Why do we get so obsessed about missing white women and how disproportionate is the coverage? You might be surprised…or not. Also in the show, Ashtray bitches about idea guys on the spectrum, and Mistic tells us about a cool new car show.
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Missing White Woman Syndrome
The Gabbie Potato case has captured the nation’s attention, cause duh, she’ an adorable white woman killed by her lanky alien fiancé. That’s right, RED EYE told you here first, folks!
But she’s a prime example of Missing White Woman Syndrome
Term coined by Gwen Ifill at the 2004 Unity: Journalist of Color conference:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4666788/user-clip-gwen-ifill-coins-term-missing-white-woman-syndrome [play video oracle]
Black Americans 30% of all missing persons,
But make up only 13.4% of the population
Only about 1/5th of those 30% get media coverage.
Chart of MWW’s and counter examples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome
Families of missing black Americans fight for media, police to focus on their cases
|Gwen Ifill Was Right About ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome
An podcast devoted to missing person cases that are underreported
Intrigued Full Effect Podcast
https://www.facebook.com/IntriguedFullEffectPodcast
MURDERED & MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN
https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw
2019 the US Senate designated May 5th a national day of awareness for MMIW
What’s Sexy
Oracle: Killing Eve: Season 3
Mistic: Auto/Biography
Teddy: 1st father son trip
Ashtray: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/spacex-inspiration-4-splashdown/620128/
Fuck What You Think
Oracle: France
Mistic: Stop left foot braking.
Ashtray: Idea guys
Teddy: super big bags
In all Seriousness: Go fuck yourself
Soap on a Rope!
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