Thoughts On The Media Coverage Of The Montreal Tragedy

[jodymeme]

Let us for a moment strip away the "dark, troubled" facade of Montreal shooter Kimveer Gill: imagine him without a Mohawk, a black trenchcoat or a blog on VampireFreaks.com. The sensationalistic media always needs a cultural scapegoat, they always need to pad their articles with uninformed, speculative pop sociology to explain terrible acts of

Comments

[ginger931]

Well put.

[ethora]

Indeed.

[molasses]

it's very good, Jo.
Keep writing. keep writing HERE.

[graveside]

this is an excellent piece of writing that i agree with wholeheartedly.

people seem intensely fixed upon blaming parts for the whole, and personal accountability is something that needs to make a comeback in the public mind.

[clickclickboom]

cheers. thanks for this.

[inanna18]

you hit the nail on the head. thank you.