What I see lacking in the responses to this article are the tangible and real implications of this potentially racist dialogue that occured between the media, its viewers and emergency assistance services. I thought that the most important point Zizek made was that these reports prevented emergency services from coming to the aid of needy people in New Orleans. If anyone is interested, the National Public Radio [NPR] program "This American Life" did a great radio show, interviewing people who were involved in the aftermath of the storm. [You can listen to a free, archived stream of the show on their …
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