A friend of mine, who’s Asian and White, told me that one of the ways she bonded with her White husband while they were dating was through their love of 90’s R&B.
His favorite artist was Jon B., and he even sang one of his songs to her, which she found super endearing. It wasn’t surprising that Jon B. was his favorite because Jon is a White singer in a genre of predominantly Black singers.
Although her husband loved the 90’s R&B sound, he could visually relate to the person singing Someone to Love and Pretty Girl.
Like my friend’s husband, most people want someone they can visually empathize with. News media outlets understand this, which is why the tragic death of Gabby Petito has revived the country’s chronic symptoms of Missing White Woman Syndrome.
To this day you recognize the names Laci Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, and Natalee Holloway. An alert was named after Amber Hagerman. A popular movie was adapted from a best-seller based on the premise of a missing wife.
White women, especially attractive ones, have always garnered the public’s attention when they’re reported missing. We’ve all been colonized, excuse me, conditioned to value their lives above every…
