Originally posted by Dr. Zaius
The point is, I really do think the main "hook" in this case was the suspicion of the parents in the killing and the whole public fascination/identification with the fetishistic presentation of a pre-pubescent girl as a sex object.
that was the main hook, i agree. however that is never permanent.
as was with the l.a. riots. the main hook was police brutality, and then later the media turned on the very people it claimed to be speaking out for. same topic: different exploitation. then it bacame about black lawlessness. why? because that was where the scent of money was eminating from once the verdict was given.
in other words, to just clarify: i wasnt calling out racism, i was calling out the exploitation of fear and prejudice, as well as the media's lack of will to push any story which doesnt bring these emotions about. since all fear and prejudice has been proven irrelevant to the story, it will fade away.
Originally posted by PVS
that was the main hook, i agree. however that is never permanent.
as was with the l.a. riots. the main hook was police brutality, and then later the media turned on the very people it claimed to be speaking out for. same topic: different exploitation. then it bacame about black lawlessness. why? because that was where the scent of money was eminating from once the verdict was given.in other words, to just clarify: i wasnt calling out racism, i was calling out the exploitation of fear and prejudice, as well as the media's lack of will to push any story which doesnt bring these emotions about. since all fear and prejudice has been proven irrelevant to the story, it will fade away.
All right. I somewhat agree, but not entirely...
And since this thread is not promising to be anywhere near racially inflammatory enough, I've suddenly lost interest. *yawns*