Stop the presses! A photogenic blond white girl is missing!

[Electric Monk]

Funny how some stories get more coverage than others, isn't it?

[closeupready]

1. Michelle Malkin's cousin is still missing too, I believe.

and as much as I can't stand Malkin, I do hope they eventually find her cousin safe and sound. But your thread title is like something she used to say, esp. after the Holloway disappearance.

Just saying...

[virgogal]

2. I didn't know her cousin was missing.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. I think that's the point. nt

[virgogal]

21. Yes,unfortunately.

[closeupready]

7. She's been missing for quite some time now, and you may or may not recall that

Malkin mocked the media's coverage of the Holloway disappearance - maybe not every day, but I know she did very tastelessly in at least one of her columns (something like 'white woman missing! white woman alert!!!"), but the point I'm trying to make is not about Malkin per se, but the fact that people think it's funny to make light of other's tragedies until it happens to them, and then suddenly, 'yeah, but this is different - cuz it's me!'

[virgogal]

22. Thanks for the info--I don't know much about Malkin.

[DFab420]

4. Yea lets mock the fact some poor child is missing!! wooo look how smart and snarky we are!!

Seriously.. there are things to point out and things to let slide.

Just because she's white you think it's appropriate to pick this fight?

[DrDan]

5. +1

[Electric Monk]

6. You totally missed the point. I'm mocking the sensationalist main stream media

and what they choose to focus their coverage on.

[DFab420]

12. Actually it seemed you point to be that we only care about missing white children

When in fact its the story of a missing child in general that we care about.

Sorry, I don't think the media is in the wrong when talking about abducted children.

If you had wanted to make a post about media sensationalism why not focus on Trump, or the Royal Wedding, or Teabaggers??

You specifically wanted to point out the race of the child in order to make a point of their focus. If the story was about a missing "photogenic black child" would you have made the same point about media sensationalism? I doubt it

[walldude]

11. Maybe he's mocking the fact that over 2000 children a day

disappear in this country but the media only covers it when it's a nice looking blonde.


2000 a day. Yet the last 2 reported on were both white and blonde. Yeah the OP has no point whatsoever. :eyes:

[Electric Monk]

13. Thank you, you get it. nt

[DFab420]

14. lol. Nice looking blonde....

You are talking about a fucking child man. How about you drop the cynicism, I doubt very much the parents of the missing child want her back just because she's "a nice looking blonde"

[walldude]

25. Well I didn't read the story because I already know the Media drill

I thought she was older, so sorry if I offended you. But your pathetic attempt to change the subject still does not negate my point. You can change the subject all you want.

2000 children go missing a day and the media reports on the nice little white girl only. Is that better for you?

Can you tell me why the other 1999 parents don't deserve to have their kids face plastered all over the TV?

Can you tell me why you care so much about this one kid and her parents and not the other 1999?

Can you give me a single good fucking reason this kids picture is all over the media and the other 1999 are not?

[petronius]

39. You're not the only one - I assumed the OP was about the nursing student in TN (?)

Guess I'll go read the news to find out what I missed...

[LanternWaste]

18. Which specific children should the media report as missing?

Which specific children should the media report as missing?

Reporting on all of them seems somewhat impractical for national news, so it seems as though an additional litmus test is necessary to better assuage and represent missing demographics?

[DFab420]

20. Well, if you follow their logic is should be a quota.. One black, one hispanic, one asian child

And then, only then! can you talk about the "photogenic blonde girl"...because you know...her blight isn't the same as the others, because after all, it's just media sensationalism...

[Name removed]

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[pnwmom]

24. Not true. The media covers all the stranger abduction cases.

But most cases involve either abduction by family members or runaways.

[walldude]

27. Yeah right. Show me.

Show me all the missing non-white kids that have gotten massive media coverage in the last month. In the last month 60,000 children have disappeared. 60,000. I can't find a single MSM national story on a non white kid. Not one. Out of 60,000. Are you saying that out of those 60,000 only two cases have been "strange abduction" cases and both of them happened to be white?


I cannot believe I am having to debate this on DU. Now we are denying the inherent racism in our system.

THE FACT IS 60,000 CHILDREN A MONTH GO MISSING. Did you even know that before I told you? Did you realize the number was that high? 60,000 a month. And if you knew that did you have to look it up or did the media remind you that this little girl is only 1 of 60,000 that vanished this month.

[pnwmom]

31. The vast majority of children aren't taken by strangers.

They're taken by parents or others known to the family, and return within hours. Others are older and are runaways.

And of the children involved in stranger abductions, more than half are teenagers -- not small children.

Between 100 and 150 cases a year are classic stranger abductions. These stranger abduction cases, where the child is missing at least overnight, are the ones that get a lot of media attention.


http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/origins/print.cfm?articleid=36

Today, children abducted by strangers represent a very small fraction of abductions—successful abductions affect between 100 and 150 children every year. This is hardly a trivial matter to those directly involved, but the perceived threat to children is far greater than the number of children affected. To understand this requires that we return to that first widely publicized stranger abduction in 1874.

[Blue_Tires]

34. +1

[pnwmom]

35. But only 100-150 per YEAR are taken by strangers

and missing at least overnight.

These stranger abduction cases, where the child is missing at least overnight, are the ones that get a lot of media attention.


http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/origins/print.cfm?articleid...

Today, children abducted by strangers represent a very small fraction of abductions—successful abductions affect between 100 and 150 children every year. This is hardly a trivial matter to those directly involved, but the perceived threat to children is far greater than the number of children affected. To understand this requires that we return to that first widely publicized stranger abduction in 1874.

[walldude]

37. Ok. and how many of those kids are minorities

and what is the ratio of those you see in the MSM and those that don't?


I find it very hard to understand how a place that is supposed to be full of liberal Democrats can't see how racist this "missing girl" issue is.

[DFab420]

38. Maybe it's hard for us to believe anyone who would bitch that a missing child case is..

racist..


Maybe as liberals we try to see past race, and maybe as liberals we don't spit and curse and swear at others as we are talking about a tragic case of a missing child.

[walldude]

43. Yeah and maybe by defending this tripe

you are perpetuating the racism inherent in the system. And your pathetic attempts to paint me as not a liberal are hilarious. In my 7 years here I have shown my colors many times.


The difference between you and me is you like to puff out your chest and claim the high ground because you care about this one kid.

I get angry and yell and scream because I care about all of them. Don't give a shit if they are on the news or what color they are.

on edit: Is it your mission to follow me around today? Really? You have nothing better to do then to debate someone you don't like who you've never met on an anonymous internet board in multiple threads?


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[pnwmom]

47. Your whole premise is incorrect.

There are more girls than boys that are abducted by strangers, and there are more white children than minority children in the population. So statistically speaking, there are more abducted white girls than any other category.

However, in the couple cases per year per state that do occur, I have seen boys and minority children among them.

[pnwmom]

46. More girls are taken by strangers than boys.

That's why we see more girls in these cases. Is that sexist?

And there are still more white children than minorities in the overall population. So the fact that there are more white children in the publicized cases makes sense too.

[walldude]

49. Well, How can I argue with that.

I am so sorry for thinking that because I have never once seen national exposure on a missing child report that wasn't a young white girl that the MSM has a racial bias. You have done a massively good job defending it. You should be proud. Really. It was quite impressive.


I'd like to see you look into the eyes of a mother who's child is missing and tell her "sorry but there are more white kids in the population, so your case will not get any exposure because, you know.. it makes sense."

[pnwmom]

52. I don't know why you haven't seen these cases, but I have.

And I don't even watch much TV.

But, for example, I remember hearing about this missing two year old last summer.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Issue-AMBER-Alert-for-Missing-Boy-97725949.html

[LisaL]

44. This "nice looking blond" has relatives just like everyone else.

:grr:

[walldude]

51. Yes she does and I am happy that her family is getting

massive exposure to help them.


Now how do you feel about the other 1999 kids who went missing today? Perhaps you'd like to call some parents up and see how they feel about being thrown aside while someone else gets national exposure.

You are angry because I am standing up for all the families who don't get this kind of help? Wow... nice.

[pnwmom]

48. But only 100 -150 stranger abductions PER YEAR,

where the child still hasn't been discovered by the next morning. Those are the ones that get the publicity. That works out to about 2 per state per year.

[patricia92243]

15. Bingo!

[pecwae]

19. + another.

This has become rote. DU is well aware of media manipulation, but it's a sure bet that this kind of stupid, childish snark is posted each time a blonde white child is missing. And, yes, it is mocking the pain of others.

[walldude]

28. Judging from your respons and others I'd say

Du has no fucking idea the extent of media manipulation. No.. fucking.. idea...

Your post mocks the pain of the other 1999 families that lost children this month but aren't rich enough, or white enough to get their child's picture posted in the MSM.

[closeupready]

29. I see no mockery in her post whatsoever; instead,

I see her pointing out why your underlying logic is flawed and tasteless.

[DFab420]

30. I love how hyper aggressive you are.. Swearing at other people

calling them racist fucks.

So much for a civil place to discuss ideas huh...

[backwoodsbob]

36. reading is fundamental

get a grip and quit with the drama.Of those 2,000,1'999 are returned within hours and are usually calls about visitation running over the alloted time.

Stop with the melodrama

[pintobean]

45. Good thing all us dumb-fucks have

you to lead us through the fog of reality.

"Fuck it"

[pnwmom]

53. And you keep repeating that number even though you know

that most of those 2000 missing children were either taken by a relative or just wandered off and were missing for a short time.

[blondeatlast]

8. No doubt there is a story of more importance that is not being given sufficient coverage,

but using a parent's tragedy to make a point still isn't cool with me.

[DFab420]

+1

[DFab420]

17. dupe

[Wait Wut]

9. Really?

What I don't think is funny is someone thinking an attractive blonde is worth less than an unattractive _________ (fill in the blank). You do know that there are millions of attractive people in the world that do a lot for society, right? You also understand that this young lady had nothing to do with her appearance and that it was genetic. Should we hold her responsible for her beauty? Should we rejoice when/if they find her mutilated body?

I would imagine the attractive blonde has family and friends that will miss her. In high school a good friend's sister was murdered by a group of serial killers. She was beautiful and came from a wealthy family. It tore apart her family and our town. Once the initial shock was over and we all realized there were others, we cried for all of them including the black prostitute with the heroin addiction. She had family, as well. Her sister was interviewed in the Tribune and you could hear the pain and tears in her words.

People are people. If you're going to try to make a point, don't use the tragedy of someone else's loss for your own benefit. It's sickening.

[upi402]

10. Yes, but not suppose to acknowledge that here

I have no idea why, but folks on DU hate it when you point to that elephant in the livingroom.
:shrug:
Black or brown children don't count and DU is fine with that racism.

[DFab420]

16. I think its sad you think they don't matter if the main stream media doesn't cover them

Sorry but they do matter, I just think claiming they don't matter because CNN doesn't run their story is a ridiculous idea.


You may feel people don't care, but I would beg to differ.

[undeterred]

23. This point has been made before.

Unfortunately somebody's loved one is still missing and its still a tragedy.

[pintobean]

41. and before, and before, and before, and before

With the same attitude. Gotta make a stupid point, regardless of who it hurts.

[undeterred]

42. A stupid post to prove how much better we are here at DU.

[WildEyedLiberal]

32. Unrec for callousness

"Photogenic blond white girls" can, believe it or not, suffer tragedies too. :thumbsdown:

[DFab420]

33. +1

[Raine]

40. +2 nt

[Liquorice]

50. Why isn't it news when a girl or woman is missing and will almost invariably

be found raped, beaten and murdered? I guess some people think that is just a stupid non-issue. Who cares if some girl is missing anyway, right? It's just a trivial blond girl, so what does it matter that she has been abducted raped and murdered? There's REAL news to talk about in this country!! Nobody cares about some dumb girl.

[HopeHoops]

54. I'm sure FOX Noise is on it - 24x7 coverage LIVE FROM ARUBA!