‘What Color Is That Baby?’

A great op-ed piece that puts feelings I have had into words more brilliant than my angry tirades.  I am so glad that someone has articulated and advocated greater awareness of the tragedies that are overlooked by our greedy media conglomerates.

It’s a searing double-standard that tells us volumes about the ways in which we view one another, and whose lives are considered to have value in this society and whose are not. Another disturbing aspect of the coverage is the extreme prurient interest that drives it. The press goes wild over stories about murderous attacks on women who are young, attractive and white.

All I can say: OMIFGAH I AGREE

I’d like to see more coverage, not less, of murderous violence in the U.S. But I’d like that coverage to be much broader, more meaningful and less sensationalized.

Once again: CAN’T.. AGREE.. MORE

Surely the slaughter of dozens of Chicago schoolchildren is worthy of wide national coverage. CNN has covered the story, but there has been precious little coverage elsewhere.

I read the article just last week (Minority youngsters dying weekly on Chicago’s streets).  I was so appalled by my complete ignorance of the ridiculously high murder rate among one city’s teen population.