Citation

Williams S. Fem. Media Stud. 2016; 16(5): 922-925.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14680777.2016.1213574

PMID

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Abstract

The year 2015 ws a particularly violent one in the United States for Black women. Almost two dozen transgender women of color were killed, and a former police officer stood trial for raping 13 Black womenwhile on duty, including a 17-year old who was raped on her mother's porch. Top national newspapers and online news media outlets didn't publish many stories about the 13 women in Oklahoma City nor was the topic of transgender women's murders covered.

These sstories of brutality had the perfect elements to become national stories. The violence was extreme. The victimization of vulnerable groups was apparent. There were multiple victims. But the women who suffered violence in therse instances were not perceived as legitmate victims. They were Black women who were outside the white norm, so their stories remained mostly invisible in the mainstream media.

Language: en