The Unequal Power of Imagery
By: Lexi Severini
This Tuesday marked the start of the Supreme Court’s hearings of same sex marriage and equality cases.
Amidst the outpouring of both disapproval and support came an overwhelming response from the online community as profile pictures and artistic cover photos were swiftly changed out for the HRC’s red equality logo.
What’s amazing about being a part of a digital society is that so much information can be translated without us writing anything at all. Instead, sentiments can be shared and exchanged through purposeful manipulation of universally recognized images like this one:
While some have taken to their computers to fabricate provocative interpretations, others have put their graphic design skills to a more light-hearted use repurposing iconic images.
Whatever the image, the intention is the same – to show support for the cause.
As the nation watches this develop, it will be interesting to see what other unique and creative imagery spawns. Which have been your favorites?
Here are some of the most entertaining ones we’ve seen so far:
**3:01 pm - an update from Facebook shows a considerable spike among profile picture changes on Tuesday.
I like the one with Grumpy Cat, and there are some that are really good like Burt & Ernie. One thing is the generic makes everyone in my FB feed look the same.