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Marrah_G

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3. The narrative is already out on social media

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2014, 12:33 PM

Aug 2014

When a young unarmed black man is killed and people get all "uppity" and speak out you can count on two things on social media- A picture of Malcom X or Sharpton saying something racist or bigoted (decades ago) and a story of a white unarmed boy being killed with a caption asking why no one is protesting.

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Racists are trying to portray Michael Brown as an animal just like they did to Trayvon Martin [View all] Bjorn Against Aug 2014 OP

I wonder why the media isn't exploring this pattern? kenfrequed Aug 2014 #1

They should be asking those questions, but doing so might harm their ratings Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #2

real journalism in mainstream media died long ago Marrah_G Aug 2014 #4

The narrative is already out on social media Marrah_G Aug 2014 #3