The latest white woman & child abduction in Pennsylvania has my blood on a slow simmer after it had been boiling all morning.
When Bonnie Sweeten stated that she along with her 9 year old daughter were abducted by black assailants pushing a Cadillac [that was sitting on 24s with spinning rims (I just made that up)], my eye brow raised in much skepticism, but still I was concerned for her.
Today we learn that she was not abducted and was chillaxing in a hotel near Disney World. What the fuck? Are you kidding me? There was really no big bad Negro involved, no, not at all???
It really pisses me off how (some) white women & or white men blame black or brown men for acting out fabricated crimes; be it rape, assault, robbery etc.
Pissing me off even more are the comments that I’ve read online from white respondents who have stated that they saw no issue with this crime being blamed on black men because of other socio-economic/political factors.
When will the caricature of the big bad black & brown man end?
And seriously speaking, what are the chances that a black or brown man will abduct an anonymous white woman with or without a kid in tow, especially in broad daylight? PLEASE!
The funny thing about this & other Susan Smith/Jennifer Willbanks(esque) situations is that it leaves the media with egg on their face as they aid in the search for the dark imaginary assailant(s). On the opposite side of the spectrum, these cases force people in the affected community to deal with racial issues whether they want to or not.
I wonder how Nancy Grace will react to this development tonight.
AnnaC / May 30, 2009
words cannot begin to describe the outrage…
the woman seems crazy — the whole story is very fishy — but why or why did she have to say that she was abducted by a black man?
it would be great if SOMEONE in the mainstream media would follow up on how local news focuses on black and brown criminals every night without fail — with little regard to crimes committed by white folks
I am not saying they should not report the news, but I watch very carefully and we only see mugshots is the faces are black or brown.
Recently two kids (said they were bored) were arrested for taking shots at cars with bb guns on several major freeways near Oakland — we only saw the mug shot of the not white kid. Are we supposed to believe that they just didn’t take a picture of the other kid?
It is particularly disappointing right now that we are having hearings to decide on whether or not we can proceed with the murder case against the cop who shot a guy who was down on his face with his arms behind his back… they have been parading all the other cops on duty to say that they all feared for their lives — it is all related — as long as we believe that some people’s lives are worth more than others, we are clearly not equal.
Sorry for the rant — I have been fuming over here, too…
Tafari / May 31, 2009
Anna your rants are always welcome here!!!
This is definitely something to be pissed off about. And the story you mentioned is a trip. Hipping the white perpetrator is some bullshit!
toni / June 1, 2009
When my co-worker heard about this she said “I thought they were blaming that kinda stuff on Mexicans now?” LOL. Someone’s always gotta be the fall guy.
mochasiren / June 2, 2009
I concur, Bro!!! I’m sick of this craziness about always wanting to demonize the brothers!
Tafari / June 2, 2009
Toni – Yes, it seemed like Mexicans were taking the wrap for a while but I guess nowadays its cyclical.
Mochasiren – Its a mess & the media loves to report it but rarely if at all do the follow up with why the blame. I guess they think its ok.
Tafari