End White Supremacy In Mainstream Media

In media and news, we often see POC go unnoticed when it comes to getting the coverage they deserve. Whether it’s a missing person, homicide, or even something as simple as a promotional post for businesses, it’s constantly being overshadowed by white people. It’s extremely unfair to see others be treated as if they aren’t human. We’re all human, so why are we still fighting to be treated like one?

A prime example of white people overshadowing minorities is something called “missing white woman syndrome”. This is something that has been happening for almost a century now, and it’s when a wealthy, young white woman goes missing and everyone loses their minds. A prime example of this is the Gabby Petito case, where a young white woman was murdered by her then-husband. Everyone was devoted to solving her case, finding out where she is, and getting the justice that she deserved. This is great, but there are hundreds if not thousands of missing POC that continue to go missing every day, but nobody pays as much attention to their cases as they do to young white women.

In general, racial discrimination is still in a very active state. To this day, there are millions of lives being lost due to acts of violence and discrimination against skin color not only in the US but in other countries as well. However, just because they’re in a different part of the world doesn’t make their stories of less importance or is something to be brushed off. Everyone deserves the same amount of respect, mourning, and justice. Everyone should be getting equal amounts of news coverage.

In addition to racial discrimination, it’s also been known that history made by POC has been changed or even stolen by white men. White supremacy is also a big thing happening in this day and age, which is not ok. This mindset being shown to young POC (more or so children) sets an awful example as to what is socially acceptable and what isn’t. As older generations who have seen and experienced more, we should show these kids that they can do just as much positive change as others can, without regard to skin color, race, or sex.

Some may argue that a big portion of our current history is the BLM movement. It’s a huge movement in not only our country but all around the world. Black people have been getting tons of support and news coverage because of this. I’ve heard so many people complain about how big the movement is, complaining about it being “never-ending” and even blocking out any media in support of BLM from popping up in their news feed. When in actuality, the movement should run on forever. 

However, forever still isn’t long enough. Not only is it not long enough, but it took way too long for people to finally wake up and realize this is a bigger issue than people boil it down to be. Whenever people think of racial discrimination, they only know the very basics of what has happened throughout history: slavery. Even though it’s taught in schools and universities, there is still so much that needs to be talked about that is never covered. Many people don’t know that slaves used to get their hair cut off for furniture, that they used to get their children fed to alligators, and all the other horrible things white people put them through. School curriculums should be implementing more lessons about racial discrimination and start talking more about Critical Race Theory (CRT).

In conclusion, something has to change about the media and what is told in it. POC gets little to no recognition in the news and history. It shouldn’t take centuries for people to realize that these are all basic human rights that every human should have, no matter what the color of their skin is.