tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post7838020809758079571..comments2024-01-06T11:20:19.459-05:00Comments on Kirwan Institute Blog: Intersecting Race and SexualityKirwan Institute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639557837131738798noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post-79893219266446935392007-07-20T14:30:00.000-05:002007-07-20T14:30:00.000-05:00Hi, I wrote a blog about the use of race in the me...Hi, I wrote a blog about the use of race in the media, and the media's fascination with white victims. You may find it interesting:<BR/><BR/>http://www.justdemocracyblog.org/?p=626<BR/><BR/>"...The racial disparities in the media are everywhere, but they are perhaps most pointed in the coverage of missing person cases. There seems to be a hierarchy of importance placed on missing persons when it comes to media coverage—White females, White males, females of color, and, lastly, males of color. Victims of color are hurt by the mainstream media’s fascination with White victims—searches for victims of color are usually less broadcasted, and therefore less successful, then those for White victims. Cases involving discrimination or crime against minorities are also underreported in the mass media. On the flip side, criminal acts by people of color are over reported, and race takes center stage, which is obviously not the case if the criminal is White..."<BR/><BR/>-Clare<BR/>Advancement ProjectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post-80549448000218293962007-06-28T09:22:00.000-05:002007-06-28T09:22:00.000-05:00Since you included the "sex tours" term, I would l...Since you included the "sex tours" term, I would like, or may be hate, to comment on sex tourism that satisfies those who travel (both straight and homosexuals) to poor countries searching for "exotic" sexual adventures. This might motivate us to broaden our perspective from locally- to globally-sought justice.<BR/>NahlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post-44260460942868422542007-06-27T16:58:00.000-05:002007-06-27T16:58:00.000-05:00I think the coverage had more to do with the fact ...I think the coverage had more to do with the fact the woman was 9 months pregnant than that her boyfriend was Black. Lacey Peterson generated an enormous amount of coverage and there was no race issue there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com