if Natalee Holloway was black or old, would her disappearance made headlines?

Question

Why are only white, "attractive", and young FEMALES only mentioned in news for their kidnapping/death?
And it's not even proven yet if Holloway died or a MAN killed her.

Oh yea I forgot that no would would search for the missing folks that are male or minorities.

Answer 1

nope. i know its rlly sad the way society is. but unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it. i wish everyone would treat one another w/ respect, no matter what color they are.

Answer 2

Wow. A white male standing up for groups (black and/or females) that he doesn't belong to. .......Could it be that there is a white GUY on here who knows what compassion is? And that whiteness and youth aren't the sum of human worth? Who can do more than than rant about the evils of equality-for-women should be reduced to being pretty slaves?

Congrats. You are among the few men (on this board) with a brain. I feel oddly relieved....

As for your question, I've wondered the same thing. Dave Chappelle once told a joke about how when Jessica Smart vanished (which was really sad, tho...) there was a missing black girl who actually chewed through her ropes and found her way back home the same day she was kidnapped. And very few people know HER story......

Answer 3

I don't know. Certainly, young, white, attractive women get more attention in the media when something goes wrong but there is also the element of sensationalism and parental/familial tenacity. We wouldn't know nearly as much as we do about this case if not for the fact that her mother wouldn't allow it to be swept under the rug. There are tons and tons of attractive young women who go missing every single day but we don't hear about them because their stories are run of the mill and not sensational enough to grab our attention or scare us into buying something and boosting the economy or tearing down someone, etc. Chandra Levy was neither attractive nor blonde but her story made headlines all over the country and stayed in the news for quite some time because her family was tenacious in getting the story out there and there was an element of sensationalism because she was involved with a prominant politician.

There is absolutely a bias but there is so much more to it than that. The media is in place not to give us the news but to present us with stories that manipulate and get into our heads to produce a desired reaction whatever that reaction may be.

Answer 4

Yeah, I've noticed this, too.

Add in "well off," and you have the recipe for a "great" news story.

Why is this?

EDIT-And no one will search for POOR folks, don't forget that.

But actually, at least here locally, a guy went missing after leaving a bar a few weeks ago, and it's still in the news. I was quite surprised.

Answer 5

No and since they haven't found her; they're assuming she's dead; wouldn't it be cruel let's say that she turns up a few years later after all the heat dies down ? I'm not saying this is what she's going to do; at least it would be better than her being dead. What I'm saying is we have to start thinking out side the box and hope for the best; get out of this poor victim thinking; what will be will be; it's best to accept it and get on with our lives..

Answer 6

yes, i have noticed this same thing. you heard about Jessica Lynch, right? she was an attractive white girl in the army who was captured in Iraq. they made such a big deal out of her. but there was another girl who was with her. i know that she was black and not as attractive. i don't even know her name. they did not talk about her at all. i think it's just that our society is so biased and superficial and the media refects that more than anything since the media is really whatever people want to see.

Answer 7

Noticed that too and it always pissed me off. For some reason the media doesn't care about men getting kid napped. But if a young women does then everyone and their uncle searches for her. Then if found there is a follow story on it later (think baby Jessica).

Answer 8

You have a good point. You probably have never heard of Jeremy Strohmeyer, and how he killed Sherrice Iverson, a poor little black girl.

Mantis (whom I miss on this forum) brought this up, and I hadn't heard of the story until Mantis raised the same question.

Answer 9

I don't think it has anything to do with her race or age as much as it has to do with her financial state. It's always the rich kids that get broadcasted. They parents have enough money to get them broadcasted all over. If money was not being paid, no one would care anything about her. Think about it: Elizabeth Smart was EXTREMELY wealthy therefore, she was everywhere. Laci Peterson came from a wealthy family, therefore her case was splattered all over everything. America is run by the amount of money people have. They could care less about what you look like as long as you have money.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Barely. The media has a well-known "missing white girl" bias. Flip to any episode of On the Record with Greta van Susteren and you'll see it in action.