Jena 6

About the Jena 6 coverage......I have read and seen both sides of the story. I am against racism and all for equality, but I must say I think that the black community supporting Jena 6 has it wrong. Some talk about supporting there "brothers" and just looking out for some "kids". I'm all for supporting each other, but make sure you're supporting a worthy cause. I read a readers opinion on the DallasNews site that I really agreed with. The reader states that while all these folks are organizing marches they should be trying to figure out there is so many one parent homes and crime. This case is not about "White" and "Black" but rather "Right" and "Wrong". Anyone, even whom they call "kids" are responsible for their own actions. If they feel that they dealt with them "too harshly" they should imagine for a moment that these cruelties were directed at their own children. On the video clip of the rally, it showed two of the Jena 6 walk up on stage, receiving loud cheers from the crowd. How ironic. Two people who were once the instigators of a violent crime are now the victims because a big bad court full of white racists punished them for ALMOST KILLING A MAN! Have they forgotten that point? Is that just not important enough to remember?

Disabled People in the Press

I really got a lot out of the Society of Professional Journalist article on covering disability issues. It made me see clearly that disabled people are not covered much and when they are, it's a big woop-la story about them "overcoming the odds". I never thought how that would be insulting to get praise for doing something that for you, is everyday life. It would be like someone clapping and cheering me on as I brush my teeth in the morning. It's just life for me....as well as for them. I only know one disabled person. He is truly amazing and I admire him so much. He doesn't have arms and has a fake leg. He goes to school, drives a car, and has tons of friends. No one can tell him that he can't do something because of his disability. I agree with the part about able-bodied people fearing that one day they may be crippled and so they fear it. For me, I don't think that the media has really shaped my view of people with disabilities. I didn't watch t.v. that much growing up and my parents always taught me to view and treat people the same.

My News Habbits

I don't have a t.v. at this time - in the past, that was my primary way of getting news. Now I get it off the internet. I really don't have much time, so I normally kinda cheat and get the big news from my husband (who reads and watches EVERYTHING that he can!). But if it's a story that I have a lot of interest in, then I'll get it on-line. I really don't have a set amount of time I spend getting news, like I said earlier, I'm very busy and have little to no free time. As of my assumptions of what I view as far as media goes, as far back as I can remember, I've been skeptic of what they say. I take it with a grain of salt because I know that the truth gets twisted all the time. My parents taught me well, and I've grown up knowing that everyone is equal no matter who says different. I see that minorities seem to be showed in a darker light verses whites and that a lot of times, the women shown in the media are pretty. Even though I know what they're doing by twisting the truth, I still know what I believe.