Why The Media’s Irresponsible Packaging of Non-White Trauma is Criminal

We have all viewed the viral images of the drowned father and toddler originally from El Salvador, who left their ravaged homeland and ended up in southern Mexico, where the father embarked on what was supposed to be a solo mission to cross the Rio Grande, and was unfortunately unable to save himself or his beloved daughter from the strong currents that swept them away to their deaths.

The lack of reverence for the ultra-sensitive photo, depicting the drenched bodies of a Brown migrant and his little girl reminds me of other tragic tales of desperation and loss that are enhanced by the gross negligence of Whiteness, with the historical traitorousness that remains the main driver of the narrative of cruel supremacy.

Remember the destructiveness of Hurricane Katrina that was exacted in New Orleans back in 2005?

How could anyone forget the horrific pictures and video footage that captured flooded neighborhoods, overrun with bloated Black bodies being scorched by the vengeful rays of the sun. We surely won’t be able to eliminate the seared vision of Black bodies on wilting rooftops, wearily waving tired limbs in the hopes of a miraculous rescue.

You would think a national catastrophe of that magnitude would evoke an immediate sounding of the alarm…