Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/10
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What Roland Barthes does not know about photography could fill several
books - and it actually has. Mortality rates - caused by photography, n=
o
doubt - bull***t.=20
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
nyt my=F6s suomeksi
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> From: srlondon@ibm.net
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Today's Great Photographers {was Photo whore=
s}
> Date: 09. hein=E4kuuta 1998 20:00
>=20
> Oh please... Family of Man is the pinnacle of western cultural
imperialism (and this post is coming from an American). It merely allo=
ws
people in wealthy industrialized countries to feel comfortable in their
lives instead of opening their eyes to the difficulties of the world an=
d
trying to do something to change it. As Roland Barthes wites in his es=
say
by the same title (which I highly suggest reading), all lives are not
created equal, a reality the exhibit glosses over by suggesting some so=
rt
of imaginary parity between the coutries whose life average life
expectancies (not to mention infant and maternal mortality rates, etc.)
differ by over 30 years.
>=20
> ----Original Message-----
> >From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
> >But life is the same the world over
> >in many ways, including our backyards. The Family of Man is a per=
fect
> >example of that.
> =20