On a Monday airing of MSNBC’s “TheReidOut”, host Joy Reid addressed the massive media coverage surrounding the disappearance and death of Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito. She called out the inconsistency of the media not paying attention to young people of color when they go missing and cited “missing white woman syndrome” — a term from the late Gwen Ifill — as the reason.
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Joy Reid Points That Attention On Gabby Petito’s Case Can Help Other Missing Cases
While talking about the “missing white woman syndrome” on her show, Joy Reid brought light to the number of Black and Indigenous people currently missing. This caused many social users to demand attention to the cases of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, two Black men who have been missing since summer with no media attention.
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