On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:13:08 -0700, Denny Wheeler
> wrote:

>On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:12:28 -0500, modom > wrote:
>
>>On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann"
> wrote:
>>
>>A lot of stupid, racist crap.
>
>I guess you're one of the brilliant analysts who consider _Huckleberry
>Finn_ racist?

No.
>
>Any racism in that post is reflected from the media coverage.

No.

The post contained this statement:
"Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue
efforts."

That is racially divisive and a lie. As I already said in another
post, hiding behind an ill conceived attempt at a media critique is a
****ant alibi. That the post addressed race at all reflects a bias
about what is normal in America. The norm in NOLA ain't white.
Furthermore I personally saw pictures of white kids on TV during the
weekend attempt to reunite families and locate missing kids.

And this one:
"Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and
give you money for being stupid."

That is not accurate and racist. CNN reported that 38% of those who
stayed behind couldn't leave because they were either disabled or
caring for a disabled person who couldn't leave. Poverty and simply
not having a car accounted for large percentages of others who did not
flee the storm.

And this one:
"The hurricane only hit black families' property."

That is not accurate and racist. Anybody atending to the coverage of
the disaster saw plenty of stories about property damage among white
communities, many of them heart-wrenching.

>(try thinking next time, instead of hitting yourself in the jaw when
>your knee jerks)

Thanks for the advice. You might try reading it out loud to yourself.


modom