Journal+6

A deeper, stranger weapon of taunt

Title: Two Young Women Fighting, Pulling Dress Photographer: Redhaus Photography Date Taken: Not Available Web Address:[]

I think this portrays the "weapon" of Jealousy. When I think of the weapons of taunt i think of the 7 deadly sins. Envy and Jealousy can be tied together because they are intertwined together and have the same meaning. This shows jealousy as a deeper and stranger weapon of taunt because it taunts the person to want something they can not have. Normally i think of jealousy as something that someone can't change about themselves such as height, weight, eye color, something silly that doesn't just change in an instant. This photograph portrays jealousy in a different light trying to rip off the dress of the other woman because she wants it for herself. The other girl is clearly upset and shocked at this action while the other girl is greedy and doesn't care she just wants it for herself.

Title: Rat Sitting On Cheese with Onlooking Rats in Bowl Photographer: Karen Moskowitz Date Taken: Not Available Web Address: []

In this photo, tying in with the above photo I think that it ties in with the deadly sins. This one portrays greed and also gluttony because the rat is not sharing it's cheese with the other rats. The weapon of taunt is the food and it's strange to the other mice because the rat doesnt need all that cheese to itself. It is deeper and stranger than just a rat sitting on cheese, it reflects our society as well and also the whole ordeal with the Occupation of Wall Street nowadays in the news. The rich people have most of the money while millions of Americans suffer and have to keep the sparse amount of money and share it among the entire population. The one rat on the cheese could also represent the government which is another "stranger weapon of taunt" because the government is supposed to be helping us but instead traps us inside the bowl like the other mice while they indulge and the rest of us have to suffer.

Title: A male Model Kissing His Reflection During a Photo Shoot at a Studio in Los Angeles, USA Photographer: Olivier Renck Date Taken: Not Available Web Address: []

Aside from the seven deadly sins, I believe a deeper and stranger weapon of taunt could be being selfish and an egomaniac. Being in love with yourself, although most don't recognize it is a weapon of taunt. In a Taylor Swift song she writes "I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me" which i think is a weapon of taunt not only to yourself but to people who love you. If you can't love people around you and you are just always looking at yourself and thinking about how good you think you look then you really lack basic human emotions. Every human likes to be wanted, loved and accepted but how much can you love another person when you can only think about youself? Being selfish and self centered is a weapon of taunt to people around you.

Title: Live seedling and Dead Seedling Next to Each Other In Small Pots Photographer: PM Images Date Taken: Not Available Web Address: []

For my last picture representing a deeper, stranger weapon of taunt I chose to look at photos of death. Death is something that should and does scare most people in America and the world. Death is so frightening to us because we don't know 100% what happens to us after death and sitting around not knowing what could happen is truely a weapon of taunt. Not knowing which day we will survive until or when our last breath will be could drive people to insanity and could really make some people derranged and crazed. Death is also something that can be considered a weapon of taunt because we lose people we love. People don't know how to deal with that if they've never been affected themselves by it by someone really close to them. The fact that every single person dies is sad and very scary which drives us to believe that we are weapons of taunt because we drive ourselves ballistic to the point where some of us go over the edge of sanity.