Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Wow, Karen - DollGuy - image no. 1 - is a killer. But as to your >comment.. >"Some find this to be a troubling photo, but is the "trouble" entirely >in the eyes/minds of the beholder, evidence of our own societal >prejudices?" > >No, it's not evidence of our societal prejudices, unless reacting >negatively to a very strong suggestion of pedophelia is a 'societal >prejudice.' ;-) That is, at least to my eye and mind, one extremely >troubling photo - which is what makes it so interesting. I'm not >troubled by a man being a doll collector, if that's what your comment is >meant to suggest. Rather, I'm very troubled by the combination of the >adult man's expression and the blank doll face. > >Sometimes, as Sigy said, a cigar is indeed just a cigar! :-) That could be the case, he could be a pedophiliac. The only suggestion that he's pedo is that he likes dolls. We don't know why he likes dolls or what he does with them (other than sitting with them at antique shows). But there are other options: 1) He lost his wife and his child of 3 years old to some horrific accident many many years ago. 2) If women can like dolls just because they're cute and beautiful, why not men? What is so twisted about liking a doll? Can only good looking hunky-hunky guys like dolls without fear of being a pedo? If any of the middle-aged male LUGgers went to a public park and started taking photos of 3-7 year olds, it'd take about 5 minutes before the police arrived to haul you away. Don't you see the analogy? Or at least these are the issues I'm trying to raise. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/