Accusations of racial double standard hit #Pumpkinfest media coverage
Netizens reveal differences in media portrayals of rioters in Keene, New Hampshire, and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.
After violence erupted at a pumpkin festival in the US state of New Hampshire, some online drew comparisons between the mostly-white riots, and ongoing protests in the US city of Ferguson after the killing of an unarmed African-American teen by police.
Hashtags discussing the festival like #PumpkinFest, #PumpkinRiot, #PumpkinSpiceRiots, and #KeenePumpkinFest were tweeted over 60,000 times.
Below is a video of the riot as police forces intervened on the evening of October 18. [Warning: Explicit language is used.]
Published On 20 Oct 2014