Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, by now you've seen my response to Bill..:-) I don't think the response to the photo has to be based on prejudice, Doug - it does have to be based on an awareness of current events. One doesn't have to think ill of any one to look at that photo and react with a "what the _)@#*?!" All one has to do is glance at page one of one's daily paper. And "ideas" don't have to be prejudices. On 3/30/06 11:00 AM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > I think the photo works only because of the preconceived ideas many of us > harbour regarding muslims... in my day job I work with numerous muslims, > several of whom were born in the middle east, some in the USA - whose > loyalty > to the US is indisputable. Without the preconceived ideas a.k.a. > prejudices > the photo has much less impact. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >> >> Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: Bill Smith said: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Forget A couple of shots... >> >> >>> Pretty funny (and good) shot--I wonder if "she" sees the irony in the >>> fact >>> that she could not ever hand out that kind of stuff in her native >>> country? >>> Probably not.<<< >> >> But Bill wouldn't it be a hell of a surprise if her "native country" >> happened to be the US because she was born in Detroit? >> >> Just wondered. >> ted >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information