![]() ![]() And this is not a developing, third world nation. An ITV journalist reporting from Poland said: “Now the unthinkable has happened to them. And that trite observation is seriously being trotted out as a reason for why we should care about Ukrainians. In other words, not only do Ukrainians look like “us” even their cars look like “our” cars. We’re talking about Europeans leaving in cars that look like ours to save their lives.” The BBC interviewed a former deputy prosecutor general of Ukraine, who told the network: “It’s very emotional for me because I see European people with blue eyes and blond hair … being killed every day.” Rather than question or challenge the comment, the BBC host flatly replied, “I understand and respect the emotion.” On France’s BFM TV, journalist Phillipe Corbé stated this about Ukraine: “We’re not talking here about Syrians fleeing the bombing of the Syrian regime backed by Putin. Righteous outrage immediately mounted online, as it should have in this case, and the veteran correspondent quickly apologized, but since Russia began its large-scale invasion on 24 February, D’Agata has hardly been the only journalist to see the plight of Ukrainians in decidedly chauvinistic terms. ![]()
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