Wow.
Wow is the only thing that came to mind when I finished this article. I loved
Errol Morris’ article “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” form the New York Times. I
found it fabulous for a couple of reasons. Probably the main reason I liked it
is because I love to take pictures. On my Facebook, I have almost 8,000
pictures. The 8,000 pictures are from my freshman year onward. Of course, I have a lot more on my computer
and on hard drives from previous years. I also loved the way he brought up the
issue between images and beliefs. Morris was right. When I look at a picture, I
believe that the picture is what the caption says. I automatically believe that
it is true. This belief made me wonder where it originated for me. It probably
started with family pictures, school textbooks, and maybe television. When I
was younger, I took everything as a true fact. For example, what little kid
does not believe in Santa Clause and Cinderella? Morris stated, “I might imagine
things about the people and places in the photographs but know nothing about
them. Nothing.” I do not know my family very well. I have met my grandparents
five times in my life and my aunts and uncles less than that on my mom’s side
(since she moved to the United States from England when she was in her 20s).
When I look at pictures of my family, I just assume that they are who the
caption or tag says they are. I have met my sister only a few times in my life.
I have a picture of us when I am about two years old. But, of course, I do not
remember. I take the picture as a fact.
I also don't remember being scared of military men. haha
Every
year, newspapers do funny news stories for April Fool’s day. Some people
actually believe the ridiculous pictures that they see. This reminds me of
Morris’ post about how we just assume that pictures are true. But, today Photoshop
is available to the public. You cannot always trust the pictures you see.
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