As a word person, I usually spot language oddities that have underlying bias that often goes unnoticed. Here’s one that I’ve missed, although I don’t understand why. I feel foolish for having let it slide by my radar.
It’s when the media talks about “black-on-black” crime. It’s never “white-on-white” crime. So why mention “black-on-black”?
Daily Kos says it better than I can. Read their short article. It has some interesting figures on inter-rational vs. same-race crimes–like how likely you are to be murdered this year by a black or white person.
The Kos article is a quick read and makes an excellent point.