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Cases of discrimination in the media
2. Cases of discrimination
collected in 2013 by area
Cases of discrimination in the media
1.
Granada.
The media.
Direct discrimination.
The
newspaper called “Ideal” from Granada published a
story under the following headline: “The Gypsy Coun-
cil expelled the family involved in the brawl from the
town of Loja for one month.” Mention of the ethnic
group of the subjects of the news story and the use
of terms such as “reyerta” (brawl) perpetuate the ste-
reotyping of the Roma community.
2.
Jaen.
The media.
Direct discrimination.
The written
press and television reported on a tragic accident in a
landfill in the province of Jaen where a Roma woman
lost her life.
In the media forums inviting readers to comment
on news stories, we found racist and discriminatory
comments towards the woman’s family and the Roma
community in general. An example is the racist comments inciting hatred towards the Roma community spread
by this forum:
http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=3455971“This morning I read the news and I freaked. Supposedly no one is allowed to enter the landfill, but
people go in and out as they damn well please, and of course that includes the crème de la crème. I
hope that from now on they crack down on those louts.”
“It’s a shame Hitler didn’t make it to Spain.”
“Gypsies, filthy scum.”
“The victim was a Gypsy which means that the operator will take the heat. I would exterminate those
fuckin Gypsies. Eye for an eye.”
Despite this unfortunate event, there is never any jus-
tification for racist and discriminatory remarks such
as these.
Given how difficult it is to obtain a positive response
in these cases, the FSG’s Equality Department calls
on all administrators of these forums to be more re-
sponsible when deciding to allow the posting of racist
comments. Examples of this sort of permissiveness
show how lightly they take their responsibility.
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