A Tale of Two Missing Persons
November 29, 2007
The bodies of both young women have been found, but once again, the disappearance of the young black woman was ignored for the more palatable and marketable story of a missing white woman. What I do find interesting is the lack of response to Miss Sander’s newly acquired job as an internet porn star. I theorize that if Latesha had led that “double life”, the old “Jezebel” and “Sapphire” stereotypes would have been pulled to insult and degrade her in order to find a “reason” for her kidnapping and subsequent murder.
What makes Latesha’s death even more tragic are the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of NFL star Sean Taylor. Both deaths were preceded by threats and warnings that the police didn’t investigate too seriously, and now, two lives have been cut short.
Regardless of the racial implications of the news coverage, it’s troubling that young, college age women are being kidnapped and murdered in droves.
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jmc | December 3, 2007 at 11:50 am
I’ve been missing the news lately, so I hadn’t heard anything about either of the two missing women. I have heard about Sean Taylor’s death, though, since I work in DC and everyone in the office has been talking about it.
Not to be too ignorant, but what is the Sapphire stereotype? I get the Jezebel reference.
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blackromancereader | December 4, 2007 at 12:39 pm
One of the most pervasive and persistent stereotypes of African American women, Sapphire is an overly aggressive, domineering, emasculating female. Source
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Karen Scott | December 7, 2007 at 1:14 pm
My sister is going to America next year for three months, and everytime I hear about yet another young woman being kidnapped and murdered, it makes me really nervous, and afraid for her.
I know this kind of thing happens over here too, but there’s no question that it’s much more prevalent over there.