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While I don't like what happened to her, we should call it for what it is and not more. The filmer was a jerk and she had to right to not be disturbed or filmed
by dchftcs 4y ago
While I don't like what happened to her, we should call it for what it is and not more. The filmer was a jerk and she had to right to not be disturbed or filmed. "Dehumanised" is a bit too far.
- powerhour 4y agoTurning someone into a prop for your entertainment and profit without permission seems like a dictionary definition of dehumanizing.
- dchftcs 4y ago"Turning someone into a prop" is a metaphorical statement. To conclude the act matches a dictionary definition of something is taking rhetoric way too seriously. Any act can be metaphorically described in a way that sounds like that but if you want to attach moral judgment you really ought to focus on original facts and not the projection onto a metaphor. The woman is clearly still treated as a human being, even if not given enough respect. If the filmer did something like forcefully moving her body and limbs for posing to achieve dramatic effect, or deliberately humiliated her with insulting commentary, you may have a point that it's "dehumanizing", but he didn't go that far.
- strix_varius 4y agoCopy->pasted from Merriam-Webster: > to address or portray (someone) in a way that obscures or demeans that person's humanity or individuality