Letter to the Hoot: violating personal dignity

IN Opinion | 04/08/2005

Was the womanøs permission taken before showing her and her child in that condition to the entire world?

Dear Editor,

This morning I was shocked to see the website www.outlookindia.com

The first story titled "Unemployment. A Crying Shame" shows a woman with a child in her arms. The child is naked, and the woman`s breast can be seen.

Was the woman`s permission taken before showing her and her child in that condition to the entire world? She may very well be poor and unemployed, but she deserves the same respect and dignity that the editors and photographers take for granted.

A crying shame indeed.

Uma Iyer

Potsdam, NY.

July 21, 2005

This letter should have been used earlier. We apologise for the oversight. Ed.

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