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Counter Examples?

With increased sensitivity to this issue, more and more people of color and minorities who go missing are getting coverage. Are there objections to have a section on counter examples give the large section on examples? It would show progress. Here are a few:

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/12/02/missing-indiana-woman-oakland-november/ https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/man-charged-after-body-found-idd-as-missing-woman https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/pasco-deputies-investigating-home-where-missing-new-port-richey-woman-was-last-seen/

Perhaps I should be bold and simply add the section? I though it'd be polite to bring it on the Talk page first however.

Disappearance of Gabrielle Petito

This is another instance, "Gabby Petito" an ordinary white woman is receiving so much attention nationwide whereas other women of color do not receive equally as much resources/attention.

Consider adding Native American missing cases in Wyoming to contrast this case. Alternatively, Lauren Cho of Yucca Valley, CA is also an example. She's an Asian-American woman who disappeared in late June and hasn't been found yet.

Gabby's case isn't being viewed more because she is white, nor is she "ordinary". She is a woman who went missing while on a trip in the West with her boyfriend, who came back without her. That seems pretty unordinary to me. EytanMelech (talk) 20:10, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like a personal opinion. It's what reliable sources say that matters. 46.97.170.112 (talk) 13:00, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

consider lock?

given the current attention this topic is receiving as a result of the Gabby Petito case, and the egregious edit already corrected moments ago, perhaps temporarily locking is in order? Ekgrey (talk) 06:15, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Guess the talk page is locked too. Jacob805 (talk) 17:59, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Table entry for Lena Zhang Harrap ?

Not sure that the entry for Lena Zhang Harrap should be in the article. First, the source is marginal: a web site https://www.stuff.co.nz/ Second, the missing person was found dead the same day she went missing. The web site raises the question why there is not more outrage about her death. My impression is that this article is focusing on person that were missing for awhile, and the media attention discrepancy while missing had to be anomalous (granted, after a body is discovered, the media-attention discrepancy may still remain). Thoughts? Noleander (talk) 13:34, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There will always be marginal cases, but the examples here exist to support the prose. In other words they should be good, clear example that highlight the issue the article is exploring. Poor examples—and that is not to be unsympathetic to the families of the missing or deceased—are not helpful and undermine the encyclopedic vaue of the article if they conflate other issue. Secondly, inclusion should always be supported by top-drawer, serious sourcing. If there is doubt that a case is a good fit with the article then I support removing those examples. Betty Logan (talk) 15:15, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I'll remove that particular table entry, pending better sources. Noleander (talk) 20:45, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]