I wasn’t sure what to make of this piece.
Even if the fight against white privilege is steep, needs to be undertaken.
If society thinks of life as a race, like in running or cycling, to simply say life is not fair, is not fair enough.
Consider one of your loved one gets brutalized, would you tell them the same thing?
“There are thugs everywhere, now, go back to work!”
Furthermore, if the media is in it for the money, what’s the purpose of your piece, to tell women of color, “get over it if no one cares when your loved ones go missing?”
I am not sure about why I’m writing you this note. Maybe is because deep down I believe you can see the broader issues at stake in these situations.
You are a woman of 70 years of age. Even if you yourself didn’t engage in acts of racism or segregation you witnessed people who did.
Think about a person of color who applied for a position and a white person got it only because the hiring person did not want to deal with a black person in the office. That is not unfairness. It’s injury.
If you are the kind of person who is here just adding fuel to the fire, please disregard this note.
The women of color who feel outraged for the disappearance of this young woman are also outraged by a society that allows men to treat women as property. Women of all races.
To end privilege means to end situations in which a man can walk away after raping or killing. Situations in which law enforcement is called (as with this young lady) and they don’t dig deep enough in a potentially violent situation. Of course, I’m not blaming law enforcement, how can they know the guy was going to kill her. Although, statistics show the most vulnerable period for women in domestic violence situations is after law enforcement is called. But that is a different story.
Consider reading this piece that is probably better written than this comment.
Be well.

https://link.medium.com/BO4RQbyb2jb