Racism in the Media
Editors and reporters are not as free and independent to invite a variety of opinions as they might think. They are free to say what they like only as long as their bosses like what they say. They are free to produce what they want if their product remains within acceptable political boundaries. You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when your stray that you feel the restraining tug.
Upton Sinclair (The Brass Check , 1919)
Plus ca change as the cheese-eating surrender monkeys might say.
As the irony of Hurricane Katrina taking out oil refineries fails to descend on Dubya’s global-warming-denying oil junta, here’s a great example of racism in the media. 
Check out these two pictures of ‘looters’ and ‘finders’ in New Orleans. This black guy is clearly black and therefore clearly looting (bad) while this more Persil-style couple have simply come across some food (resourceful/courageous)!
Fantastic!
Speaking of racism this guy – Jonathan McIntosh who writes for Indymedia Boston and also has his own great site here has pointed out that the origins and premise of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is slavery and racism.
Havn't read that in the gushing Johnny Depp interviews have you?
In the 1964 version of the book: “…he describes the Oompa-Loompas as dark-skinned “pygmies” from the heart of Africa. These indigenous people are brought back to the Western world from the jungles by the European chocolatier, Willy Wonka, with the intention of making them slaves in his factory, being paid only in cacao beans. In the process, Wonka becomes exalted as a white messiah to be revered and worshiped by the (literally) lesser brown people for having lead them out of darkness and into enlightenment and happiness. Throughout history, this false sense of altruism has closely accompanied racism.” Read Jonathan's full article here.
Meanwhile take a look at this boys response to the question do you have racism in your school?
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