I Stand Corrected....Well, Sort Of

I was informed by another blogger (see comments on previous post) that the photos I saw were NOT made by WalMart security cameras but rather taken at WalMart by other people who were at a WalMart store using their own cell phones, etc. She even had a name for them....peopleofwalmart.com Apparently the e-mail I received lifted a few of these photos.

So, I visited the site and confirmed these are the same type of photos in my e-mail. While I stand corrected on their source, I still think it is wrong to maintain a web site of photos meant to judge and make fun of people over their appearance. I am a firm believer of personal expression whch includes clothing and hair styles, facial adornments, etc. Yes, many of these people are dressed outside of the "norm" and I wouldn't be caught dead (as they say) looking like that but it still doesn't feel right for
a web site to collect unflattering photos and for people to visit it for entertainment.

Makes me wonder if it is "safe" to go out in public when everyone is armed with a camera phone!

I''m Really Bothered By Something

So I am going to mount my soapbox and deliver my sermon. Fair warning.

I came to have a "joke" e-mail in my box. The first one I kinda laughed because it was a photo where someone is in a position where their pants are exposing their underware. I think it's fair to say that many of us have worried about coverage at one time or another. As I looked through them I began to see a pattern of overweight or cross-dressing people.

While making fun of peoplke is bad enough, it turned out these photos are all from WalMart security shots! That really burned me. Totally unacceptable and unprofessional for customer photos to end up as a joke - people laughing at them. To be an unwitting butt of a joke just because you shopped somewhere (supported them and gave them their money) is a travesty.

What next? I (or you) adjust my/your underware while alone in an aisle and end up being replayed and laughed at over and over on YouTube without my knowledge? I believe each of the people whose photos were shared deserved a big, fat check as an apology (hit em where it hurts). Better yet, I won't be stepping foot in there ever again because I don't want to risk becoming sombody's fool.

Exiting soapbox.