Sunday, March 5, 2017
Logos - Present Day Police Brutality
The image from the BLM movement evokes understanding in the observer. The question "am I next?" causes the spectator to subconsciously respond. Their reaction will begin as a simple answer to this question, maybe along the lines of yes I can be next or if not me, then who will be next? These responses will then progress into a deeper thinking, possibly including acknowledgment of people that have been affected by racial brutality in the past. If someone gets any kind of connection or understanding from the image, then the on-looker can definitely relate to the movement on some level. The cognition that accompanies the text is what catalyzes its impact. If s person doesn't understand how important the captured moment is, logic is even more crucial because then they will feel the need to go out and do research on the movement. The more knowledge being spread on the Black Live Matter Movement, the more potential the movement will have.
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I think your analysis of the mental processes that the photo takes the observer through is definitely at the core of its argument. More than anything, the photo is trying to evoke empathy from the observer.
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Your analysis of the picture is completely legitimate. It is a call for action and the logic of it is to get people to make change happen. This poster is not directed at any specific audience because, like you said, anyone looking will answer 1 of a few ways.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how your analysis portrayed the importance of how the appeal of logic applied to many different people, not just African Americans. You demonstrated how the "Am I next?" question was interpreted from the viewer as a question of equality not only among African Americans but rather many minorities, and in this way, this argument became not only about logically what is right, but morally. "What would I do if I were in this situation? How would that make me feel?"
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