Comments on: Dumb Headline of the Week http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:45:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Feministe » Link Lovin’ http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301469 Feministe » Link Lovin’ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:58:23 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301469 [...] to mention her take on the much-discussed dumb headline from a little ways back. (“Whites a minority in 10 percent of U.S. counties”) What Does [...] […] to mention her take on the much-discussed dumb headline from a little ways back. (“Whites a minority in 10 percent of U.S. counties”) What Does […]

]]> By: barbosa http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301403 barbosa Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:41:08 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301403 It is interesting that this was on NPR. They (like the rest of the MSM) only like to talk about us minorities when we get arrested or when we do something that makes White people feel better about themselves. It is interesting that this was on NPR. They (like the rest of the MSM) only like to talk about us minorities when we get arrested or when we do something that makes White people feel better about themselves.

]]> By: QuakerDave http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301394 QuakerDave Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:31:47 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301394 Yes! And Black History Month takes up one whole month out of twelve! And it's the SHORTEST one, too! Sheesh. Yes! And Black History Month takes up one whole month out of twelve! And it’s the SHORTEST one, too!

Sheesh.

]]> By: Technodaoist http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301389 Technodaoist Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:49:16 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301389 ONOES!!1!! White people no longer have 100% lock on 100& of the counties!!! You'd think this wasn't a democracy, where all citizens are equal under the law... Regardless of what neighborhood you live in. ONOES!!1!!

White people no longer have 100% lock on 100& of the counties!!!

You’d think this wasn’t a democracy, where all citizens are equal under the law…

Regardless of what neighborhood you live in.

]]> By: red http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301269 red Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301269 how about: "whites still minority of world's population, but world seems to be coping" ? how about:

“whites still minority of world’s population, but world seems to be coping” ?

]]> By: Radfem http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301237 Radfem Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:15:10 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301237 My county had one of the most rapid growths in terms of Latinos, according to the article. I received several copies of this article this morning. My county still has rapid growth overall, but this is the first article I've seen in a while that highlighted the growth in the Latino population. My county had one of the most rapid growths in terms of Latinos, according to the article. I received several copies of this article this morning. My county still has rapid growth overall, but this is the first article I’ve seen in a while that highlighted the growth in the Latino population.

]]> By: RonF http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301227 RonF Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:47:59 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301227 <i>“POC (or appropriate ethnic group) now majority in ____ county!”</i> Actually, there's a story about this in the Chicago Tribune (or Sun-Times) today. Cook County is now 45% White. 49% of it is about evenly split between Black and Hispanic. I didn't see a breakdown of the other 6%; I don't know how they are counting the Asian population. “POC (or appropriate ethnic group) now majority in ____ county!”

Actually, there’s a story about this in the Chicago Tribune (or Sun-Times) today. Cook County is now 45% White. 49% of it is about evenly split between Black and Hispanic. I didn’t see a breakdown of the other 6%; I don’t know how they are counting the Asian population.

]]> By: Sailorman http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301216 Sailorman Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:47:33 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301216 It's gotta be "news" to be a headline. Whites holding, or maintaining, or having, power is not news. Whites having 9/10 majority is still not news. Nonwhites gaining power is HUGE news. Minorities gaining even 1/10 majority is HUGE news. Actually (and I may well be reading this wrong) the more I think about it the better it seems. The alternative news-worthy headline that I would expect to see would be: "POC (or appropriate ethnic group) now majority in ____ county!" And that seems a lot more alarmist. By citing the white majority, it creates less of a "fight the takeover" backlash. If you are trying to <i>avoid</i> sending a flurry of people to join the local pro-white group, then of these four headlines: Whites hold 9 of 10 counties! Whites minority in 1 of 10 counties! Whites lose majority in Alas County! POC gain majority foothold in Alas county! the first is the best but IMO not realistic. But the second is way, way, better than the other two. And speak of the devil, the NYT has this very headline: "Minorities Now Form Majority in One-Third of Most-Populous Counties" It’s gotta be “news” to be a headline.

Whites holding, or maintaining, or having, power is not news. Whites having 9/10 majority is still not news.

Nonwhites gaining power is HUGE news. Minorities gaining even 1/10 majority is HUGE news.

Actually (and I may well be reading this wrong) the more I think about it the better it seems. The alternative news-worthy headline that I would expect to see would be:

“POC (or appropriate ethnic group) now majority in ____ county!”

And that seems a lot more alarmist. By citing the white majority, it creates less of a “fight the takeover” backlash.

If you are trying to avoid sending a flurry of people to join the local pro-white group, then of these four headlines:

Whites hold 9 of 10 counties!
Whites minority in 1 of 10 counties!
Whites lose majority in Alas County!
POC gain majority foothold in Alas county!

the first is the best but IMO not realistic. But the second is way, way, better than the other two.

And speak of the devil, the NYT has this very headline:
“Minorities Now Form Majority in One-Third of Most-Populous Counties”

]]> By: theduke http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301209 theduke Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:20:18 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301209 With the MSM, the glass is always one-tenth empty and not nine-tenths full. With the MSM, the glass is always one-tenth empty and not nine-tenths full.

]]> By: RonF http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301194 RonF Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:06:13 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301194 I don't think it's a particularly dumb headline. I think that the purpose is to highlight a change in that previously the number of counties that are "majority-minority" would have been lower. Your proposed headline doesn't carry the sense of that change. I don’t think it’s a particularly dumb headline. I think that the purpose is to highlight a change in that previously the number of counties that are “majority-minority” would have been lower. Your proposed headline doesn’t carry the sense of that change.

]]> By: hf http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301168 hf Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:27:13 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/08/08/dumb-headline-of-the-week/#comment-301168 Oh, <i>counties</i>. That makes more sense. Oh, counties. That makes more sense.

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