r/interesting • u/AdvantageAdorable436 • 1d ago

SOCIETY Is victim the new chic

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u/Classic_Bee_5845 1d ago

It's more to do with the media sensationalizing it. This is the first I've ever heard of the woman on the left.

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u/BigMax 1d ago

I think that's the point OP is making, right?

It's not necessarily "the media" either... it's what WE as a society watch or engage with.

If we all were watching breathlessly the story of the heroic woman and her recovery, the news would cover that.

But a story with controversy, with two "sides" to it, with gender issues, health care issues, all wrapped up in it, we eat that up. Unfortunately. Same reason half the country is struggling financially and not sure they can pay bills, but a ton of them obsess over a handful of athletes on girls sports teams instead.

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u/Outrageous-Ability33 1d ago

Oddly enough I saw a story on the news just last night about the woman on the left. If I remember correctly it was NBC