In 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, two pictures one could describe as almost identical, except for the ethnicity of the people shown in the respective shots, sparked a great deal of debate. One shows a white man and a light-skinned woman described in the caption as wading in chest-deep water after “finding” food while the other displayed a young black man said to be “looting” (act of unlawfully taking items from (a residence, business, etc.), especially during a time of civil unrest). The terminology used in the respective pictures is at the root of the debate. Has the choice of…