Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Lying Picture

I chose the "Fire On Ice" picture with Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan skating together. I chose this picture because it looked interesting and also after reading it has an interesting story to the picture. The picture was the cover of New York Newsday in February 1994, and was manipulated by placing two pictures together to make one combined picture to show the two girls skating together even though they are competitors. It was manipulated because only a few days before one of the associates of Harding made an attack on Kerrigan, which I'm sure led to a feud between the two. They were fierce rivals skating together the day before an event; that would never happen especially since they were angry at each other from the attacking comments a few days before. I don't think this manipulation would be harmful to anyone because it just shows the girls practicing with each other and not doing anything bad to harm each other or themselves.

3 comments:

  1. This is interesting:
    I don't think this manipulation would be harmful to anyone because it just shows the girls practicing with each other and not doing anything bad to harm each other or themselves.
    What if there were a restraining order or something other legal reason for them to be apart?
    LB

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  2. I think that picture is funny. Especially since they got into a huge fight recently before. Kind of reminds me the movie Blades of Glory. I'm sure the picture caused much controversy.

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  3. this picture is funny like Garret said, and I too believe that it would have caused a little bit of controversy.

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