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Originally Posted by sentinel
Have you ever heard of a city named 'Detroit'?
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Detroit fell too hard. (On top of a shorter history of being the scapegoat than Chicago)
On the marketing front, the media isn’t comfortable using Detroit as the anti-urban scapegoat without feeling like they’re punching down. So Detroit gets its fair share of ‘Well actually, Detroit has some good things too!’ publicity.
'A Love Letter to Detroit,' on Vellum and Chrome - The New York Times
Nov 26, 2020
Chicago on the other hand is considered fair game. You can be guaranteed whatever social issue is on people’s minds-Chicago will get the full scathing exposé, on top of relentless political attacks from opposition.
Other cities get this media treatment occasionally. For Chicago, it’s been almost 160 continuous years.
Black Lives Are Shorter in Chicago. My Family's History Shows Why. - The New York Times Apr 28, 2021