--- Anthere anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
Clearly, human genitalia, torture pictures, humiliations, death, body in pieces, people playing with poop...none of this is fully universally offending. And not only is it not universal, but on top of it, some consider these not offending at all. Now, just because it is not "universal", does not mean it is not widely considered "hard to watch". And it is not because newspapers chose to display rudely these pictures that we should do the same. And it is not because Boston Globe does not display female genitalia but displays tortured bodies, that we should do the same, because it is only the Globe pov to do so.
I generally agree with Anthere.
Let's not forget that the Globe is a for-profit company and will do whatever it needs to do to maximize profits and minimize losses (it's called capitalism). It caters to its audience.
On an aside, my wife abhors the sight of blood and any type of medical procedures. She winces at needles, and averts her eyes at simulated blood in movies. Yet, she is an interpreter, and needs to study medical procedures, because a lot of her work involves them. She is grateful for the images, no matter how gruesome they are, of open sores, abcesses, etc, because of their ability to convey information effectively.
So even thought it turns her stomach to see forceps pulling a ribcage apart, she does not condemn such pictures, since she does understand that some people need it to make good decisions.
===== Christopher Mahan chris_mahan@yahoo.com 818.943.1850 cell http://www.christophermahan.com/
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