August 22, 2006
Dead and white
It seemed a coincidence that "Little Miss Sunshine" , a delightful, demi noir film about a family road trip to a baby beauty pageant, (and the only decent movie of the summer, I might add) was playing the same weekend that JonBenet Ramsey's ostensible murderer confessed, and put the poor dear back into Google (3,404 search results), the headlines, and all over television to the point where, even I know what her confessed, maybe murderer nibbled and sipped on the way home from Thailand.
Although I , personally, don't watch TV, I understand that JonBenet is, once again, the dead white subject of the distractomedia -- you know, the junk journalists who call our attention away from all the dead girls to whom we should be paying attention.
In addition...
Boston Globe Tuesday August 22, 2006 --Letter to the EditorWhy do the Globe and other newspapers continue to refer to the murdered child, JonBenet Ramsey, as a former "beauty queen"? The term as applied to a 6-year-old us disgusting and perverse. Regardless of who the child's murderer may be, a lot of people believed she was abused by her parents just the same by being dressed up as a living Barbie doll and paraded around.
Why do you play along with this sick idea and perpetuate it? This girl was just this side of a baby, a small child used by adults who were supposed to be looking after her. You might refer to her as ...I don't know, a child. And leave it at that. MIKE MAGUIRE Boston
Abigail Breslin, the child actress who plays the heroine of Little Miss Sunshine, could never be mistaken for an authentic child beauty pagaent entrant. The contestants, at least in the movie, hit the uncanny valley `hard --little girls well on their way to androidhood.
Photo note Dead, white, get it?
Addendum: Hit this clickie again, and be sure to scroll down, because I bet you missed it. We're somewhat innured to seeing dead boys, a pretty dead girl seems much worse, especially if she's an American soldier.
Short Excursion: go to Google and type in failure, look at what comes up. Hurry, before Google fixes it. Wonder how long it will take them. Maybe a while, since failure isn't a word neocons use much.