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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Caption Contest for the weekend of 3 Nov. 2012
Caption Contest for the weekend of 3 Nov. 2012
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douglas
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Caption Contest for the weekend of 3 Nov. 2012
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Well it looks like Dyana13 didn �t get my message about winning the caption contest, so here is a new photo to be captioned over the weekend. I�ll pick a winner on Monday.
Have a great weekend,
Douglas |
2 Nov 2012
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rhman
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sorry it is not funny. They are human being just like us. I hope that you can read what is behind this picture. those who are taking photos aren �t better than them. Anyway , I can comment ( Those two poor children are saying : Those people around us must be put in cages and collect money from people who will visit them to buy food and clothes)
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2 Nov 2012
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akvillina
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I agree with you rhman.What a shame1!! |
2 Nov 2012
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zailda
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Joining the spirit of the game:
"They �re so beautiful and nice! Do you think they �re made of chocolate?"
In the past I used to say I was afraid of going to Scandinavian countries and they find it strange the fact that I was able to talk.
Unfortunately the situation happens in real life, not prejudice or something like that, but due pure ignorance.
My sister lived in German for one year and once a 6-year-old girl on a train got so fascinated by my sister �s hair and skin color that she sat beside her and started touching her face and hair and asking lots of strange questions. My sister found it very funny and always tells this "story" as one of the funniest situations she faced living in a foreign country.
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2 Nov 2012
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Hajerka
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Despite all the efforts to spread equality and brotherhood around the world, some people- unfortunately teachers still look down at other persons. This picture shows nothing but a feeling of superiority. I ask the moderators kindly to remove it.
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2 Nov 2012
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zailda
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Hi again!
Let me disagree
with you, people!
I think prejudice
and superiority may be a point of view. I see nothing wrong with the picture,
but sentences like �they are human beings like us� contain much more embedded
prejudice than the picture. The picture only shows women in the sixties � when we
didn�t have much information and globalization � and they are taking pictures
of things or people they find different from what they know in their country.
The same way we
take a picture of a native wearing costumes (like �baianas� in Brazil), or
monuments, or the like, they are registering people / things they can�t see in
the country they live in, not necessarily with sense of superiority. We take
pictures of what / who we think is different and not what we think is inferior.
As I said, the
prejudice is in our mind, maybe the boys are dancing or doing something that
called their attention. The game is to find new ways of analyzing the pics, we
shouldn�t take it too personally or have a broad way of viewing.
No offense, just
try to look on the bright side. Not all times people are looking at others it
means it�s something related to bullying, prejudice or the like. I can see
admiration in their attitude, can�t you?
Have a nice day!
Zailda
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2 Nov 2012
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edrodmedina
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I have to disagree with Zailda. One of those ladies is surely not one day over 59. ;-) Ed |
2 Nov 2012
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srce
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Well, coming from the country that was often looked down at, I will DARE to comment the ladies (this is only IRONY). I guess they would say to each other: "Oh dear, why can �t we be so skinny???!!!" Sadly, in some parts of the world people think looks are their biggest problem!!!!!!! I STAND AGAINST THIS SUPERFICIAL PEOPLE COMING FROM RICH COUNTRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
2 Nov 2012
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zailda
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Good, dear Ed! I�m
glad to see that some still have sense of humor!
I wonder how people
realized the kids are �poor�. Their appearance, maybe? Or because they are
black? In Brazil kids wear diapers or shorts during the summer: the black, the
white; the poor and the rich.
Talk about
prejudice�
Yep, Ed. Now I see
the ladies� look is not admiration, but envy. They want to be as skinny as the
kids.
Have a nice
weekend.
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2 Nov 2012
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isa2
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Dear Douglas,
This picture seems to be too controversial to produce any captions. IMHO, you should have picked a new winner for the last picture. Perhaps the one that you liked second best.
have a nice weekend.
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3 Nov 2012
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douglas
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So..
I knew this post would be controversial. I don �t have to say much because Zailda said better than I could have.
I refuse to apologize for posting the picture. The caption contest is supposed to stimulate thought and creativity--this picture accomplished that. Like it or not this is a reality and I refuse to pretend it doesn �t exist. Facing a problem is the first step in overcoming it.
Cheers,
Douglas
OBTW: Zailda is the winner for her ability to maintain a sense of humor when it is most needed. |
5 Nov 2012
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