Something personal that I probably shouldn't share on social-networking.

Just relax.

Calm down and let the emotion from the Casey Anthony Trial wear off for a moment.

Breathe-in, breathe-out. Inhale, exhale.

Now let's talk logic instead of emotion.

In the Black community, when we see these headlines plastered all over our televisions, newspapers, et cetera -- it makes an incredible impact.

Personally, while my six-year-old niece was missing because she'd been kidnapped, seeing hundreds and hundreds of headlines about Natalee Holloway and Elizabeth Smart, while tragic, rubbed me the wrong way (to put it mildly). It was very insulting, even. That's not my niece pictured above by the way -- it was just a ploy to get you to read this. And it worked. Keep reading...

My family had an incredibly frustrating time with our unsuccessful attempts at garnering attention even from the local media regarding our missing child. Meanwhile, not only did the national news pay strict attention to the aforementioned missing little girls, but also, we stood by while the local media paid similar attention to similar cases yet ignoring ours.

Why would the media be so selective? (humor me)

And they say, "but, Matthew! That's apples to oranges! these are two separate and unrelated cases!" And, I agree: this is very true in lots of people's minds.

The question I pose in this entry is: why is it that Caylee Anthony gets more attention than Nixzmary Brown? What does this say about our society? Who is considered precious and who is expendable?

Let's just say, for instance, that your children were murdered but across the street children were being murdered and the media surrounded those stories -- how would you feel? Slighted? Maybe, even just a little bit?

This is why it's difficult for me to understand the outrage involved with this Casey Anthony case. Not that it's not tragic, but what about us? Why is it not tragic until Caylee Anthony dies?

Your responses to this post (even if anonymous) would be greatly appreciated.


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