Forum: Community Center


Subject: Violence and interpretation in images

Naylin opened this issue on May 24, 2005 ยท 59 posts


hauksdottir posted Tue, 24 May 2005 at 9:48 AM

Naylin, One method I used to use when going through the gallery is "the ouch factor"... is it painful as well as deadly? Being stabbed in the stomach with a sword is going to hurt, if not kill. A light sabre might cauterize the wound, but getting an arm lopped off is going to hurt. Being electrocuted, bear-trapped, poisened, burnt alive, or having things inserted under the skin will hurt and maim even if there is no blood. Let's say that the anaconca is swallowing a 3-year-old or the alligator is going to have a tiny dog for a snack... violence? No blood, but the viewer is apt to be dismayed if s/he clicks on a pleasant jungle thumbnail dripping with orchids only to see something being eaten alive. And it's the viewers' reactions that we need to consider. If the tag says violence, and they click anyway, THEY have taken responsibility for seeing it. Carolly