Thursday, September 20, 2012
"MUSLIM RAGE" Newsweek Article
Overall, the rage and utter disbelief of the Muslim people is presented, simply by the photo. True anger is represented with their mouths open, yelling; and their faces clenched in emotional pain. They are all together, somewhat in the form of a riot, plus their hands are either toucing each other or in a protest gesture. The image was captured at a time that actually "captures" the intensity and turmoil of the situation. The photographer was able to take a photo of a moment involving protest, anger, scattered emotions, and violations; due to the mocking of their highly loved and regarded deity of their people. The text at the bottom, read "How I survived it. How We Can End It" also sends off the message that "surviving it" was a hassle in itself but was able to be done. It sends an amount of hope that it can be escaped. A major part of it, was the large, headlining text, "MUSLIM RAGE". The title directs the viewer's attention to the primary subject of the photo. The cover is also extremely simplistic, so the reader's main focus is the cover story and the importance that is associated with it. There is not only rage with the Muslim people, but there is also turmoil and sadness, due to the reason that they have a deep love for Muhammad. The '#muslimrag'e hash-tag trend on Twitter is a more of a sarcastic approach of Muslim people saying what actually makes them angry. The Newsweek photo portrays all Muslims, in general, as being enraged, when in reality it is only the ones that are so-called 'extremists' that are angry. It is a positive way of the Muslim people showing how a majority of them are average people with a negative label recently that leaves impressions.
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