Once again the media never fails to disappoint me. As I shake my head reading yet another article with a very unnecessary tasteless title and relentless bashing:
Now after doing further research I was told that this particular site is equal to that of MediaTakeOut which does not hold the best reputation in media. So any one who knows or hears the name mediatakeout then you know there is a likely chance that its just not true. However for those who may not take the time out to check their references and check to see if it is a valid site THIS SENDS ALL THE WRONG MESSAGES for the following reasons :
1. The fact that this particular blog site couldn't congratulate her on making an ESPN cover.where only 8 African-Americans female has had the honor to get the cover spot.
2. Every dominate centered female DOES NOT go by the pronouns of "he" "him" or "baby daddy" that burns me.
3. Using the word "ALLEGED" does not make it ok to say what would be considered an opinion.
4. "But, if you want to see her butt naked in ESPN's Body Issue flip the page" *insert blank stare here* yet you somehow some way found away to sexually objectify her.
*my reaction the entire time*
How many of you have sat and read an unnecessary title whether in the newspaper, local news, website or wherever and thought "Do they purposely use their outlets to not only make black people look bad, but also the LBGT community?" I have heard a few people say that we often bring the attention to ourselves, which sometimes seems to be true however, in this case she should have been praised and congratulated on making such a cover as ESPN this particular media outlet decided to just completely slander her and insult her by addressing her with male pronouns and focusing on the negative setbacks of her personal life. Brittney Griner is only one of many who often get profiled negatively in the media, and it makes me wonder, will we as African Americans as well as LBGT African Americans ever get a fair post. I know there are many African Amercan blogs and reporters but pay close attention. The site is named blacksportsonline...key word BLACK. So then the question becomes at what cost do you then begin to tear down a fellow successful black woman, because keep in mind before all of this she was one of the top picks in the WNBA, she was the 1st WNBA player to ever score to 2000 points and block 500 shots. Also she won Best female Athlete ESPY Award and it was not mentioned in the article. She was as many of us will experience at least one time in our lives PROFILED, and the big blow is by another black blog/gossip site. Now by all means let us not forget what exactly got this young lady into her predicament, and abuse of any shape form of fashion IS NOT AT ALL exceptable. I believe this story could have been presented in a better way than this and why we as a community (black and LGBT) are so quick to highlight your negative before positive? Is this the "crab in the bucket" mentality that often spoken of and yet dissolved?
However I'm beginning to wonder does the media help place the target on our back along with society. Are they really the ones that place the horrible image upon us? I agree that at times we do cause attention by not always making the best decision but lets be honest anyone else of any race creed or sexual orientation would have gotten a way better title. Now being apart of a blog I understand that I am now considered media especially when my focus is about a celebrity however I am going to try my best to make the changes that I would like to see within the media. Some may say well that's a big task but, somehow someway this has to change.
Peace and Blessings,
Swagg P
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