Sad story about Mollie Tibbetts, who went missing while jogging on July 18. I'm sure you've heard about it, because it's been all over television, People Magazine, news conferences every day, hours given to the latest minuscule evidence found. $170,000 REWARD for information.
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| MOLLIE TIBBETS |
Contrast and Compare with Ashley Heavyrunner:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? Could it be one is WHITE, while the other is NATIVE AMERICAN? Both equally beautiful young women, why does ONE get NATIONAL MEDIA coverage and the other, forgotten? WHITE WOMAN IN JEP sells, but Native doesn't?
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| Ashley HeavyRunner Loring |
You be the judge, but learn more at MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGIGENOUS WOMEN on FACEBOOK. Follow @DelSchilling on twitter, she's been working tirelessly to get the word out.
4 comments:
That's right...it must be racism! Because EVERYTHING is racism....
It’s not necessarily racism. The facts are there. There’s is a lack of acknowledgement in the disappearances/murders of a minority group.
So now you are blaming the oppressed? Would you do that with all oppressed peoples, say kids in inner cities? It’s this sort of stereotyping and generalizing that causes continued bias and inequity. It distracts you from the deeper issues. Yes, we need to all try to improve our lives but this is murder and unequal police/government attention. Bringing the issue of drugs into it just shows your own bias and excuses for justifying ignoring aboriginal peoples. Take all of that out of the equation and what do you have? Unequal treatment and government assistance toward a serious problem- murder at a disproportionate rate. Any crime specialist would see the inequity here.
My comment above is in response to the other person’s large comment above mine. Sorry if that’s not clear. I support increased attention toward solving atrocities against indigenous women/girls. We must not ignore any people. The entire world needs to value all people and demonstrate that in laws and actions.
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