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This picture is of my 13 year old sister Torrie. It
represents the gender socialization and how labels are put on everything these
days. Boys and girls are labeled at such young ages based on what the wear to the
toys they play with. Girls are taught to do household chores at a very young
age while boys are taught to cut the grass and take out the trash. These gender
socializations are taught through parents, schools, interactions with others
and the mass media. I wanted to show the importance of labels not being
important in this world. I set up the picture to have my sister not showing her
eyes to show that labels blind people due to the fact that they are such a big
role in today’s society. By covering her eyes it lets us see that she can’t see
the labels being put on her even if its from herself or by others. Every television
show or magazine you read shows scenarios of people being labeled. I covered
her mouth, as well to represent the fact that some do not even speak up for
them when they are labeled as something they do not want to be. Also it shows
that she can’t label others by having her mouth covered. I think of the
reference see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil when I see her eyes and
mouth covered. By having her mouth and eyes covered she can’t see or speak the evil
but she can hear what others are saying which is a strong message. The picture is
also dark because it represents the dark side people go to when labels are
involved. I made sure her nails were painted black along with her outfit I
chose for her to wear. I edited the picture to darken it a little also just to
make the statement bolder. An example of labeling people would be the popular
group of kids, the nerds, or the band geeks. This also leads to the gender
segregations. Kids are labeled as boys or girls just based off the toys they
play with. It shouldn’t matter what people wear or do as long as they are happy
with themselves and that’s the big message I am trying to get across in this
picture. I wanted it to be large and fill up the whole space to make it loud
and clean that others put labels on you. That is why the price tags are placed
on her wrists. The main point I want others to take out of this is that gender
roles are important and everyone should be allowed to be himself or herself
without being labeled as something else.
2 comments:
As I looked through the photo blog, the picture “Clarification and Classification” caught my attention. Write away I noticed the labels on the wrists of the person in the picture. I think that this was a very clever idea and the point was well presented. Although I understood everything that the photographer explained about the picture and the meaning behind it, I saw it in a slightly different view. I saw the arms up as if fighting against the labeling. I envisioned the black as a symbol used for the fear of labeling and not being able to be one’s self. I also thought it could possibly represent hiding in the dark (from society) to try to prevent labeling. I saw that the person in the picture was portrayed as the focal point of the picture for the viewers to understand the importance of labeling and how it affects us. Also with the covering of the face, it could be symbolizing that this is a gender neutral problem in our society. I feel the labels on the wrist of the subject could also represent the fact that regardless of how hard we fight, we can’t avoid being labeled.
When looking at this particular picture, the point was well made. I thought the labels on the wrists were a creative and effective symbol. The viewer can recognize the main message in the first glance.
This picture was the first picture on the blog to really catch my eye. To me this picture shows a girl hiding behind the stereotypes and labels others have put on her. What stands out the most is that it is only black and white. To me this shows that there is no gray area for people, they are either this or that and nothing in between. People feel they have to fit everybody into categories and if something doesn’t exactly fit they will find a way to say that it does. Also, the placement of the labels on the wrists say that labels/stereotypes can be seen by everyone. The girl also has her arms crossed across her face. This can symbolize how people will hide behind the labels put on them and not break outside of them because sometimes that would be seen as unconventional to society. This also can show embarrassment because of those labels. She’s hiding her entire face, when one doesn’t want to show their face it’s usually because of shame or guilt. I do agree with the explanation when it comes to the symbolization of the girl’s mouth being covered. Because her mouth is covered, even if she wanted to she can’t speak out about the labels since changing a stereotype or label is difficult to do once placed on you. What a great picture with a great message.
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