Meme Analysis
The reason why I made this meme was because now in days this generation seems to care a lot more about any type of animal abuse, then child abuse. I’m not saying that animal abuse is correct, under any circumstances, but the public’s priorities are completely messed up. There always seems to be more news on social media about animal abuse then child abuse.
There has recently been a documentary about a kid named Gabriel Fernandez who was beaten to death by his own mother and stepfather back in 2013. There was given evidence that the police department and Child Protective Services knew about this ongoing child abuse, but didnt do anything about it. The police department and the Child Protective Services failed this kid back in 2013, but the story behind Gabriel’s case isn’t coming out to the light until this year, 2020. I can’t imagine how many more kids they’ve neglected over the past years that no one has knowledge about.
The media plays a huge part about issues like these being known. Almost everyone has some type of connection to the media, especially social media, so my intended audience is everyone, but especially CPS. I made this meme using pathos to make the public know about the reality. A lot of videos have been exposed about pet owners mistreating their pet, that the public makes it known and everyone stands up for that animal, but not much for the children being abused. I feel like the organization PETA, works harder to stop animal abuse, than the CPS do to stop child abuse. Both children and animals’ lives matter, but it’s inhumane to prioritize the life of an animal than a child.
Abigail Leyva 