Why the Reaction Is Different When the Terrorist Is White - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic
The better question is why the media's reaction the these shootings is different based on the suspect's ethnicity? There are many Americans of all races that are reviled and outraged by the terrorist attacks in Colorado and Wisconsin. In the pursuit of ratings, however, it seems the media is more interested in humanizing the terrorist. Why? Does MSNBC, CNN, FOX, and PBS think that because the majority of the audience and the suspect share a common ancestry that they can some how relate to a person who had no second thoughts about killing innocent people? How does focusing on their backgrounds and bringing in a seemingly endless parade of psychologists to tell us that their murderous outbursts stemmed from their abuse or lack of hugs as children bring us any closer to focusing on the real goal here, which is stopping these killings in the first place? The focus should be on what these people did instead of what they are. Stop wasting time trying to relate to them because unless you plan on committing mass murder, you never will.
The profit motive of the major news organizations have driven them to promote a biased agenda that is dangerous for its viewers. Wearing a wrap on your head, your pants below your waist, worshiping in a different way, or speaking a different language doesn't make a person a threat. It's time for the media to change the profile of what and who we consider dangerous.
Some people, no matter their origins, are just evil. Period.
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