A Questionable Choice of Framing
Sometimes, the surroundings of a photograph speak volumes about the "message" that a photojournalist is trying to convey to his readers. For instance, framing a group of people behind a police barrier conveys the message that, somehow, the subjects in the picture are being "oppressed" by a particular police force, even though other photographs in the same series show very clearly that the police barriers are not intended to surround the people pictured.
Here's another interesting case of selective framing, courtesy Kevin Frayer of the-wire-service-that-hates-me. I'll refer you over here for the picture, but allow me to "paint words" with the caption, if I may—and if you have problems with it, Counselor, you know the drill:
Here's another interesting case of selective framing, courtesy Kevin Frayer of the-wire-service-that-hates-me. I'll refer you over here for the picture, but allow me to "paint words" with the caption, if I may—and if you have problems with it, Counselor, you know the drill:
Palestinian Muslim women stand under a Christian mural as they look on, during the funeral of four Palestinian militants in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, March 13, 2008. The militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza fired more than a dozen rockets at southern Israel early Thursday after Israeli undercover forces killed one of its West Bank leaders in a raid in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. The attacks shattered a recent lull in Gaza fighting and highlighted the fragility of efforts to move Israel and Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers toward an informal truce. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
So, in this picture, we see about a dozen Palestinian women, all in deep scowl, watching a funeral procession for a group of self-admitted terrorists. And these women are framed by Mr. Frayer under a rather dramatic painting depicting the birth of Christ.
What's Kevin trying to convey in this picture, by selectively framing it the way he did?
Are these Palestinian women intended to be "as Christ was," back when He was in His away-in-a-mangerly state in Bethlehem? (Which, incidentally, is an historic Hebrew town, not "the West Bank"...)
Because, last I checked, Christ did not advocate killing the Kuf'r dead. Or at the very least, I can't seem to find the passage where He suggested such a thing in my copy of the Bible. (Maybe it was in the Qur'an...)
Or is the implication here that somehow, the Christians depicted in the background of this photograph are the ones persecuting these women?
I mean, we're obviously acting cruelly and unusually towards them, what with our billions of dollars in aid, which promptly gets stolen by their kleptocracy—a Zionist plot, no doubt.
Of course, our helpful editorial staff at the terror-supporting wire service decided to allow the subtle commentary right on through, so that readers everywhere can continue to be inundated with the tired old David vs. Golliath meme.
Then again, all the "ace editorial oversight" in the world and $1.50 still wouldn't buy much more than a donut.
Which reminds me—Mmmm, donuts.
What's Kevin trying to convey in this picture, by selectively framing it the way he did?
Are these Palestinian women intended to be "as Christ was," back when He was in His away-in-a-mangerly state in Bethlehem? (Which, incidentally, is an historic Hebrew town, not "the West Bank"...)
Because, last I checked, Christ did not advocate killing the Kuf'r dead. Or at the very least, I can't seem to find the passage where He suggested such a thing in my copy of the Bible. (Maybe it was in the Qur'an...)
Or is the implication here that somehow, the Christians depicted in the background of this photograph are the ones persecuting these women?
I mean, we're obviously acting cruelly and unusually towards them, what with our billions of dollars in aid, which promptly gets stolen by their kleptocracy—a Zionist plot, no doubt.
Of course, our helpful editorial staff at the terror-supporting wire service decided to allow the subtle commentary right on through, so that readers everywhere can continue to be inundated with the tired old David vs. Golliath meme.
Then again, all the "ace editorial oversight" in the world and $1.50 still wouldn't buy much more than a donut.
Which reminds me—Mmmm, donuts.
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