CHILD’S LAMENT. A child protester joins the rally of militant groups in Quirino Ave on Labor day.ANNA VALMERO/INQUIRER.net
What does this image say? It says one thing: we’re all stupid user. It’s pathetic and more lamenting. Why use children? What do they know about Imperialism when they don’t even know why they are there for? What do they know about Imperialism when they don’t even know how to multiply or divide numbers? What do they know about Imperialism when most of the Filipinos don’t know what Imperialism mean. What do they know about Imperialism when they should be at school doing more valuable life changing lessons than being on the streets wasting their lives? So that when they grow older, they can think better and be more useful to the nation.
It’s pathetic that, with all due respect to the photographer, Ms. Valmero captioned the photo and identified the child as child protester. How does she know that the child was indeed there to protest? How in the world would the child know what imperialism mean? I bet you ask the photographer what Imperialism mean, she wouldn’t be able to answer quickly without thinking a bit or going back to her history or googling it.
It’s not a child’s lament. It’s the photographer’s lament, her view of the situation and not the child’s. I think photographers should be responsible enough to also support campaign against child abuse. With the above image, it’s an indirect way of using children for the sake of profession or for the sake of getting something in exchange.
All children know at the end of the day, they’ll get something in return: a food on the table or “baon” for school tomorrow.
I think, to change the world, change should begin within ourselves as adults.
Posts
