Are The White Media Unfairly Attacking The Latino Men Accused Of Attacking Homosexuals In New York City?

 

I have noticed in the last couple of days the mainstream white media’s discourse around the reporting of the alleged violent crimes against gays is racist.

First, the Latino men in this alleged anti gay crime case are accused they are not  convicted men.

However, the white media have already branded the Latino men as guilty. Is this fair?

Second, pay attention to the YouTube video clip and the language used by the white press.

It is obvious, the white mainstream media outlets are making a racist link between the racial background of the accused men and homophobia.

Men of colour are consistently stereotyped as being violent, barbaric men that are anti gay.

I am not suggesting that the Latino men accused of the anti gay crimes could  be guilty.

I don’t know all the facts that’s why I am not jumping to conclusions.

However, I am suggesting there is indeed an undercurrent of racism in the reporting of this serious case.

Let’s play devil’s advocate, if the accused were white males and they attacked gay men would their race be a factor in the case?

Would the white media reiterate the fact the accused were white over, and over, and over again to make their point?

Would whiteness be stereotyped as being sadistic, evil, and negative in relation to homophobia?

What does race have to do with an alleged violent crime against homosexuals?

Shouldn’t the media and public be outraged that a deleterious anti gay crime took place?

Pay close attention to the reiteration of the fact the accused are Latino men.

Listen to the language the media use to describe the violent anti gay crime. There is indeed a link to white racism and the white press stereotyping

Latino communities as anti homosexual. The reason the white press are jumping on this case is due to the fact they want to attack, malign, and stereotype Hispanics as being anti gay.

Why doesn’t the white media wait until all the evidence is out in the trial prior to playing judge, jury, and prosecutor?

Third, where are the Latino gay activists discussing this case? I am very irritated and annoyed that the white media not doing their homework and ignoring gay and lesbian activists of colour!

Is it too hard to ask the researchers for ABC, NBC, CNN, or FOX News to do a little bit of research? New York City has a huge Latino LGBT population

that has a lot more understanding of race, sexual orientation issues in their community than the white mainstream media.

It is just lazy journalism to have the usual white queer  media subjects discuss homosexuality when race is also a factor in this case.

I  do not  trust the white gay activist  Andrew Sullivan to discuss race in relation to gay and lesbian issues. I am cautious of people like Andrew Sullivan  because some of the white gay activists also have  racist beliefs and stereotypes about people of colour.

This was an opportunity for the mainstream white American media to have a bridge in communication and have queers of colour at the table!

I have a serious problem with Andrew Sullivan and James McGreevey talking about LGBT rights in relation to people of colour.

I want to hear from move diverse voices in the LGBT community and not the usual white ,high profile, queer activist groups as HRC or GLAAD.

I believe this is the quandary, when issues of race and sexual orientation are an issue once again queer activists of colour are displaced for white homosexuals.

Whiteness and gayness are viewed simultaneously as being equal, and queer people of colour are invisible and devalued.

I am certain in New York City there are numerous Latino gay and lesbian activists that could provide their own perspectives to this case.

Hasn’t anyone wondered where are the Latino gay and lesbian activists?

We need more diversity in the media in relation to LGBT issues. I am sick and tired of the mainstream press not doing their homework!

There is the  usual narrative that white queers speak in the media for all gays  in relation to issues around race and sexual orientation.

I believe this is a dangerous narrative because it is also a one-sided perspective from the mainstream white gay community.

More queer activists need to get the message out that LGBT people exist in communities of colour. We cannot allow white gays and lesbians to speak for us!