Post by ck4829 on Nov 6, 2022 13:05:08 GMT
Noor Tagouri pointed out to Mic the disparate treatment of Muslim killers and killers of other races in the media — especially white ones. "The media is quick to call it an 'act of terror' when a Muslim, or someone they think is Muslim, is involved," she said. "But when the killer is white, they frame it as an isolated act, or a result of mental illness. (1)
This act of blaming non-Muslim violence on mental illness does a disservice to the mentally ill by furthering stigma against them (And takes away from the fact there really is no link between mental illness and violence (2)) and it also has a latent function (3) of allowing institutions that represent the interests of groups and demographics that they cater to a way of washing their hands clean of any perceived responsibility for the violent act by the non-Muslim.
(1) - mic.com/articles/126223/7-things-about-muslims-you-ll-never-learn-from-the-mainstream-media#.nm2ZEM5Nt
(2) - depts.washington.edu/mhreport/facts_violence.php
(3) - www.d.umn.edu/~bmork/2306/2111/mertononmanifestandlatentfunctions.htm
rw-infopedia.pbworks.com/w/page/117933195/Blaming%20non-Muslim%20violence%20on%20mental%20illness
This act of blaming non-Muslim violence on mental illness does a disservice to the mentally ill by furthering stigma against them (And takes away from the fact there really is no link between mental illness and violence (2)) and it also has a latent function (3) of allowing institutions that represent the interests of groups and demographics that they cater to a way of washing their hands clean of any perceived responsibility for the violent act by the non-Muslim.
(1) - mic.com/articles/126223/7-things-about-muslims-you-ll-never-learn-from-the-mainstream-media#.nm2ZEM5Nt
(2) - depts.washington.edu/mhreport/facts_violence.php
(3) - www.d.umn.edu/~bmork/2306/2111/mertononmanifestandlatentfunctions.htm
rw-infopedia.pbworks.com/w/page/117933195/Blaming%20non-Muslim%20violence%20on%20mental%20illness