Before posting my review of the scholarly research on BLM and its impacts, I dipped my toes in the water by trying to add some nuance to the discussion about #StopAsianHate that was occurring within the company. Our head of Human Resources had published a blog post titled “A day of healing: #StopAsianHate”, which seemed to promote a number of myths and misunderstandings. Below was my comment to her post, in full. Within an hour or two, my comment was flagged for moderation by a co-worker and removed. However, to their credit, the moderators eventually restored my comment.
Question: "rate per million" refers to what? Does the 425/46.25 figure reflect a relatively low population of "two or more races" committing said crimes? In general, these FBI numbers and Census are self-reported are they not? This is a difficult topic to get ones arms around because the numbers themselves are somewhat self-selected. Regardless, I take your larger point that the media are perpetrating false narratives around "white supremacy" and the like. And, this dereliction of journalistic duty is having a corrosive impact on our society,
Question: "rate per million" refers to what? Does the 425/46.25 figure reflect a relatively low population of "two or more races" committing said crimes? In general, these FBI numbers and Census are self-reported are they not? This is a difficult topic to get ones arms around because the numbers themselves are somewhat self-selected. Regardless, I take your larger point that the media are perpetrating false narratives around "white supremacy" and the like. And, this dereliction of journalistic duty is having a corrosive impact on our society,