NFL Star Ben Roethlisberger Accused Of Rape For The Second Time In Less Than Nine Months! Why Is The Media Reticent About This Case?

On Friday March 5th 2010, NFL Star Ben Roethilsberger was accused of sexual assault by a woman at a night club in  Milledgeville Georgia.  This is the second time Roethlisberger has been accused by a woman of rape in less than nine months. In fact, in July 2009 an innocent woman in Las Vegas she claimed that Roethlisberger raped her in his hotel room. Is there a double standard here? When Tiger Woods was accused of having consensual sex with multiple women it was worldwide news. Woods did not break any laws by cheating on his wife.

Michael Vick an African-American male NFL star was harshly criticized for killing animals.

Meanwhile, ESPN.COM refused to cover the Roethlisberger case in July 2009 for several days. Some critics have argued the media’s double standards in relation to dealing with white heterosexual male sexuality is evident in the Roethlisberger case. Is Roethisberger’s white skin male privilege helping him here?

After all, in America, Ben Roethlisberger is a superstar, shouldn’t the media be covering the case with more intensity?

The  Roethlisberger case is very serious he is accused of raping two women. So why is there reticence from the mainstream media to cover this story?  Is Ben Roethlisberger a serial rapist?

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/05/AR2010030504168.html