Everything Wrong (Including Yes, Journalistically) With The HONY Gay Schoolboy Photo — BagNews

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Everything Wrong (Including Yes, Journalistically) With The HONY Gay Schoolboy Photo – Reading The Pictures

For a (self)-publisher who has disavowed any similarity to the media, the pairing of this photo with that quote at this point in time demonstrates, in no uncertain terms, an editorial decision to post material with no editorial context.

via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2015/07/hony-gay-schoolboy-photo/

From the perspective of a viewer though, there is still not a solid story being told about this boy. In that the photo is heart-rending, it’s done it’s job. One can’t NOT feel something when looking at it. That said, there are too many assumptions: He’s crying because he’s gay. His being comfortable enough to have this conversation with a stranger. His maturity to agree to be photographed. That maturity allowing him to reveal himself honestly to the photographer and audience.