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MSNBC's Joy Reid dismisses focus on Gabby Petito case as 'missing White woman syndrome'
-- 'Why not the same media attention when people of color go missing?' Reid asked
I saw this story and had to agree with Joy Reid on this one.
"MSNBC host Joy Reid turned to race Monday while discussing the media's coverage of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, dismissing the focus on the case as "missing White woman syndrome."
During a segment on her show "The ReidOut," Reid said while Petito's family deserved "answers and justice," she felt the same media attention didn't apply to non-White people when they go missing. "
In 2020 209,375 females under 21 reported missing, and 59,369 females over the age of 21 were reported missing. So far this year there have been 1,571 missing persons reported, 1546 cases have been closed, with 25 currently remaining open.
So why isn't there 24/7 coverage of the other 24 cases right now? Why is the news only covering Gabby Petito?
Is it because Gabby was a beautiful, young, blonde white girl?
'Missing White woman syndrome. The term coined by the late and great Gwen Iffil to describe the media and public fascination with missing White women like Laci Peterson or Natalee Holloway, while ignoring cases involving missing people of color," she added, referencing two well-known cases of missing women.
MSNBC has extensively covered the case and its website Monday morning prominently featured an opinion piece on the missing woman.
Reid spent the remainder of the segment discussing multiple instances of missing Black and Native American individuals she claimed to have never heard about in the same way as the Petito case.'
So why does the media only seem to report on missing white women? IS it an issue of RACE?
To some, perhaps an even bigger question right now is WHY DOES A MISSING WHITE GIRL WARRANT 24//7 COVERAGE RIGHT NOW? WHY DOES THIS 'MISSING PERSONS' CASE MERRIT MORE MEDCIA ATTENTION THAN HUNDREDS OF AMERCIANS AND ALLIES STILL STRANDED IN AFGHANISTAN OR MORE ATTENTION THAN THE DETERIORATING BORDER DISASTER?
MSNBC's Joy Reid dismisses focus on Gabby Petito case as 'missing White woman syndrome'
MSNBC Joy Reid says national coverage of Gabby Petito's case is a symptom of "Missing White Woman Syndrome" and missing minority women don't receive the same coverage.
www.foxnews.com
Number of missing persons files in the U.S. by age and gender 2022 | Statista
While the fear of being kidnapped may persist for one’s entire life, in 2022 the number of missing persons under the age of 21 was much higher than those 21 and over, with 206,371 females under 21 reported missing, and 64,956 females over the age of 21 reported missing.
www.statista.com
Missing Person Statistics | missingpersons
All Data as of 8/27/2024 (updated daily, M-F) Missing Person Cases 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
missing.dc.gov
Gabby Petito autopsy: Coroner faces challenges in determining time, cause of death, says forensic pathologist
Board-certified forensic pathologist anticipates challenges in the autopsy of Gabby Petito because of the time her body had to decompose.
www.foxnews.com