In the wilderness and messy wilderness, a thin black little girl curled up on the ground, and a vulture stared at her behind her. It was waiting for the little girl to die so that it could have a feast...
I believe many people have seen this shocking photo, and no one can be moved by it. This photo was made by photographer Kevin Carter . He won the Nobel Prize " Pulitzer Prize " in the press for this photo. However, this photo also made him pay the price of his life. What's going on?
1993, the sultanate in Africa was tragically damaged by war, and a serious natural disaster broke out again, causing a great famine across the country, and people starved to death everywhere, facing a serious humanitarian crisis.
In order to solve the dilemma of Sudan , United Nations lends a helping hand. In order to attract the attention of the international community in order to raise funds for bailouts, UN press officials sent an invitation to photographer Kevin Carter.
Kevin Carter got off the plane and was shocked by the starving scene. In the eyes, there were traces of war. There were no complete houses. There were a large number of dying people lying on the roadside....
It was in this context that Kevin Carter took the photo of the vulture and the little girl, named " Hungry Sultan ". This photo was published in " New York Times ", which attracted widespread attention from the international community. Many rescue organizations began to provide Sudan assistance. Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Close-up Photography Award for .
Single, from the perspective of work, Kevin Carter undoubtedly completed it very well. Without his photos, the international community might not have known that such a terrible thing happened in a small African country, and there would be no way to talk about the subsequent large amount of humanitarian aid . The meaning of this photo is to fully present the events suffered by the Sudan Republic and let people all over the world know what is going on here.
However, Kevin Carter did not receive praise, but was criticized by the public. Countless people standing at moral highs accused him of eating "human blood buns", questioning that he was only concerned about taking photos to make money, and refused to save the little girl who was too hungry to walk...
Faced with the questioning, Kevin Carter stood up to respond, and after taking the photo, the vulture flew away. The little girl was carrying the sign of UN relief in her hand, and there were a large number of disaster victims and UN personnel distributing food nearby. She received UN relief. Moreover, all the journalists involved in the filming received instructions from the United Nations to not contact the locals directly because infectious diseases are raging locally.
However, his voice was drowned in the flood of doubts, and even relatives and friends accused him of being cold-blooded and began to draw a clear line with him. Among the countless keyboard warriors' abuse, Kevin Carter could no longer bear this public opinion pain. Four months after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Kevin Carter chose to commit suicide at the age of 34.
The power of public opinion is terrible. Many people, without knowing the whole story of the incident, stand on the moral high ground and output it at others, completely failing to consider what impact their own remarks will have on others. I believe everyone can feel these from countless online violence incidents in the Internet era.
We must understand that public opinion is a terrible weapon. No matter when, do not make excessive remarks, nor do you claim to be a righteous person and participate in the carnival of online violence. Every word you say and every word on the Internet may become a weapon to hurt others.
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