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brooklyneast05
post Oct 20 2008, 11:38 AM
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does anyone ever noticed that when black/asian/hipsanic kids get kidnapped or go missing there they don't get national news coverage to the extent that white kids do?



aside from race , i don't even get why some kids get so much coverage and others get none. why do some get to be on the news for weeks and others never.
 
 
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Joanne
post Oct 20 2008, 12:15 PM
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I've noticed that too... I guess maybe some parents make it a bigger deal than others? Or maybe the news stations decide on which stories are more interesting, and go from there. It's wrong, but the they're trying to get as many viewers as possible. shrug.gif
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 12:16 PM
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I think, they try to choose the things that are more interesting.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 12:17 PM
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SO BLACK AND ASIAN KIDNAPPINGS AREN'T INTERESTING?????????

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post Oct 20 2008, 12:20 PM
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I guess not to them.
And I also notice, that, a lot of them are from important or rich families.
Or, families of single mothers.

I dunno...they try to make it as sad and dramatic as they can.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 12:25 PM
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I know it's sad and pathetic. sad.gif
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 12:38 PM
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I literally was just talking about this to someone else the other day. That's really all I have to say, because I agree with you, but I just wanted to comment because I thought it was funny that I'd just had this conversation. >.<
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 12:59 PM
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Depends on those doing the 'reporting' I guess.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 02:11 PM
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It's sad to say, but I think it depends on how much money the parents have and/or how cute the kid is. You never see ugly missing children on national news.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 03:15 PM
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the majority of the people in the US are white so the media knows that they will bag a much bigger crowd for white as opposed to another races kidnapping.

I live next to DC. A ton of black and hispanic people get killed every year. The barely make the headline for a minutes. Now if a white person gets killed they get like 10 mins of air time.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 03:18 PM
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QUOTE(MissFits @ Oct 20 2008, 02:11 PM) *
It's sad to say, but I think it depends on how much money the parents have and/or how cute the kid is. You never see ugly missing children on national news.

I hate to say it, but it seems like that is really true.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 03:27 PM
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QUOTE(MissFits @ Oct 20 2008, 02:11 PM) *
It's sad to say, but I think it depends on how much money the parents have and/or how cute the kid is. You never see ugly missing children on national news.
Very true. But that also says something about the people doing the reporting. Also, imagine if every child who was kidnapped made national news and was reported on. There'd be no time left for other headlines. Reporting in-depth on a missing child doesn't mean it's going to help him/her be found.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 05:43 PM
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QUOTE(YukkaPukka @ Oct 20 2008, 12:20 PM) *
I guess not to them.
And I also notice, that, a lot of them are from important or rich families.
Or, families of single mothers.

I dunno...they try to make it as sad and dramatic as they can.


what makes a family more important than another? it IS sad and dramatic.
i agree that the more money you have, the more publicity youll get on your missing kid... or anything actually.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 06:49 PM
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Its kinda like how you never hear stories about an asian parent abusing their child. shrug.gif
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 06:49 PM
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ive noticed that. Its unfair.
You know the last girl who got kidnapped? The one in florida. Apparently her mother fed her to a croc
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 08:06 PM
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QUOTE(Tomates @ Oct 20 2008, 04:49 PM) *
You know the last girl who got kidnapped? The one in florida. Apparently her mother fed her to a croc

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Anyway, that's creepy.
 
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post Oct 20 2008, 09:40 PM
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INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM DUH.



it's all about fucking white privilege
 
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post Oct 21 2008, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE(misoshiru @ Oct 20 2008, 07:40 PM) *
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM DUH.
it's all about fucking white privilege

i learned alot about this when i took a women's studies course.
 
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post Oct 22 2008, 10:04 AM
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QUOTE(ChangeofHeart @ Oct 20 2008, 04:15 PM) *
the majority of the people in the US are white so the media knows that they will bag a much bigger crowd for white as opposed to another races kidnapping.

I agree with that part and I was going to say basically the same thing.

I think that Natalee Holloway got so much media attention because yeah, she's a blonde white girl but also, her story is different than someone getting kidnapped from a grocery store.
  • She was an adult: she should have been responsible for herself since she was 18 and not 8
  • She was on a school trip: there were others that were supposed to be responsible for her too
  • She was in another country: this probably made all parents and schools rethink trips abroad
  • She was with friends drinking and wandered off with some male strangers alone: women everywhere know that this is stupid and unsafe, also her friends should NOT have let her do that period let alone in another country

QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Oct 20 2008, 07:49 PM) *
Its kinda like how you never hear stories about an asian parent abusing their child. shrug.gif

This I disagree to, there are plenty of stories about non-white people abusing their children. That story about Nixzmary Brown which happened nearly two years ago is still widely publicized.
 
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post Oct 22 2008, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE(Tomates @ Oct 20 2008, 07:49 PM) *
You know the last girl who got kidnapped? The one in florida. Apparently her mother fed her to a croc


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post Oct 22 2008, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Oct 20 2008, 09:06 PM) *
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Anyway, that's creepy.

i cant remember her name, thats why i said the last girl
 
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post Oct 22 2008, 06:09 PM
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It's the fact that you said last that bugged me.
 
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post Oct 22 2008, 07:42 PM
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QUOTE(pessimist @ Oct 22 2008, 04:20 AM) *
i learned alot about this when i took a women's studies course.

you learn this simply by not being white.


But white people on the other hand, at least most of them need to learn it by taking a class.
 
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post Oct 22 2008, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(misoshiru @ Oct 22 2008, 07:42 PM) *
you learn this simply by not being white.
But white people on the other hand, at least most of them need to learn it by taking a class.


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post Oct 23 2008, 01:49 PM
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QUOTE(YukkaPukka @ Oct 20 2008, 01:20 PM) *
a lot of them are from important or rich families.

DING! DING! DING! we have a winner!
The more important or rich the more connections the more connection the better the chance they have a connection to a TV station or a Radio station.
 
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