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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ignoring racism, by saying it doesnt exist in the news, is not a good way to eliminate it. the primary reason was he was black. if you are obfuscating the news, your reporting isnt trustworthy

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

The primary reason is that he was too good at soccer. That is the only reason. How do I know? Because if he sucked like the rest of the kids, they wouldn't have called the police.

You're seeing racism because that's what you want to see, and that's exactly what the news agency that wrote the article wanted you to see. Implying racism is what generated the engagement and clicks.

You're also completely ignoring everything I'm saying and simply responding with "nuh-uh," while straw-manning my argument like crazy. I never said racism doesn't exist in the news. It most certainly does. In fact, this entire article is racist, but not because of the events it describes. It's racist because the only place race is mentioned is in the title, never again in the actual context of the story.

This is exactly what the media needs, and they know it. They need your outrage to keep the machine running and make someone else money. So congratulations on being used like a cheap suit. Hook, line, and sinker.