Image talk:Childhood Obesity.JPG
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I just wanted to point note to the 300mm lens, hwo did this picture happen? --Kylehamilton 04:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
As per the movie Supersize Me, the McDonald's workers aren't permitted to say "I think you've had enough already." Rklawton 05:11, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suggest deleting this image
I'm very uneasy about this picture, and think it should be removed. The content of the image, the context in which it appears, and the caption all appear to be derogatory of the child. Whether that's intentional or not doesn't perhaps matter: what matters is how the message of the image will be perceived by the viewer. Now, if this were a picture of a consenting adult, I'd have no problems with it, but there's no indication that the subject, and perhaps more importantly her parents, consented either to the picture being taken or to its use in what I believe to be a derogative context. Now, there may under US, UK and other laws be no requirement for such consents to be obtained, but neverleless we ought in all decency to refrain from using identifiable pictures of minors in this way. Consider the effect on her when (and I say when, not if) her classmates see the page and she has to endure the resultant taunts. On the talk page of Childhood obesity, User:Corinthian suggests that it will be a "proud day ... for her". I venture to suggest, to the contrary, that she will be devastated, as will her parents.
--MichaelMaggs 16:45, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Support deletion. Someone want to nominate it properly?Stevage 18:39, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Support deletion.PhoenixJ 18:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
Possibly. Can you point to any specific WP policies being infringed, though? I couldn't see anything specific, hence my arguments were from from first principles. --MichaelMaggs 21:25, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
