Here we go again, another white child has come up missing & this precious cherub (somewhat speaking sarcastically) is getting more media coverage than the war in Iraq & the next presidential election.
While the media coverage is not really a surprise, I am shocked because the missing girl (Madeleine McCann) is not even a US citizen; she is fucking British & came up missing while on vacation with in Portugal.
Her stupid assed parents left the damn girl in a hotel room while they had dinner at the hotel where they were staying. What parent in their right mind would leave a 4 year old child alone while they left the general area to stuff their pie hole. To me the whole story sounds fishy & I bet by the time all is said & done, the parents had something to do with it.
Today when I was watching the “Today Show” break down this story, I was like who cares, it is not like she is in the US, what the fuck are US citizens supposed to do. Don’t we need to focus on finding our missing children??? As with anything else, you need to start at home before you try to help anyone elses ass.
Anyway back to my intended point, this girl is getting attention around the world & currently there is a 5 million reward for her return (not sure if it is dead or alive). To top it all off, the parents met with the fucking Pope for prayer & shit. That blew my mind & I wondered if she is like some kind of Golden Child.
So I guess by now you can imagine where I am about to take this; yes I am wondering why Black children get shunned by the local (not all of the time especially in Detroit) & national media when they are missing.
Some Quick Stats:
- Approximately 797,500 children of 18 & under are reported missing each year & 203,900 were abducted by a family member in the United States, based on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
- 33% of all abduction cases are Black Children
- U.S. Department of Justice research reports that 65% of the victims of nonfamily abduction are Black
I do not discount or make light of any missing/exploited child, I am just pointing out that we need fair media coverage across the board.
I hate to play the race card on such a serious issue but it is what it is!
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i like liquor and tv / May 31, 2007
ok, I’ve been half paying attention to that story in the media. I figured they kid was American since they’ve been covering this story here for a while. That’s crazy. IF a kid goes missing here (locally), they barely get a 5 sec segment on the news. I don’t know of any missing kids from around here that made it to any of the national news shows.
Keith / May 31, 2007
Bygbaby,
I’m really glad you’re hitting on this. Seems like this just keeps happening over and over and over. I don’t know if you saw Emery King’s latest installment on thatRace Relations in Detroit series he’s been doing (it’s excellent) but he talked about this very issue. Obviously the Tara Grant story came up again as did others.
maybe enough of us scream loud enough for long enough somebody will hear us…
MzCoko / May 31, 2007
That’s how it is… like when that Senator’s slut went missing… they had major search teams looking for her..
aulelia / June 2, 2007
bygbaby, i think one reason why it has been blown up is because the british media is incredibly powerful and strong in terms of how it exerts influence in europe.
2 – her parents are middle class doctors so they are well-heeled and furthermore british society tends to have this thing for bringing up issues with children and then when tragedy strikes, they blow it up as a national tragedy.
the british media KNOW that this baby is dead unfortunately. i know that sounds harsh to say but i just dont have a good feeling about it and i think in a cynical way they are doing it to sell papers.
i personally feel sad for EVERY SINGLE FAMILY that has had a missing child and so many kids go missing that it is heartbreaking. However, I think it is dangerous to make distinctions about nationality of her being British because I don’t think it is a question of nationality. That almost sounds slightly jingoistic that she should be from the US.
Just my opinion though — good post as usual.
–A
Anonymous / June 6, 2008
)0( I really hope someday you will find peace within. You are a very sad and angry person.
Bygbaby / June 7, 2008
Anonymous – I hope I find peace too, until then go to hell & get a life.
Bygbaby