Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Points well made and worth serious consideration. Yet, again - I don't see Tina's photographs, as presented, showing any mission or charity work. They predominantly show cheerful kids in various dress and environments. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Apr 16, 2009, at 5:30 AM, Philip Clarke wrote: > > > Tina Manley wrote: >> At 10:29 PM 4/15/2009, you wrote: >> >>> In the interests of balance, I expect to see poor USA street kids or >>> some in a police cell or juvenile detention facility. Maybe you >>> could >>> tie in the global recession/ credit crunch theme in and have some >>> American children in vests, after their parents lost their homes and >>> their shirts. Mexican children being escorted back over the border. >>> Venezuela and Cuba also appear to be missing as well as the UK. >>> I'd lend >>> you my children but their mother worked her way out of the Calcutta >>> slums without charity and their disabled father gets no benefits or >>> social support, so they're probably not suitable candidates. >> >> What in the world does all of that mean? I photographed most of >> these >> children while working on mission projects in developing countries. >> I've also worked on mission projects here in the USA and have photos >> of those, too, which I will include. For these particular talks, I'm >> telling school children about how children all over the world have >> more in common than outward appearances would lead you to believe. I >> tell about the families I've stayed with and the people I've met >> in 53 >> countries. I really don't understand what you're objecting to. >> >> Tina >> > The perpetuation of the myth that only the USA (or indeed any > "first or > second" world country) should bring it's charity to the rest of the > world. The USA should sort out it's own problems first, so for > balance I > expect to see identical photos taken in the West so that the children > you're showing the pictures too, identify with the homeless people > down > the road as well as in a different country. India has a space program, > China too (plus the greatest manufacturing ability in the world and > they're commies), Taiwan has the greatest ability to manufacturer > CNC'd > and Kevlar based items, so instead of seeing a countries strengths the > pictures highlight the unfortunate,. So if the unfortunate is to be > relished in for the amusement of children, then the unfortunate > side of > the USA should be given exactly the same position. > > The only reason that these pictures are considered "special" is > because > they aren't taken at home so they don't encourage an ability to > identify > on an equal footing, they put down other nation's triumphs, and > what is > worse is that there going to be shown to the next generation. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information