Sunday, May 24, 2015

Marring the Image | Ernie's Musings

Marring the Image | Ernie's Musings



This photo appeared on my Facebook News Feed. I have no idea who is pictured in this photo.

The image above appeared on my Facebook news feed recently. Naturally, there were many negative comments made about the young man, who I seriously doubt any of the commentators knew personally. What surprised me was what one young (I presume) lady said in his defense. In part she said, “The guy aint [sic] a pedophile, a murderer or a rapist, he has body modifications, so get over it.  It is his body, his decision and he is not harming anyone.” How she knows that I haven’t an inkling. My guess is that she knows him as well as the other commentators, but what struck me was her assertion that “it is his body, his decision and he is not harming anyone.” All three points of her assertion are debatable, so let’s begin with that.  Read more... http://erniecarrasco.com/2015/05/24/marring-the-image/.