ISSUES A

PERSONAL

RESPONSE

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JAMES NEWTON

RESEARCHING

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ISSUE

This image stresses the issues of physical bullying and is almost a predictable view of bullying. It shows two taller, larger school

kids using physical violence on a smaller child. This photo does not issue much of a

personal response because the face of the victim is not shown; therefore I cannot see what emotions the victim is

suffering so I am not able to sympathise with him. However because the boy is being

ganged upon by stronger boys, a level of sympathy is given out because if I

experienced being bullied like that myselfI would be terrified. The image is trying to reveal that the boy is isolated and bullied

with no support from others.

Bullying Image

Bullying Video

This video is a NSPCC advertisement about children getting psychically abused by their parents. However in this advert the child is a cartoon and people usually

laugh at animated violence because the people are not real. The sound effects are alsocomical with bangs and crashes when the boy is thrown around house. These sound

effects are classical effects added to cartoons to amplify the audiences response. It isdifficult to laugh at because of the seriousness of the message and the furious voice and tone

of the parent as he violently beats his child. Another sound effect that is added is the background laughter of an audience each time the child is abused; his makes you feel obliged to laugh but because the man is real you fell as if it could just as well happen to you or your children. The ending of the video is another shock top audience when

The camera looks over the couch and reveals that the cartoon child was real the wholetime. This makes the viewer feel guilty for laughing. Although the advert is about child

abuse, it is still another of the many forms of bullying which take place.

Click the link below to view the video

Bullying Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxnfGghO5gQ

Bullying Website

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Bullying Website

This bullying website’s audience is aimed at children. It contains varied uses of colour and cartoon images