I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

  • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    50
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    4 days ago

    The article states that she was lucky to get media attention because she’s Canadian, a luck others don’t have. What exactly are they suppose to do, avoid completely the subject like other media?

    • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      56
      ·
      edit-2
      4 days ago

      Fair point, I’m simply sick of this culture of capitalist grift, because without a doubt she will release a book and rake it in since she’s a privileged white woman. If this shit was written about a black Canadian or indigenous person, none of you would give enough of a fuck to read the article.

      • nyan@lemmy.cafe
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        19
        ·
        edit-2
        4 days ago

        If she weren’t a reasonably good-looking young white woman, there would likely have been no article at all, and it’s true that that’s a demonstration of inequality . . . but at least she’s using her pre-issued soapbox for something useful this time, and not to promote antivaxxer screeds or dodgy cosmetic treatments. And the articles about her will make even the bigots a little bit more likely to believe that a BIPOC person complaining about similar treatment at the hands of ICE is telling the truth.

        I suspect the amount of money made off this—by anyone—is going to be very small unless she brings a successful lawsuit against the US government (unlikely). Like, all takings by everyone involved might buy dinner at a mid-priced restaurant level of money. There isn’t enough material here for a book.