Why is it that when American people go to other countries and when capturing images of the culture there, they try to capture images as close to American standards?
For instance, I am from Trinidad, and I often notice articles about Trinidad carnival with images captured of very light, white or very fair skin east indian women very slim and perfect. Thing is; our culture is not like that, we often clad ourselves in scandalous clothes, with our fat bellies hanging out, and ash on our a.s.s and knees and celebrate this in great fashion. It is not an image thing for Trinidadians, but America seems to capture images that are very false and untrue. I have a friend that went over the very first time and came back and told be he didnt know there was so much diversity there. Why is that? What about all the tar black people, the vagrants that participate in the carnivals? It isn't a modeling contest.
This bugs me and I know why.
What are your views?
2007-01-30 18:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Its all about advertising and selling it.All countries do the same,fashion industries being the worse.
You don't think Disneyland Florida would allow pictures of an extremely large family eating fries and burgers on the front of their brochures!
2007-01-31 02:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Countess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,I don't agree!
Well,I'm from South Africa and i guess that America is so civilized and got the latest technologies that they will compare it to anything or anywhere they go to.Always comparing things,every country is different and has their own customs.
2007-01-31 03:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by Yves 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fat bellies hanging out don't look all that great no matter what the
color.
2007-01-31 02:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by melbournewooferblue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋