TiE23 Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Got a link or anything? I haven't heard any "updates" on the "photo-controversy". Well, my mom this morning just told me this in the morning when reading the news paper, the Seattle Times. Besides which, white folks loot, too. Only it's not called looting when they do it. I refer you to a widely circulated news photo of a white couple wading through chest-high water after, in the words of the caption, "finding" food. As if that loaf of bread the woman has were just lying by the side of the road. I'm sorry, but I have little patience for black people who find shame in this looting. Less patience for white ones who find vindication of their bigotry. It makes me angry that some people think these are the conversations we should be having now. Link So like, maybe I misunderstood. So like, I dont know >_> She told me they did find it, oh well, I take it back I guess.
coupes. Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 I think you misread the article... Besides which, white folks loot, too. Only it's not called looting when they do it. I refer you to a widely circulated news photo of a white couple wading through chest-high water after, in the words of the caption, "finding" food. As if that loaf of bread the woman has were just lying by the side of the road.
TiE23 Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 I think you misread the article... Yes, I know, when I first posted this I didnt read the article, my mom told me that it cleared up the confusing saying what they did was true. Or maybe I wasnt listening closely enough. But after IS asked me for a link, I used the website and found the same article, which said otherwise. So yah, I know.
toms Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 I notice Yahoo have now put a statement up: http://news.yahoo.com/page/photostatement and AFP have asked them to remove one of the pictures (oddly, the one of them "finding" stuff, not the one of the guy "looting") I know they were written by different people, with different agendas, but the fact it has happens quite often implies its symptomatic of an underlying trend, not just an isolated event. Either way, what it does show is how by changing one word in a picture's caption you can totally change its meaning. I've no problem with people "looting" food and supplies... its when they start "finding" TVs and other things that I start worrying.
access_flux Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 i've taken the picture down. i apologise if it offended people.
Alegis Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 That's extremely cruel. Oh the old days of Sim City. Took ages for houses to "grow" and now I think back on it a damn waste of time
TiE23 Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 I've been playing some Simcity 4 lately, its phun.
El Sitherino Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 That's extremely cruel. So what? It's extremely hilarious. If it's funny, it's excusable.
Alegis Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 So what? It's extremely hilarious. If it's funny, it's excusable. Certainly is. On a side-note; is this considered hilarious then? (london explosions) Cause I thought it was
Kain Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Whats funny to one person is offensive to another. I know from experience. Honostly, I'd say that both the pictures are inexcusable, but thats just my opinion:(
El Sitherino Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Alright, bad choice of words on my part. However I do still find it (sim city picture) funny.
narfblat Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 Got a link or anything? I haven't heard any "updates" on the "photo-controversy". http://www.snopes.com/photos/katrina/looters.asp is now updated, with statements from both photographers. The photographer who said "found" was at a place where water was carrying items out of a store. Thus, the white person probably just found it floating outside.
toms Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 Look, another one!!!! http://www.boomspeed.com/insanesith/thread_looted.gif
Tyrion Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 http://threadlooted.ytmnd.com/ Sithy's gonna pwn you for stealing his links.
TiE23 Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 Sithy's gonna pwn you for stealing his links. No, hell I PM'd him with the idea of making a YTMND. Suprised me when he did it, too.
El Sitherino Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 No, hell I PM'd him with the idea of making a YTMND. Suprised me when he did it, too. Aye, TiE approached me with making it.
TiE23 Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 Aye, TiE approached me with making it.Approached? Makes it sound like we did a business deal..... I didnt sign a contract to make me your slave, did I? Cause I woke up in a "slave Leia" outfit this morning. It kinda scared me. >_____>
Tyrion Posted September 8, 2005 Posted September 8, 2005 Approached? Makes it sound like we did a business deal..... I didnt sign a contract to make me your slave, did I? Cause I woke up in a "slave Leia" outfit this morning. It kinda scared me. >_____>
Alegis Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 i've taken the picture down. i apologise if it offended people. Oh my, you shouldn't have done that if you thought I minded. Damn was funny... Guess I should be more elaborative. I offer you this pic for all the trouble;
GonkH8er Posted September 11, 2005 Author Posted September 11, 2005 well as long as we're posting humourous new orleans pictures....
El Sitherino Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 ... The Hasselhoff frightens me. ;_;
ET Warrior Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Yeah........this old girl has outlived her usefulness.
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