Post by Sprockey on Oct 3, 2017 7:28:56 GMT -5
Amid a sea of condolences and prayers, Sprouse took a different approach, lambasting our cultural obsession with the shooters, instead of the victims, while also indicting whiteness as an undeniable link between some of the most devastating shootings in recent history.
White men, in particular, have committed the majority of mass shootings in the United States ― hovering around 54 percent, according to a Mother Jones study ― even though many continue to point the finger at foreigners or religious extremists.
White men, in particular, have committed the majority of mass shootings in the United States ― hovering around 54 percent, according to a Mother Jones study ― even though many continue to point the finger at foreigners or religious extremists.
As someone raised within media culture, let me give my two cents on this gun violence, a now unfortunately characteristic part of US life:
Media has a tremendous role to play in the cultivation of mass shooters. Constant coverage and in-depth "analysis" of the life of shooters-
The childhood, habits, social and professional life, etc, are all covered a great deal. for weeks after the event, and often internationally.
This makes media complicit in the creation of these shooters as anti-heroes, and often alone justifies the insane to take to shooting.
We also must address that these shooters are almost exclusively coming from a single socio-economic class and racial group
And so also need to address what part of whiteness influences this kind of Petri dish for gun violence and killing.
Media has a tremendous role to play in the cultivation of mass shooters. Constant coverage and in-depth "analysis" of the life of shooters-
The childhood, habits, social and professional life, etc, are all covered a great deal. for weeks after the event, and often internationally.
This makes media complicit in the creation of these shooters as anti-heroes, and often alone justifies the insane to take to shooting.
We also must address that these shooters are almost exclusively coming from a single socio-economic class and racial group
And so also need to address what part of whiteness influences this kind of Petri dish for gun violence and killing.
