Dec 23
Another reason I hate the media.
Exact quote from the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, regarding the rough plane landing in Jamaica (emphasis theirs, not mine):
Of the 148 passengers and 6 crew members on board, seventy-six were US citizens. Of those at least 40 were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. 4 Americans were in serious condition.
There was no mention of the non-American statistics because hey, fuck them, right? Why not at least have the courage to add, “And nobody gives a shit about Jamaicans,” while you’re at it, Katie?
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Well, to be fair to Couric, the other people on the plane were probably black or something.
As a side note, it is so different when you watch the BBC. I wonder why that is exactly? The general thing about Americans being almost more selfish, or self obsessed in a way. What is it that instills what is almost like a character trait in an entire nation of people? Or is it just the media? Or is the media reflective of a broader trend? Hmm…