Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 A problem with our current political system, is that too many people assume the bubble they grew up in is representative of the world. This is a thread to document some of the more egregious example of this manner of happening. And hopefully create some discussion on both the issue of the bubble, and the issues that bubble brushes aside. Today: There's a group of people trying to push the narrative that this picture is as powerful or meaningful as the picture below, the man who challenged the tanks at tiananmen square. Not even close, this woman was arrested for a protest, without any real fear of what would be the end result. At most cited for blocking a public thoroughfare. The man below knew that he was going to die for his act of defiance, that he wasn't going to be arrested and released. Don't even try to compare facing an catch and release arrest to a man who was willing to die for his actions Had everything to lose, he was brave because is actions were so powerful they still truly resonate to this day. The woman above will never stand the test of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 He was also executed unjustly. But there's a big difference between the US and China. But no, this isn't an accurate comparison. Both images have power, but one more so than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 there is an incredible difference there. one person is standing before the entire armed might of a country that he likely knows would kill him without a second thought. the other is standing before a couple of armed cops who look like they're too scared to even touch her from the image, her life is in no real danger from the image itself, and she appears to have people on her side at the time. looking at both pictures, without context, you'd be hard pressed to find anybody in the world who didn't see how badass the second one is, while with the first, i actually mistook it for a comedy skit for a second. but what bubbles in particular will we be looking at? this one's got a clear cut distinction, but you can't really draw much else from it besides what's already been said, so what other things are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/11/graceful-in-the-lions-den-photo-of-young-womans-arrest-in-baton-rouge-goes-viral/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_2_na-amp You tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 i think that link was enough for me. the comparison makes no sense, and the context provided by the objecting side was far better than the emotional argument of those applauding her. sure, she's brave, but she's was not in danger from the cops for protesting, whether she believed it or not. the cops were in protective gear, not assault gear. and they had minimal weaponry. no matter how you measure it, the top picture, and the event associated with it, is not as powerful as people are hyping it up to be. it's damn good photography, and it is a relatively powerful image. but once you apply the context surrounding it, the effect diminishes greatly. unlike the second image, where the power of the image only grows with the surrounding context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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