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It's not about images in Indigenous Australians. Many Australian tribes don't name the dead by first name [1, 2], as a sign of respect and because it's too pai
by a_bonobo 14y ago
It's not about images in Indigenous Australians.
Many Australian tribes don't name the dead by first name [1, 2], as a sign of respect and because it's too painful for the family. The no-images-rule has just very recently been derived from that practice. It isn't about photography or filmography, it's about names only.
1: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/mourning-an-aboriginal-death http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/mou...
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_avoidance_practices#Avoidance_of_naming_the_dead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_avoidanc...