Image Of Domestic Violence
Hello, Christopher.
The image shared is a unique angle to the digital alterations and their anticipated outcomes. This mass media image’s framing is distinctive and provocative. Alteration of a picture is wrong when it prompts negativity. The message here, however, is and after long critical debate remains more vital than the medium used. Domestic violence is a grave injustice and should not be taken for granted. I disagree with the school of thought asserts that this image “dramatizes an issue that we are already aware of “. Domestic violence whether grotesque, a light slap or emotional abuse is a serious issue that needs to end in any society. The effects of domestic violence are not pretty as they scar the victims physically and have …show more content…
documented negative psychological repercussions. It is an infringement on human rights and should be condemned in its highest form. According to (Infante, et al, 2010) one of the functional approaches to mass communication is to mobilize the masses for national interest to provide counsel, strengthen and pull people together for worthy causes (Dennis McQuail,1984). The digitally altered image created a topic of debate when it highlighted, that domestic violence is not only prevalent in broken poverty stricken societies but among the elite of society like the rich NFL players.
The altered image is a great tool to nationalize measures needed to be taken to reduce and deal with domestic violence.Domestic violence affects not only women and children but includes men who become desensitized to violence.The attention generated from this image can be used positively for a social change.
It is true as you have quoted (Potter, 2012) “The visual intensity of the image combined with the emotional involvement of the image triggers our attention, memory and other cognitive processes “ and the image has a lasting impact and is a great subject of debate. Images of Rosa Parks in a bus; Mahatma Gandhi on a hunger strike for India’s independence; Nelson Mandela in Robben Island because of apartheid, were realistic representations that created cognitive dissonance (Potter,2012.p130)and brought about social change. This image can do the same for the women who are caught up in domestic violence and create policies to protect them and others. This image can stop the perpetrators of this act as it can be a deterrent when they remember the consequences and public perception on abusers. The women can also be empowered to speak out sooner and discouraged from hiding behind makeup. Corporate entities and organizations can also be held accountable to ensure that people in those institutions do not commit domestic violence as part of their corporate social responsibility endeavors.Great job Christopher for bringing a unique angle to the uses of digitally altered pictures in the mass
media.
The image shared is a unique angle to the digital alterations and their anticipated outcomes. This mass media image’s framing is distinctive and provocative. Alteration of a picture is wrong when it prompts negativity. The message here, however, is and after long critical debate remains more vital than the medium used. Domestic violence is a grave injustice and should not be taken for granted. I disagree with the school of thought asserts that this image “dramatizes an issue that we are already aware of “. Domestic violence whether grotesque, a light slap or emotional abuse is a serious issue that needs to end in any society. The effects of domestic violence are not pretty as they scar the victims physically and have …show more content…
documented negative psychological repercussions. It is an infringement on human rights and should be condemned in its highest form. According to (Infante, et al, 2010) one of the functional approaches to mass communication is to mobilize the masses for national interest to provide counsel, strengthen and pull people together for worthy causes (Dennis McQuail,1984). The digitally altered image created a topic of debate when it highlighted, that domestic violence is not only prevalent in broken poverty stricken societies but among the elite of society like the rich NFL players.
The altered image is a great tool to nationalize measures needed to be taken to reduce and deal with domestic violence.Domestic violence affects not only women and children but includes men who become desensitized to violence.The attention generated from this image can be used positively for a social change.
It is true as you have quoted (Potter, 2012) “The visual intensity of the image combined with the emotional involvement of the image triggers our attention, memory and other cognitive processes “ and the image has a lasting impact and is a great subject of debate. Images of Rosa Parks in a bus; Mahatma Gandhi on a hunger strike for India’s independence; Nelson Mandela in Robben Island because of apartheid, were realistic representations that created cognitive dissonance (Potter,2012.p130)and brought about social change. This image can do the same for the women who are caught up in domestic violence and create policies to protect them and others. This image can stop the perpetrators of this act as it can be a deterrent when they remember the consequences and public perception on abusers. The women can also be empowered to speak out sooner and discouraged from hiding behind makeup. Corporate entities and organizations can also be held accountable to ensure that people in those institutions do not commit domestic violence as part of their corporate social responsibility endeavors.Great job Christopher for bringing a unique angle to the uses of digitally altered pictures in the mass
media.