bell hooks talks about media racism and OJ. Why is the public and media Ignoring The Megan Williams Case?
Even though this bell hooks documentary is over a decade old it still is very important. The clip is about the OJ Simpson case from over a decade ago but bell hooks also talks about the “othering” and the ways in which the mainstream American media manipulate the minds of the public. TV viewers have to remember the images and the stereotypes that the mainstream media wants to enforce on to public.
The obvious stereotype here is that “all” black men are “violent”. Does anyone honestly believe that if OJ Simpson had killed his black wife the mainstream white American media would still be fixated on this case over a decade later? bell hooks reminds us why didn’t the media just focus on the real issue which was the domestic violence of men. Domestic violence is not segregated to any particular race or community it is a very serious social issue and should be taken seriously.
It appears people have already forgotten about the Megan Williams case? Megan Williams is a young black woman that was brutally raped, beaten, humiliated, and mutilated by six white people in America. Are all “white” people now violent? Will the USA media stereotype “all” “white men” too? Megan Williams was forced to eat rat feces, she was discriminated in the worst way possible she was denied dignity. The Megan Williams case is a real human tragedy. Will the mainstream now “stereotype” and make the “racial link” between the “white abusers” of young “black women”? The hate crime law was not used in the Megan Williams case.
Here is the link http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272616031.shtml
However, you have to question why the OJ case hasn’t gone away? OJ is going to go away for good there is no way he’s getting out of jail this time. Now OJ committed robbery in Las Vegas he’s clearly lost his mind. I am not excusing nor am I defending OJ’s behavior and neither is bell hooks. However, think about the racist and sexist messages the mainstream is really trying to send to the rest of society and the black community? Ask yourself why is this OJ case so important now? I mean people commit robbery every single day. So why is OJ so important its breaking news on CNN, FOX NEWS, NBC, ABC, CBS, and various other mainstream American TV networks? Think to yourself what is the skin colour of the “editors” and the “producers” that ”frame” and put these kinds of stories together? What is their agenda? Do you really think any black people have the power to greenlight this kind garbage? Why does the mainstream media attempt to make the actions of one individual have an affect on the entire race? OJ Simpson is one person he is one black man that has done a lot of horrible things. However, ask yourself this question, when a white person commits a serious crime is the entire white community condemned? Or is the person just viewed as an individual?
Will the mainstream American media push the Megan Williams case right under the rug in a week or two? Will the issue of sexism, rape, misogyny against black women be explored? Or will this case vanish very quickly?
