Does This Photo Shoot Glamorize Violence?
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2012/06/20 21:21:46
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This might be one of the most disturbing, distasteful things we’ve ever seen. A Bulgarian fashion magazine recently featured a photo shoot of models who appear bloodied, bruised, slashed, punched and burnt, with the tagline, “Victim of Beauty.”
But if the images make you think of domestic violence, the editor-in-chief of 12 Magazine says that’s your own sick mind at work. “This shoot was left without an introductory text, thus allowing everybody to translate it the way they want,” editor-in-chief Huben Hubenov told The New York Daily News. “A lot of people read ‘domestic violence’ in those pictures, but it is their mind who came up with that explanation of the shoot, not ours."
Hubenov adds: “And if they took the time to actually examine the photographs, instead of superficially jumping to [conclusions], they would’ve seen girls who look at us strongly, who look confident, who are above the wounds, above everything. They are independent.”
Others strongly disagree. “Violence against women exists way too frequently in real life for us to want to look at it in a fashion magazine,” blogger Cheryl Wischhover wrote on Fashionista, joining a chorus of other outraged bloggers. However, some readers called the shoot beautiful and “thought-provoking.” What do you think? Do these photos glamorize violence?
But if the images make you think of domestic violence, the editor-in-chief of 12 Magazine says that’s your own sick mind at work. “This shoot was left without an introductory text, thus allowing everybody to translate it the way they want,” editor-in-chief Huben Hubenov told The New York Daily News. “A lot of people read ‘domestic violence’ in those pictures, but it is their mind who came up with that explanation of the shoot, not ours."
Hubenov adds: “And if they took the time to actually examine the photographs, instead of superficially jumping to [conclusions], they would’ve seen girls who look at us strongly, who look confident, who are above the wounds, above everything. They are independent.”
Others strongly disagree. “Violence against women exists way too frequently in real life for us to want to look at it in a fashion magazine,” blogger Cheryl Wischhover wrote on Fashionista, joining a chorus of other outraged bloggers. However, some readers called the shoot beautiful and “thought-provoking.” What do you think? Do these photos glamorize violence?
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♥K14 2012/06/20 21:43:16
Though, I'd love to see this redone with those who are more negatively affected by beauty standards instead of skinny, white and attractive women. What about the heavier women? The ones who aren't conventionally beautiful? The colored women? The women who are really affected by beauty standards? Don't get me wrong, skinny white women suffer plenty because of these standards (saying this as a skinny white lady), but they suffer a lot less than other groups...
Very thought provoking, and I don't think this is glamorizing violence at all. More like this is throwing the truth out there and making people look at it instead of tip-toeing around it (though, again, it could have been done better).
I'll check it out, I've always heard good things about H.P. I do have a list of books to read first though :P
I think the make up looks well done and the effects are really realistic. The artist would be amazing doing a zombie shoot.
Go watch some movies where a woman actually gets slapped around and beat by a man. Go complain about that.
Yeah, I thought so.
Maybe you should shoot your venom at the people who put out the offending photos.
Nobody on this blog did that.
Which generates publicity, and makes money.
Plain and simple.
Interesting avatar. :)
Lol j/k! Lame comment for lame photo idea.
I call it empathy: I don't like to see wounded, it means that they are suffering or have suffered, it means pain. No matter if for domestic violence or if they fall down.