It was first posted at Garagoittiko Orakulua, today it was featured prominently by the Associated Press coverage previous to election day in the Basque Autonomous C0mmunity.
Of course, as usual, the international media screws it up, and the boy on the picture does not get to be mentioned by his ethnicity. If he was Lebanese, Kurd, Chechen or Taiwanese you bet it was going to be stated that way in the footnote. But since he may be Basque and the big wigs in the media take their cues from right wing clowns like Aznar, well, the Basque identity is downplayed.
Don't you love the media and their commitment to unbiased reporting of events?
Of course, as usual, the international media screws it up, and the boy on the picture does not get to be mentioned by his ethnicity. If he was Lebanese, Kurd, Chechen or Taiwanese you bet it was going to be stated that way in the footnote. But since he may be Basque and the big wigs in the media take their cues from right wing clowns like Aznar, well, the Basque identity is downplayed.
Don't you love the media and their commitment to unbiased reporting of events?
Munitibar
A boy stands next to a pro-independence painting in a street in Munitibar, northern Spain Saturday April 16, 2005 that reads 'No to Exclusion' in reference to the banning of the Basque party Batasuna for their ties with the Basque separatist group ETA. Voters in the Basque region go to the polls Sunday in the Basque regional elections. (AP Photo/Mariana Eliano)
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