09-06-2005, 01:33 PM | #81 (permalink) | |
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i don't see a sign that says closed, I don't see bars pried open, I don't see gates pulled down. in fact, if you look really closely... the YELLOW SIGN on the doors says NOW OPEN.
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09-06-2005, 01:39 PM | #82 (permalink) | |
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Considering the fact the there is no power in the French Quarter, I'd say they were looting. One other thing to consider.... What motive would the reporter have for shooting a photo of customers coming out of a store carrying merchandise they bought, and then call it looting? Come on now.... Are you for real?
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09-06-2005, 01:52 PM | #83 (permalink) | |
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Let's recall for a moment a young black reporter Jayson Blair who wrote articles for the NYTimes about things that happend a few thousand miles from where he was writing them in his apartment and did it for months and months. I don't see ANYTHING in that picture that denotes it being in NOLA, French Quarters, being CLOSED or being LOOTED. In fact the roadway and sidewalk look quite dry and they people don't seem to have wet clothing. Critical thinking doesn't stop it stays critical.
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09-06-2005, 01:56 PM | #84 (permalink) | |
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what kind of fool would cite an international news reporting agency's photo, and compare it directly to a photo taken by a different person with different editors and different caption writers? classic case of someone trying to be slick and compare apples to oranges and cause an uproar. The wording on the one with the white people was terrible, and sounds like it was written by someone who doesnt speak english as their primary language. |
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09-06-2005, 02:12 PM | #85 (permalink) | |
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09-06-2005, 02:31 PM | #86 (permalink) | |
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All the info you need is in the caption. That's the reason for having a caption anyway...If they put all the info you are requesting, in the actual photo itself, then it would obviously take away from the photo. BTW Like I said before, you can read into a subject or photo too much, and there is such a thing as being overly critical.
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09-06-2005, 03:05 PM | #87 (permalink) | |
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I on the other hand will take it with a grain of salt since there's been plenty of charlatans (no relation to the TFP member) who have tried to pull the wool over many of our eyes, reporter Jayson Blair was one of them from such a trusted newsource like the grey lady, the New York Times. If that picture was a capture from a video feed, and they showed the rest of the scene, again, maybe I'd be a bit more believing. You show me a picture of gates torn down, broken doors and glass, then I'd be much more believing, but that picture with the NOW OPEN sign... I'm going to say that I don't trust it 100%.
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09-06-2005, 04:12 PM | #88 (permalink) | |
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I can't say I disagree with you...and you're probably right to take it with a grain of salt... Actually a stand-offish position would be the best I think. I guess you could say it's hard to draw a conclusion onw way or the other in regards to it being racist or not without knowing.....the rest of the story...
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09-09-2005, 10:29 PM | #90 (permalink) | |
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I heard this too, but was it limited to food & clothing items, or was it anything the folks wanted? Do you have any sources for this?
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