If there is the small chance that some of you live under a rock maybe you haven't heard of the pregnant mother who is missing Well if you haven't then go check it out so you can be up to date on what's going on. Here recently there was another big kidnapping involving another teenager Kelsey Smith which was also nationally televised.
These things went on and are going on for days. My heart and condolences go out to the friends and family of the two ladies and I sincerely do keep you in my prayers. Losing a loved one isn't anything that anyone wants to have to deal with so I prayer that you will be consoled by Christ.
This blog however isn't about those girls. I understand the deep anguish that some of them may feel but the more that I watched the news reports, read articles, and blog posts the more I wondered. I wondered that even as bad as some of these cases are, are they any worse then the rest of missing person cases? I mean people go missing every day and even worse turn up dead every day, what makes these cases special.
HERE IT COMES.....RACE AND MONEY. That's right I dropped the race card because it was the only card that I could play in my hand that applied. Need we not forget the missing Aruba girl. I'm seeing a common link...they're white and middle classed or above. I'm mixed so I don't want to here anything about I don't understand because I'm not just a brother growing up in the 'hood eager to hate white people. My mom is white and I take great pride in that as well as my African-American heritage. I don't want to see these stories down played but instead I want to see some of the missing children and missing women around my area get the same publicity that they get.
Is one person's life more important then another?? It angers me because if every missing child would get the same publicity that these girls are receiving how many of them would be found. I think today the news reported that over 1,000 volunteers, police dogs, helicopters, sonar equipment, etc. was used to find Kelsey Smith. YES SONAR EQUIPMENT. The report even stated that brand new equipment was used to find her.
What's truly missing is equality. I weep for these missing and murdered women and I don't want their story to go away, I have to stress that point. I just want other people who have been through the same thing to receive something equal. Tears are tears no matter who cries them.
Look at THEIR FACES
Tell me they aren't worthy of the same coverage. Talk to their families and tell them "your loved one isn't worth it". These people have lives too. No they aren't as wealthy and no some of them aren't white but do they deserve less? How many of them could we save if we truly did them justice?
But hey maybe that's just me. If anything I wrote so far has peaked your interest or striked a nerve than maybe I hit truth. I challenge anyone to look at these reports and tell me that they believe if they came up missing that they would get the same coverage. More importantly I dare anyone to believe that a missing girl from Compton or East St. Louis would get the same media attention.
Let me hear what you think. Am I wrong or right?
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You're right. It's a sad truth that few are willing to admit. But when you think about it, the mainstream media is only concerned about one thing - rating$. They may act like they care but that's just a bunch of bullcorn.
They focus on the missing person stories that will get them the most viewers the same way they do with any other "news" story. For example, I have nothing against Britney, Paris, Nicole, Hillary, Lindsey, Angelina, or even Diana but I don't know anyone nor have I ever come across anyone through work, home, church, etc. that's even remotely interested in their personal lives. But the media would lead you to believe that ALL of America is obsessed with every little thing they do. When actually I think there's probably only a small demographic in America that is. But that's just my 2 pennies worth.
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