Just to jump in here, I doubt if it's possible to put a definite number on it, and even if we did it would be an arbitrary one. It's something that people judge on a shot-by-shot basis.
Here's an interesting thought. Taking photos of obese people ordering fast food wouldn't be considered rude if obesity wasn't considered a problem--something bad that must be addressed. If obesity isn't considered to be a problem, then you can't claim that the photo has any social merit... it's just a photo of a person standing in line. If it is widely considered a problem (which definitely seems to be the case), then you're making a photo of a person with this problem publicly visible, singling the woman out for special attention only because of her problem. Seems a bit rude, no? chris On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Where is the line of obesity drawn, Ann? How much overweight must one be > before making a photograph is verboten? > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > It's extremely cruel, Shel - you certainly have not shown it to anyone. > > If she were not so pathologically obese the shot with the sign in it and > > her clutching the bottle would have been fun. > > > > I >
