You probably hear people on the right complaining about liberal bias in the media. While it's often described as blatant by the right, obvious or blatant examples tend to be few. That's largely because the way liberal bias often manifests not as much in the news that gets reported, but in the news that doesn't get reported.
The sad story of the Christmas Parade Masscre is one of the few examples of this effect that is observable in real time. As outlets like CNN struggled to come up with a motive for the attack or even a clear picture of who the attacker was...multiple online sources that are supposedly too biased and prone to misinformation (which is why CNN ran a story earlier in the year telling people to avoid these sources) were painting a picture of an extremely racist and violent black man who was a zealous supporter of Black Lives Matter and various black nationalist hate groups. It's true these aspects of his life may have nothing to do with motive....but when contrasted with stories about Rittenhouse or the white man who killed several asians at a spa/sex parlor....it's clear CNN had no hesitation about jumping to racially motivated conclusions whenever the suspect is white.
Well, rarely does the public ever get a second example of this bias in real time. Consider these two stories....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/8910222002
This is the USA today version of a story about a judge facing repercussions and pressure to resign following her use of a racial slur at home. She observed a black man attempting to break into her car, and upon watching the video of the incident, called him a racial slur. The backlash against this was immediate and pretty severe...many people and groups called upon her to resign. I happen to agree. Her use of the slur while possibly forgivable in the heat of the moment will taint any future decisions she makes as a judge. It makes her job performance questionable. This story went viral and CNN and NYT both reported it.
Now consider her black counterpart the same week...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...-judge-nakita-blocton-removed-from-bench/amp/
This black female judge didn't just use racial slurs....she abused employees and interfered with cases. She did these things on and off the job. I can't find a CNN or NYT article reporting this, despite the relative similarity to the other case. It's certainly a far more egregious example of racism than the other case.
I don't think it's any mystery why these stories simply don't get reported the same way as they do when the person in question is white. The larger left wing narrative that these sources cater to has taken the position that black people aren't really racist....or when they are, it's not really a problem because of the relative lack of power to act on that racism.
These points and the narrative in general...are completely false. There are racist black people and regardless of whether or not these racists have any power...it can be every bit as harmful as white racism.
I don't think that we as a nation are doing the black community any favors by pretending otherwise or worse, excusing black racism as something that can be solved by solving racism in the white community. I tend to see white liberals who are so quick to call out one and ignore the other as hypocrites at the best...and racists at the worst.
Even if you disagree with me on this issue....and I'm certain many do....if nothing else is taken away from this thread, it's that CNN and NYT as well as many other left wing sources are every bit as biased and untrustworthy as Fox News.
Thoughts?
The sad story of the Christmas Parade Masscre is one of the few examples of this effect that is observable in real time. As outlets like CNN struggled to come up with a motive for the attack or even a clear picture of who the attacker was...multiple online sources that are supposedly too biased and prone to misinformation (which is why CNN ran a story earlier in the year telling people to avoid these sources) were painting a picture of an extremely racist and violent black man who was a zealous supporter of Black Lives Matter and various black nationalist hate groups. It's true these aspects of his life may have nothing to do with motive....but when contrasted with stories about Rittenhouse or the white man who killed several asians at a spa/sex parlor....it's clear CNN had no hesitation about jumping to racially motivated conclusions whenever the suspect is white.
Well, rarely does the public ever get a second example of this bias in real time. Consider these two stories....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/8910222002
This is the USA today version of a story about a judge facing repercussions and pressure to resign following her use of a racial slur at home. She observed a black man attempting to break into her car, and upon watching the video of the incident, called him a racial slur. The backlash against this was immediate and pretty severe...many people and groups called upon her to resign. I happen to agree. Her use of the slur while possibly forgivable in the heat of the moment will taint any future decisions she makes as a judge. It makes her job performance questionable. This story went viral and CNN and NYT both reported it.
Now consider her black counterpart the same week...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...-judge-nakita-blocton-removed-from-bench/amp/
This black female judge didn't just use racial slurs....she abused employees and interfered with cases. She did these things on and off the job. I can't find a CNN or NYT article reporting this, despite the relative similarity to the other case. It's certainly a far more egregious example of racism than the other case.
I don't think it's any mystery why these stories simply don't get reported the same way as they do when the person in question is white. The larger left wing narrative that these sources cater to has taken the position that black people aren't really racist....or when they are, it's not really a problem because of the relative lack of power to act on that racism.
These points and the narrative in general...are completely false. There are racist black people and regardless of whether or not these racists have any power...it can be every bit as harmful as white racism.
I don't think that we as a nation are doing the black community any favors by pretending otherwise or worse, excusing black racism as something that can be solved by solving racism in the white community. I tend to see white liberals who are so quick to call out one and ignore the other as hypocrites at the best...and racists at the worst.
Even if you disagree with me on this issue....and I'm certain many do....if nothing else is taken away from this thread, it's that CNN and NYT as well as many other left wing sources are every bit as biased and untrustworthy as Fox News.
Thoughts?
