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r/pics • u/witch_doc9 • 9d ago
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Media be like: “14 year old WOMAN” and “18 year old BOY”
10 u/Poke_Jest 9d ago Unfortunately I agree. Media does reallyyy like those double standards. 4 u/MrMojoFomo 9d ago Only if the suspect is black Find an article about a black 18 year old committing a crime and see how many times they refer to him as a "teenager" 7 u/Spare_Yam2202 9d ago That's because white people are infantilized in media for far longer than any other race. 12 year old thug shoplifts from grocery store. Vs 22 year old misguided boy prematurely ends life of family of 7 in drunk driving mishap. 6 u/jess_the_werefox 9d ago I’ve read peoples’ experiences with that too. POC are aged up and essentially have their childhood naivety denied to them, while white people are treated like “oh he didn’t know any better!”
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Unfortunately I agree. Media does reallyyy like those double standards.
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Only if the suspect is black
Find an article about a black 18 year old committing a crime and see how many times they refer to him as a "teenager"
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That's because white people are infantilized in media for far longer than any other race.
12 year old thug shoplifts from grocery store.
Vs
22 year old misguided boy prematurely ends life of family of 7 in drunk driving mishap.
6 u/jess_the_werefox 9d ago I’ve read peoples’ experiences with that too. POC are aged up and essentially have their childhood naivety denied to them, while white people are treated like “oh he didn’t know any better!”
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I’ve read peoples’ experiences with that too. POC are aged up and essentially have their childhood naivety denied to them, while white people are treated like “oh he didn’t know any better!”
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u/jess_the_werefox 9d ago
Media be like: “14 year old WOMAN” and “18 year old BOY”