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1、Unit12ACaseof"SevereBias"
PatriciaRaybon1ThisiswhoIamnot.Iamnotacrackaddict.Iamnotawelfaremother.Iamnotilliterate.Iamnotaprostitute.Ihaveneverbeeninjail.Mychildrenarenotingangs.Myhusbanddoesn’tbeatme.Myhomeisnotatenement.NoneofthesethingsdefineswhoIam,nordotheydescribeth
2、eotherblackpeopleI’veknownandworkedwithandlovedandbefriendedoverthesefortyyearsofmylife.2NordoesitdescribemostofblackAmerica,period.3YetintheeyesoftheAmericannewsmedia,thisiswhatblackAmericais:poor,criminal,addicted,anddysfunctional.Indeed,mediacoverageofblackAmericaisso
3、one-sided,soimbalancedthatthemostvictimizedandhurtingsegmentoftheblackcommunity－asmallsegment,atbest－ispresentednotastheexceptionbutasthenorm.Itisaninsidiouspractice,alltheuglierforitsblatancy.4Inrecentmonths,Ihaveobservedasteadyofferingofmediareportsoncrackbabies,gangwa
4、rfare,violentyouth,poverty,andhomelessness－andinmostcases,thepeoplefeaturedinthephotosandstorieswereblack.Atthesametime,articlesthatdiscussotheraspectsofAmericanlife－fromhomebuyingtomedicinetotechnologytonutrition－rarely,ifever,showblacksplayingapositiverole,orforthatmat
5、ter,anyroleatall.5Dayafterday,weekafterweek,thismessage－thatblackAmericaisdysfunctionalandunwhole－getstransmittedacrosstheAmericanlandscape.Sadly,asaresult,Americaneverlearnsthetruthaboutwhatisactuallyawonderful,vibrant,creativecommunityofpeople.6MostblackAmericansarenot
6、poor.Mostblackteenagersarenotcrackaddicts.Mostblackmothersarenotonwelfare.Indeed,insheernumbers,morewhiteAmericansarepoorandonwelfarethanareblack.YetoneneverwoulddeducethatbywatchingtelevisionorreadingAmericannewspapersandmagazines.7WhydotheAmericanmediainsistonplayingth
7、ismyopic,inaccuratepicturegame?Inthisgame,whiteAmericaisalwayswholeandlovelyandhealthy,whileblackAmericaisusuallysickandpatheticanddeficient.Rarely,indeed,isblackAmericaeverdepictedinthemediaasfunctionalandself-sufficient.Thefreepress,indeed,asthemaininterpreterofAmerica
8、ncultureandAmericanexperience,holdsthemirroronAmericanreality－somuchsothatwhatthemediasayisis,evenifit’
