film blog post 1

The prominent colors in the opening scene of Inch'Allah are black and white. They look like they are depressing, its confusing me why there is so much white there. The pigeons are all black and white. I don't know if pigeons are supposed to be black, but it looks odd to see white and black pigeons next to each other. The pigeons look very calm also.

Blog Post 10-- Ad Analysis

This ad challenges the racist stereotypes that are out there in our world. Many people judge one another based on the color of their skin, and by this they are basing it off of the race that they are. I understand this ad from a white person’s point of view. Typically, white people do not get as much hatred and stereotypes than other races do like the Asian races(yellow) and the African African Americans(black). So, with that, I have not been made fun of or had people think down upon me about my race before. From my lens though, I am able to see racism and judging going on by the colors of others skin. But, this ad shows that everyone is the same on the inside. By showing 3 hearts that are all very similar, with the color of the race they are talking about, shows that deep down everyone is the same on the inside and that the color of their skin does not matter. This ad made me confused when seeing it, because it was hard for me to understand the message of it. It has detailed images of the hearts, which may gross some people out, but through looking at it more and more I understood the message. It was just a little confusing at first what the message was, because they didn’t cover all races in my opinion. They didn’t cover Latino’s, Persians and Indians, so it made it harder for me to know it was about race. I had it mistaken for a health ad. http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-and-controversial-ads-benetton there is a link to the advertisement. it is the big photo with 3 hearts and on the hearts it is labeled white, black and yellow.

Applying a Lens

I can view this photo through a lens of disability. It is nice to see two men, who are both midgets, helping each other out and being there for each other. It would make me uncomfortable to see this in person because I cannot relate to them. I also do not know why one is crying, as it may be due to the fact that they have that disability and that it is hard to deal with. It makes me sad to see other people out in the world that are sad and unhappy with life.