Noh8 Research Paper
SILENT HATE As a direct response to the passage of Proposition 8, a proposition passed in California banning same-sex marriage, celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley created the NOH8 Campaign, creating it to send a message of supporting equal rights. The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest, featuring subjects with duct tape over their mouths and NOH8 painted on one cheek in protest. The Protest has over 4,000 faces and growing at an exponential rate, which include celebrities and regular people. Though the photographs may seem plain and simple, there are many things that are symbolic. The campaign has photographed many famous actors, reality TV stars, singers, and models. Some of the celebrities include
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The white in the pictures allows the people stand out more, and it gives the picture a more cool and modern edge to the campaign. But the white in the picture is not just to give a modern edge to the photograph, the white symbolizes that the protest is peaceful. On one of their cheeks the subjects have NOH8 written on it. NOH8 is a shorter way of writing no hate. By choosing to add an 8 they’re symbolizing that the campaign is against the injustice of proposition 8. At the same time replacing the “ate” with an 8, allows it to relate to the texting generation, since people replace words with numbers while texting. NOH8 is written in black except for the number 8, making it stand out and put more emphasis on the 8. NOH8 also tries to say no to others propositions similar to proposition 8, by having NO and the 8. Having NOH8 written in the person’s face it brings more attention to the name of the campaign. The photographs of the NOH8 campaign are in color instead of black and white. Bouska chose to have the pictures in color because it would make certain aspects of the picture standout. With the picture in color, the 8 in NOH8 is more distinguishable by being red. The duct tape stands out more in a picture of color instead of black and white. Having colored pictures also
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The white in the pictures allows the people stand out more, and it gives the picture a more cool and modern edge to the campaign. But the white in the picture is not just to give a modern edge to the photograph, the white symbolizes that the protest is peaceful. On one of their cheeks the subjects have NOH8 written on it. NOH8 is a shorter way of writing no hate. By choosing to add an 8 they’re symbolizing that the campaign is against the injustice of proposition 8. At the same time replacing the “ate” with an 8, allows it to relate to the texting generation, since people replace words with numbers while texting. NOH8 is written in black except for the number 8, making it stand out and put more emphasis on the 8. NOH8 also tries to say no to others propositions similar to proposition 8, by having NO and the 8. Having NOH8 written in the person’s face it brings more attention to the name of the campaign. The photographs of the NOH8 campaign are in color instead of black and white. Bouska chose to have the pictures in color because it would make certain aspects of the picture standout. With the picture in color, the 8 in NOH8 is more distinguishable by being red. The duct tape stands out more in a picture of color instead of black and white. Having colored pictures also
Leon,