The issue most people have with the article is not that it's a failure of class solidarity, it's that the article got trotted out for THIS alleged white male suspect, but not for Trump, Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Perry, the Charleston church shooter, the El Paso shooter, the Buffalo shooter... - ThreadSky

chadloder.bsky.social • 64 days ago

The issue most people have with the article is not that it's a failure of class solidarity, it's that the article got trotted out for THIS alleged white male suspect, but not for Trump, Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Perry, the Charleston church shooter, the El Paso shooter, the Buffalo shooter...

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a lot of people dumping on this, but...it's a pretty reasonable piece? it's not apologizing for American healthcare; it just points out that white male perpetrators tend to be treated more empathetically by the media. which I think is pretty irrefutable. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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anthonygeorgeff.bsky.social•64 days ago

I think it’s structured, or at least read as - so you like Luigi hey? Well maybe you’re racist.
Which isn’t especially fair or accurate for the people supporting him.

catbois.bsky.social•64 days ago

also the media has literally not been sympathetic, in his case

shatter.bsky.social•63 days ago

The flip is hilarious. Everything was that he's an Italian (not white, so evil) but this article is going for the "white guy and why are you cheering for him?" because we hated all the shooters you listed.

Right there with

White shooter: mental health
Non White: evil terrorist

arlieth.com•64 days ago

That's a very good point, thank you

permakult.bsky.social•64 days ago

I think we can also recognize that we probably wouldn't be hearing about his manifesto on mainstream news if Luigi was Black. Heck, he probably wouldn't be alive. In good ol racist USA, most of the acts of desperation which are currently recognized are by white guys.

oldhoundderby.bsky.social•64 days ago

My issue with your critique is that while The Guardian is a world news source, its still primarily a British/Australian newspaper. America is a curiosity for the readership, not an obsession.

safabric.bsky.social•64 days ago

Would add that The Guardian is left leaning, and while many people were celebrating Rittenhouse I'd bet almost none of them were Guardian subscribers.

hrimhari.bsky.social•63 days ago

I think we need to talk about how Noah Berlatsky's proximity to whiteness has led to people taking his dogshit takes seriously and forget that he worked with prostasia

johnnysunshine.bsky.social•64 days ago

they're 100% trotting out this article to try to undermine support from libs & the left, trying to make supporters feel some guilt for supporting him (& by extension, stop supporting him)

jaytingle.bsky.social•64 days ago

Pretty much.

kennywhatgives.bsky.social•63 days ago

The fact that race is being used in a story concerning two white men should tell us everything we need to know. It’s a ploy to divide people.

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