Whoops Here it is. Media Normalizes White Power.

[Tommymac]

'Split Screen' no less.

Link to tweet

Thanks Ms. O'Brien & Mr. Rashid.

[tulipsandroses]

1. This is America. If you look at the majority of murders of black men by cops

You will find the same theme. The victim is victimized again by media portrayal of a thug. A 15 yr old kid that went to the store to buy skittles, never made it home. Killed by another vigilante. Somehow his hoodie was reason enough for many for him to be murdered.
When they couldn’t find anything on a 12 yr old child- Tamir Rice, they talked about his father’s record. It is a sickness that I don’t know if will be ever cured.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. It is systemic, ingrained in our country. It has to change, but it is taught and incorporated early.

In some parts of our country. Other parts hail and celebrate diversity. Depends where you live. Two Americas.

[live love laugh]

15. I'd like to know where diversity is celebrated by the national media.

They pretty much blast out the same headlines with the same parsed or misleading language.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. MSM not so much, although I think MSNBC does a good job with a variety of hosts.

I was more referring to what I call "bastions of blue", communities whose local media support diversity. Everything is local after all. Im an east coaster and am proud to live in a community that supports immigrants and all peoples. Used to live in mid-west and don't regret leaving. Wanted to live in FL at one point. No way I would ever consider anymore.

[malaise]

20. THIS

the truth

[texasfiddler]

3. I stopped my NYT subscription the day after Biden's inauguration.

The insurrection and attempted coup on January 6th was a wake up call for me. The NYT was more interested in Biden wearing a rolex during the inaugural ceremony. Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, Etc. are killing democracy, but the NYT is enabling the destruction.

[ShazzieB]

4. Can you tell me how you did that?

I want to cancel my digital NYT subscription, but I can't figure out how to do it. The only instructions I can find online involve having to either either chat with one of their reps online or talk to them on the phone, presumably so they can try to talk me out of it. I very, very much do NOT want to do that if I can avoid it. Any advice?

[texasfiddler]

6. I must say it was difficult to navigate. I had to google it and finally found a good description

on how to do it. They make it easy to join, but difficult to drop. I can't remember, but it wasn't intuitive. I was so pissed, I found a way. Sorry. I have erased this from my memory and don't remember the exact steps I took. I was glad to let them know why, but I don't think it matters.

[ShazzieB]

11. Thanks for the reply.

I understand not remembering the details. I'll figure it out somehow.

[wryter2000]

35. You can very often find instructions for that sort of thing on Youtube

Very helpful.

[Lonestarblue]

37. Try logging into your account. You should see a page with your name and information.

Click the Help link on the right. There’s an option to cancel your subscription under “Manage your account.” The only options then are to call and talk with a person or use the chat feature. At least with chat, you’re generally communicating with a robot. Hope this works. I could not find any other option to cancel directly on their site.

The only other information I’ve seen applies to digital subscriptions accessed through an app downloaded from the Apple store. I haven’t tried this, but you might be able to cancel through the app’s manage subscription link.

[ShazzieB]

39. Thanks.

I'll try the chat. If it's really a robot, that sounds less obnoxious than talking to a actual person!

[Evolve Dammit]

19. I didn't know that. They fixated on his watch? Like O's tan suit and Dijon preference?

[texasfiddler]

21. Yes. They didn't waste any time doing it. Sixteen days after the coup attempt.

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/fashion/mens-style/rolex-biden.html|

[Evolve Dammit]

42. So petty and non-newsworthy. Motivation by journalist and how/why approved by editor? Weird.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Blast the writer by name. John Eligon

[rictofen]

7. They deceptively edited that

The text below the headline on the left is actually the 5th paragraph. Unsurprisingly, the article is quite different in context.

Here's the actual 1st paragraph:

"FERGUSON, Mo. — It was 1 a.m. and Michael Brown Jr. called his father, his voice trembling. He had seen something overpowering. In the thick gray clouds that lingered from a passing storm this past June, he made out an angel. And he saw Satan chasing the angel and the angel running into the face of God. Mr. Brown was a prankster, so his father and stepmother chuckled at first."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/us/michael-brown-spent-last-weeks-grappling-with-lifes-mysteries.html

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Are you trying to insert truth or what??:)

[reACTIONary]

10. Truth!? For shame! nt

[reACTIONary]

9. Thank you! nt

[wellst0nev0ter]

16. Guess people are unfamiliar with "the nut paragraph"

The initial paragraphs are meant to be the lead up to the nut paragraph, which is the "so what?" of the article.

Its a common practice in journalism, so this comparison stands

[wellst0nev0ter]

17. The article literally

says Michael Brown saw an angel but he himself is no angel.

Those looking for a gotcha is seriously reaching.

[live love laugh]

12. The media won't even say he KILLED two people ... "fatally shot" my ass. nt

[betsuni]

13. Lorelei Lee in Anita Loos' "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" describes shooting a man as "he became shot."

I think they should use that. Three people became shot.

[live love laugh]

14. Sounds about white. 😑

[Jedi Guy]

43. If you "fatally shoot" someone, it's kinda understood that you killed them.

That's what "fatally" means. It really doesn't need to be spelled out, as it means "killed them by shooting them."

I'm sorry, but that's a very peculiar complaint against the media.

[live love laugh]

49. Not a peculiar complaint if you pay attention to the

constant manipulation of facts and bias in the media’s narrative.

Words matter.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16048430

[Chille]

22. That's not an apple to apple

comparison.
One group is killed by the "law" The killers where white and the victims were black

Then we have this "riot". Clearly no one was following the law. They were all white. It was white on white so which group has the white power? Is it with the white dead guys or the white shooter? you decide but I see no comparison

[yardwork]

23. Really? No difference between the "lefty" protesters and the "police loving" shooter?

Look again. There's a big difference. It's not just white vs white. It's "race traitor" whites protesting against the police who "apprehended" George Floyd (who was "no angel&quot vs the "good boy" who loved cops and just wanted to help people by doing his civic duty of illegally taking an assault rifle to another state and shooting three people.

See the difference in the way the two sides are framed?

[Chille]

24. wait, this is all

about the politics of the "police loving" shooter and the "lefty" protesters? LOL

I was not looking at it that way and that's why I can't relate to some of these posts. Got it now and thank you

[yardwork]

25. That is absolutely what this is about.

[Chille]

26. I wasn't looking at it from

the political angle that apparently everyone else is. Silly me

[yardwork]

27. Why do you think Kyle Rittenhouse was there?

Why were the protesters there?

[Chille]

29. of course I understood

they were all at a protest. No one should have been there and everyone there was looking for trouble or enticing some sort of mischief at that time of night. I thought that part was obvious .

The outstanding question still remains, was Rittenhouse defending himself or is he a murderer? I was concentrating on everyone's action during the night. Not who they voted for or their political beliefs.

[yardwork]

30. Sorry, no sale.

I disagree that protesters of the murder of George Floyd were "looking for mischief."

I think you have a political belief about this and so do I.

[Chille]

31. who mentioned George Floyd?

I'm confused. No sale ok, I wasn't selling anything LOL

[yardwork]

32. You have no idea why the protesters were there, do you?

[malaise]

47. That is what they were protesting

Good effing grief!

[malaise]

48. That is what they were protesting

Good effing grief!

[Marcuse]

33. "They were all white". Skin is not necessarily a uniform.

[spanone]

28. ...K&R...

[maxsolomon]

34. Sorry, don't see the outrage here. Nothing in that sentence is editorial.

The Rittenhouse article is in depth and even-handed, which is their ideal style. They don't say he's justified, they don't say he's not - they give context and nuance.

Eligon's article is 7 years old - I don't even know if he's employed there any more. "Qasim Rashid, Esq." shouldn't have to reach that far back to prove his point.

It's like bringing up Judith Miller's Iraq War credulity over and over to prove the NYT favors the GQP now.

[uponit7771]

52. Murdered Black children don't get ".. even-handed.." from the media in the US

[happy feet]

36. Wish I could rec 1M times

[MagickMuffin]

38. Words MATTER

I was just reading about how several governments are sending back looted art and items back to Africa.

These governments were white governments, and they were LOOTING other countries treasures.


In America the media will call out Blacks for looting and yet they will never ever use that term for the illegal activities of the white governments who steal and loot from others.


Another thing I noticed is when the G7/8 summits were happening at various locations around the world and protesters would show up and some would cause destruction to buildings and such. The Corporate News were up front and saying they couldn't air these protests as it would encourage bad behavior,

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY AND WE HAVE PROUD BOYS AND OATH KEEPERS, AND 3%ers and the Corporate News Media is constantly showing them with their guns and letting others know who to contact for future training.

[live love laugh]

50. THIS 👆🏽Yes!

[Rhiannon12866]

40. Twitter reply:

Link to tweet

[pwb]

41. The less media the better

for me.

[Jedi Guy]

44. Michael Brown wasn't murdered, though.

If Mr. Rashid is indeed a lawyer, one would think he'd grasp that point, but evidently not.

[pansypoo53219]

45. BUTBUTBUT we can't APPEAR libral! still looking at fux gnewz.

[FakeNoose]

46. If Rittenhouse had killed a Kenosha cop, we'd be hearing a whole different trial now

The issue at hand is that cops are the ones who beat the rap, every stinking time.

Anyone who kills a cop, race doesn't matter - they will be convicted. In the press and in court.

[uponit7771]

51. K&R