I chose to alter this picture in order to make a social statement about how parents need to protect their daughters from sexual abuse. The original picture, which is on the bottom, originated from a website that raises money to help orphans and needy children. I manipulated the picture with the use of the clone stamp to remove her hand and to gray and blur the background. I also adjusted the saturation and flipped the picture horizontally in order to fix the child's eyes on the viewer. I manipulated it the way I did in order to invoke a more emotional response. The less saturated colors and gray background make the girl in the picture appear more in need. I also added text to provoke emotional action from parents or guardians. This manipulation is still harmful even though the purpose behind altering the image is for a good cause. This picture can cause viewers to feel sad about the abuse of children. Altering images for public statements is wrong because it can cause unnecessary and exaggerated responses from others.
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