> I agree that this photograph is shocking and part of me wishes I had never
> seen it.  I hope that the picture's publication did not cause increased
> harm to the woman concerned.  However, although I wish I could erase the
> memory of the photo, I am drawn to the faces of the men surrounding her.
> None look like horrible people  - although their actions are horrible.
> They are happy, laughing....If her image was taken out of the picture,
> their faces could be those at any social occasion.    What on earth were
> they thinking?  Where was their concern?  What justified anger would they
> feel if somehow they were the one being treated that way?
>
> I also wonder what they think of women the rest of the time?  I believe
> that violence against women is an extension of the continuum of thought in
> the perpetrator.  I don't know what the answer is but maybe, as well as
> bringing the perpetrators of violence to justice, we should stop
> tolerating the abuses that occur in social interaction.
>
> I would also like to hear other reactions.
> Lynn Greaves
> Public Health Services
> Regina Health District
> 2110 Hamilton St
> Regina, SK S4P 2E3 Canada
> 306-766-7903  Fax 306-766-7798
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>
>       ----------
>       From:   <Christina Fuller>[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>       Reply To:       Health Promotion on the Internet
>       Sent:   April 25, 2002 8:57 PM
>       To:     [log in to unmask]
>       Subject:        Subject: FW: SEXUAL ASSAULT PHOTO WINS AWARD: SHOULD
> WE LOOK?
>
>       Hello all,
>
>       A picture is worth a thousand words, don't you think?  My initial
> reaction to
>       this picture is, as I am sure the same as you, outrage, anger,
> anger, anger,
>       disgust!  Angry at those men, the person who took the picture, the
> person who
>       placed it on this list serv...I wish the disclaimer to the photo had
> been a
>       little more clear in what was contained in that picture!  I don't
> think that
>       this picture should have been entered in a photo competition, and I
> don't think
>       it should have won.
>
>       While I also don't think that is should be used in efforts to raise
> consciousness,
>       I'm torn in this because nothing has stirred my emotions like this
> in a long
>       time. Is that a good thing?  I don't know.  It has spurred
> conversations and
>       emotions in my life about sexual violence against women that I've
> never had.
>       I'm torn. I'd like to hear what other people think..?
>
>
>       Christina Fuller
>       MA Student, Community Psychology
>       Wilfrid Laurier University
>       Ontario, Canada
>
>
>
>
>

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