#Iftheygunnedmedown talks about Media Portrayal of Minorities

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[PaintMyHouse]

Fox and the rightwingers would use whatever makes them looks the most like a dangerous gangbanger drug addict ******. The rest would use whatever makes them look like a nice young college kid killed by whitey police. Now, where in the heck did we leave that thing known as the middle ground?

 

[OriginalShroom]

You mean like the Main Stream Media kept using this

photo of Trayvon Martin, when he was much younger instead of the photos

of him taken just days or weeks before he was shot?

 

[Avatar4321]

crazy idea.

If you don't want certain pics to be used by the media, don't take those pics and post them online.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

You mean like the Main Stream Media kept using this

photo of Trayvon Martin, when he was much younger instead of the photos

of him taken just days or weeks before he was shot?

Case in point...

 

[OriginalShroom]

Or we could look at the photos they used of Hispanic George Zimmerman

Which was taken years before the self-defense shooting instead of the photos

Showing the injuries he received after being jumped from behind by Trayvon Martin and having his head bashed against the sidewalk and being punched in the face??

 

[ClosedCaption]

crazy idea.

If you don't want certain pics to be used by the media, don't take those pics and post them online.

LOL! You just proved the point even more. Blacks shouldnt capture themselves being themselves because someone may take it the wrong way. As if the picture is the problem and not the assumptions being made if hunky doorey.

Look at the last pic up there. Shooting suspect "brillant scientist"

 

[Avatar4321]

So you are upset at the media for posting pictures of them being themselves?

If you don't want the public to have access to unflattering photos, don't post them. If you do, then don't complain if they aren't used the way you want them. This isn't a rule for blacks. It's a rule for anyone on the internet.

 

[Mad Scientist]

That White chick is a f*ckin' idiot.

 

[PredFan]

#sand

 

[ClosedCaption]

Or we could look at the photos they used of Hispanic George Zimmerman

Which was taken years before the self-defense shooting instead of the photos

Showing the injuries he received after being jumped from behind by Trayvon Martin and having his head bashed against the sidewalk and being punched in the face??

You're saying the pics that say ABC in the corner werent used by the media?

 

[ClosedCaption]

So you are upset at the media for posting pictures of them being themselves?

Ok take your perpetually confused act somewhere else

 

[Avatar4321]

So you are upset at the media for posting pictures of them being themselves?

Ok take your perpetually confused act somewhere else

You're the one claiming the pictures are of blacks just being themselves and then complaining about them being used.

I understand you don't want to actually defend that stupid statement. But that is what you said.

There is a simple rule when it comes to photographs being used by the media. If you don't want one to be used, don't share it with the public. This is true whether you are black, white, hispanic, asian, or anyone else.

But rather than take responsibility for your own actions it's the media's fault.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Those publically Posed military photos don't mean squat.. Here is how they pose when they get out of the sight of their family....

 

[OriginalShroom]

You're saying the pics that say ABC in the corner werent used by the media?

How was George Zimmerman shown most often?? In the Orange Jump suit or bleeding?

 

[Mad Scientist]

Another idiot: Ramirez in Uniform with Concealed Carry. And it looks like he's on Base somewhere? I hope for his sake that's a plastic gun.

 

[ClosedCaption]

You're saying the pics that say ABC in the corner werent used by the media?

How was George Zimmerman shown most often?? In the Orange Jump suit or bleeding?

So it was used. The first pic is the pic everyone had of Zimmerman. The second one was an exclusive made available to ABC right? Like, it wasnt public like these other public pics were they?

 

[ClosedCaption]

So you are upset at the media for posting pictures of them being themselves?

Ok take your perpetually confused act somewhere else

You're the one claiming the pictures are of blacks just being themselves and then complaining about them being used.

I understand you don't want to actually defend that stupid statement. But that is what you said.

There is a simple rule when it comes to photographs being used by the media. If you don't want one to be used, don't share it with the public. This is true whether you are black, white, hispanic, asian, or anyone else.

But rather than take responsibility for your own actions it's the media's fault.

The hashtag seeks to bring to light what some call a media bias against young black people. Their argument is that the media uses pictures of slain black men and women that show them looking quote “thuggish” or angry, instead of other available photos, they say, which would paint them in a more positive light given the circumstances.

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown has now gone viral, with Twitter users sharing their own thoughts and pictures about the Brown shooting, and also harkening back to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in early 2012.

The question raised here is whether or not the media apparatus is using photos on social media at whim, or if they are picking and choosing photos which subliminally or otherwise voice a bias.

 

[Avatar4321]

How can you claim that photos you claim are of "Blacks just being themselves" are showing a racial bias?

Are they being themselves or is the media trying to create a false image. It can't be both.

 

[Billy000]

This is really smart. He makes a great point. It really comes down to the media. Fox News would almost certainly use the gang banger pics. The other media outlets could go either way.

All this being said, the public outrage over this recent shooting is ridiculous.