Posted by AuntieMel on November 3, 2005, at 9:56:08
In reply to Re: the Ministry of Civility, posted by alexandra_k on November 2, 2005, at 13:47:01
"I only get what I can see on the news...
And some stuff I've read off the internet...But my understanding was that the poorest areas were the hardest hit
And the slowest to get aidWas that wrong? "
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Many who see the film clips assume that "black" equals "poor" and assume because the shots show more stranded black people than white people then it must be racist and classist.
But - New Orleans is majority (67%) black. It only makes sense that the people in the film clips were also mostly black.
And Dinah is right about neighborhoods. The ones I see on TV that were most devistated were either neighborhoods of newer larger homes or areas of older 'gentrified' homes.
You can't always believe what you see on TV. In fact, you *usually* can't believe what you see on TV.
poster:AuntieMel
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