Disfellowshipping Image

by naazira 150 Replies latest jw friends

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  naazira

  This photo can be found in the April 15 , study edition Article titled:

  Why Disfellowshipping Is a Loving Provision

  

  Just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of Jehovah's witneses. This is a perfect example of the us vs them attitude. You see the 2 sisters in front hugging- they're probably glad that the sister got the boot, because she was the best looking one in the congregation. But notice the coloring, the disfellowshipped sister is living in color! Just think a few minutes before the announcement she was apart of the black and white shaded congregation, with black and white thinking. Now, she has awoken to the real life that the bible speaks about. The color she has regain has been there all along , but she had always been told that her dress was gray for so long she began to believe it. The color that now shows through is her individuality, personality and uniqueness. Similarly, Jehovah's witnesses are constantly being told that disfellowshipping is a loving arrangement and they CHOOSE to believe it. So, in the end the disfellowshipped sister looks back on the congregation with piety. Seeing that their brains have been washed, she realizes she's the lucky one. What's the price for waking up? Your thoughts on this image?
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  Jonathan Drake

  So screwed up. How incredibly sad.
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  tim3l0rd

  I didn't notice it before, but it is funny how the other sisters are all dressed in baggy, "modest" clothes and she seems to be the only one in a dress that fits. It really does show how they try to spin disfellowshipping and control everything. The rest of the world would see what she has on as modest, but by comparing her dress to the rest of the sisters and knowing that she was disfellowshipped, it is implied that her dress is inappropriate for a sister.
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  naazira

  Exactly!@Tim ......She just didn't meet dress code, so she probably got the boot for that reason alone. That dress stumbles me, but the baggy sweaters don't! Lol
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  snugglebunny

  Hmm...high heels, dress just on the knee, at least it isn't scarlet!
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  user100

  i think the OP would be a good comment at the watchtower.. right before you quit... drop microphone and walk out.
  
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  tim3l0rd

  @naazira It's timelord, as in Doctor Who. No worries though, it's an easy mistake to make.
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  Heaven

  Botchtower... they shoot their wounded.
  
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  punkofnice

  Sickening control from the sickening cult.
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  Muddy Waters

  It's an interesting picture actually- yes, the way they contrasted the image so that all the emphasis and color is used on the DF'd female. She is the only one who really stands out. And they drew her standing with great posture and health -- nearly everyone else in the picture is BENT OVER or "crumpled up" somehow-- slouching, bent, or bowed down (all their heavy loads?) -- and the way the DF'd person is looking at them, head up, with a sad look yes, but not bowed down and cowering or scurrying away from the meeting with a shamed, hound dog, tail between legs demeanour. Very very interesting picture actually. Love your thoughts on the black and white aspect too.