Kevin Carter. He's history...
From the Squirrels in History challenge. See all 236 entries (closed)
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From the Squirrels in History challenge. See all 236 entries (closed)
( , Sat 16 Oct 2010, 0:20, archived)
I started typing a response a few times, but realised I sounded sanctimonious and hypocritical.
So I left it at blimey.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 0:46,
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So I left it at blimey.
The guy who took this shot topped himself a while afterwards I think
grim stuff, not an image that can generate mirth unless you are at the cutting edge of secondary school humour, or something
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 0:44,
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Plenty pics of refugees running for their lives and Hitler pics etc etc. Millions of dead jews and thats OK. One starving African and uproar! Are there a lot of Daily Mail readers up late tonight?
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:00,
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I personally find that picture of the vietnamese man being shot worse than this.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:03,
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But your's isn't funny
it just contains a squirrel without any humour on top of a very emotive image
There is no skill
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:14,
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There is no skill
yes...
because making pics of hilter killing so many people funny makes it ok...
Yet you find this offensive?
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:19,
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Yet you find this offensive?
I think his point is that one type of picture making light of suffering and death is perfectly acceptable around here
whilst this particular picture making light of suffering and death seems to be drawing nothing but abuse.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:27,
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And if that isn't his point then it should be.
It's certainly my point.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:32,
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Fuck, I once shopped a picture of Baby Peter riding a lime, no one bitched at me.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:33,
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I think the differentiation has to be
whether there is a joke or not.
Pictures of death are not funny, pictures making fun of death are okay?
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:35,
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Pictures of death are not funny, pictures making fun of death are okay?
I dont
He was a Marxist spy in a time of war, and was executed quite quickly and humanly, as is done in war
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:08,
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It's still a picture of a dead guy so fresh he hasn't hit the floor yet.
Famine's just one of the myriad of shit things that happens. It's no more taboo than anything else.
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Sat 16 Oct 2010, 1:12,
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