a heart-wrenching picture from the Asian tsunami

[fryguy]

Karl Nilsson of Lulo, Sweden, poses with a sigh saying his parent and brothers are missing Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, in Phuket, Thailand. The young boys parents were swept out to sea Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, when a tidal wave struck their beach hotel just north of Phuket, Thailand. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)


looking at this picture evokes in me the memory of walking among all the fliers that were posted around NY following 9/11.....

[AllegroRondo]

1. What really bothers me

is that we, Americans in general that is, don't bother to pay attention until the children affected are blonde and blue eyed.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. The child lost his parents

I'm affected by that, not because he's blond and blue eyed.

[dryan]

4. Not sure what you mean....

the photo on the Tuesday issue of the "New York Times" is one of the most tragic I have ever seen. Not one blonde among all those dead children. Don't you have any empathy for this poor child? He is probably in shock.

[AllegroRondo]

6. Empathy? Yes, of course.

This is a major tragedy.

But I am shocked at the reactions of many people around me, who just seem to chalk it up as 'another large number of dead brown people' and don't seem to care until a photo like this comes up.

[Jesus H. Christ]

7. Agreed

Lot of racism out there.

[RebelOne]

2. That poor little boy.

It is so sad. I am sure he and his family were having a happy vacation and now he is probably an orphan.

[Chimpanzee]

5. Aw, Phuket!

[damntexdem]

8. At least the town was appropriately named:

"phuket, phuket, phuket!"