On her CBS video-blog, Katie Couric divides the world into two categories of people- Those who rinse their dishes before putting them in the dishwasher- and those who don’t. Excuse me Katie- that reductionist & elitist metaphor illustrates that problem with today’s media commentators- blind privilege.
As we grapple for meaning after the Virginia Tech massacre -the right-wing media – CNN’s sensationalist Glenn Beck – talks about morality with a Christian panel whose underlying message is as contentious as always- family values. In a culture that supports anti-gay discrimination, where “parents of faith” throw out and shun their gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning and transgendered children in the name of morality- the problem isn’t Quentin Tarantino desensitizing us to violence.
