[Leica] Words and Images that got me banned on LFPF

[Tina Manley]

Richard,

I wouldn't worry about being banned on the LFPF.  That is not the right
forum for these photos.  There are plenty more that specialize in social
documentary who would welcome your photos.  I have several at
http://socialdocumentary.net/ and, while there is not a lot of discussion,
they do promote the documentaries.  Edge of Humanity Magazine is another
outlet for your work.  I'm sure there are many more that I don't know about.

These photos are too good for a forum on pretty photos.  The comments of
the subjects are vital to the work, too.

Good luck!

Tina

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:

> Yup, I am now banned, where a long time user who sent a PM to another user
> calling him a "fag" and is still active and a moderator made the following
> comment and neither he nor other moderators apologize for it:
> http://richardmanphoto.com/web/ralph_barker.JPG
>
> So what is so dangerous? Words, words and stories from people like Eli.
> BTW, Eli is local to my community.
>
> Eli will be entering college in a few days. Even when he was growing up, he
> had always been uncomfortable about not being able to do "boy sports" and
> other "boy things". He was enrolled at a local all-girl Middle/High School
> in 6th grade, but finally understood at 13 that he was actually a boy. It
> was a difficult realization - not because of other people's reactions, but
> because of the internal processing of the things he knew he would have to
> face. Fortunately, both his parents, his friends, and the school were very
> supportive of his decision. The "coming out" process took a while, but he
> has been feeling much happier now that he can finally be who he is.
>
> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20160813-Scanned-1673.jpg
>
> ***
> If Eli has the courage to be part of the project, then I need to step up
> and stand up to censorship.
>
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