1/n: White Republicans are so totally coddled from reality that most have never heard the term "Missing White Woman Syndrome" even as they have devoured endless Fox coverage of victims like Gabby Petito, Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway.
But it's absolutely real.
But it's absolutely real.
If you're white, think about it in your own experience first. Can you name a single person who was reported missing that was not a white woman? I'm guessing most of you cannot. Non-white women and men of any race don't get this saturation level of coverage on cable and elsewhere.
There have been multiple studies of media coverage that show Missing White Woman Syndrome is real.
Here's one that found missing black women were much less likely to be covered scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewconten…
Here's one that found missing black women were much less likely to be covered scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewconten…
Here's another look at the subject npr.org/sections/codes…
Missing black and Indigenous women are much less likely to receive media coverage.
It's a massive problem. Here's a look at how thousands of Native women have gone missing w/almost no public awareness nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
It's a massive problem. Here's a look at how thousands of Native women have gone missing w/almost no public awareness nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…
Much of what these studies reveal is the idea of victimhood being reserved for "damsels in distress," who society assumes to be white, thin, and attractive.
Coverage of missing minority women often blames them, while coverage of white ones pities them refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/07/…
Coverage of missing minority women often blames them, while coverage of white ones pities them refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/07/…
Of course, we shouldn't interpret these facts to mean that families of missing white women shouldn't advocate.
Instead, it's a call to the mainstream media to help more people instead of obsessing over a handful of attractive white women. /end
Instead, it's a call to the mainstream media to help more people instead of obsessing over a handful of attractive white women. /end
PS: Here's the video of @JoyAnnReid talking about Missing White Woman Syndrome that's hurt the feelings of so many people who say others are "snowflakes."
It's all projection. The "f--- your feelings" crowd is obsessed with its own hurt feelings.
It's all projection. The "f--- your feelings" crowd is obsessed with its own hurt feelings.
Following up on the names of missing people who were not white women that many Twitter Republicans thought received huge national coverage.
Spoiler alert: Almost none did
Spoiler alert: Almost none did
https://twitter.com/mattsheffield/status/1440818931975942146?s=19
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