are contemptible." betsuni Sep 2021 #155
Sorry... You're very correct. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #144
Perfectly fine, no worries. I'm generally on top of net trends. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #145
I hear ya. Totally agree. You can see it everyday if you just follow Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #151
Quite so; The Media caters to what will appeal to the masses. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2021 #154
No truer statement than that! The media cares about what will appeal to the masses Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #156
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