Re: Media hypocrisy

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From: Alan Grossberg
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 00:00

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Charles Packer wrote:
> 
> In article <347DC8DB.2EB8@ix.netcom.com>, snowbird@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >1) It underscored and highlighted the glaring racial hypocrisy in
> >America
> 
> Is the story about race, or is it about the first-ness of
> seven babies surviving birth vs. the not-so-specialness-anymore
> of a mere six babies surviving?
> 
> --
> packer@clark.net
> http://www.clark.net/pub/whatnews/whatnews.html

Of course the story isn't about race...at least ostensibly. But do you
really believe the media would make such a fuss if the family was black?
I doubt it, even if they had _ten_ babies. And they sure as hell
wouldn't get a lifetime supply of diapers, free house, etc.

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From: Alan Grossberg <snowbird@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Media hypocrisy
Date: 1997/11/29
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