The Epidemic Of White Male Terrorism And Its Connection To White Privilege


The murderous rampage of Paddock, like so many white male domestic terrorists before him, has become a story about Haddock rather than the epidemic of white male shooters. “White men who resort to mass violence are consistently characterized primarily as isolated ‘lone wolves’ — in no way connected to one another — while the most problematic aspects of being white in America are given a pass that nobody else receives,” Shaun King wrote at The Intercept.

The narrative surrounding Las Vegas terrorist Stephen Paddock as an “average guy” further speaks to an epidemic of mass shootings committed by white male…
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