Sunday, October 5, 2008
Airbrushing-It's Lies I Tell you!
If you think that all those sexy fems in our magazine ads and on the covers are as good looking in person as they appear to be in the photos, think again. Airbrushing and all kinds of digital photo editing unnaturally enhance these women's looks to make them more desirable-but does it? Millions of teenage girls read these magazines, pining over the images they see that do not even closely resemble themselves. Many, including myself at one point in time, believe that they will not be acceptable unless they mirror these looks, however fake they may be. However, actions are being taken to lessen the amount of digital editing allowed. These images are creating a beauty standard that is not only unhealthy, but unattainable. The beauty is fake--so trying to achieve it is hopeless. What actions do you think should be taken? Have you personally been affected by such images? Check out Newsweek's article at http://www.newsweek.com/id/135166
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Airbrushing is plain stupid. A model is a model for a reason- obviously she has “desirable” traits as it is- why do people feel the need to take an already beautiful individual and change her appearance to make her seem flawless? People are not supposed to be flawless! People are supposed to have a few imperfections, which make them beautiful. Personally, I love boys with bigger noses. I think I am attracted to this because it makes them stand out more from regular boys. I don’t know, maybe I’m weird like that, but anyways… It’s just plain cruel to young girls reading these magazines to see flawless, stick thin models. Men see these photos and think this is how women in the world are supposed to look, so typical, albeit pretty girls get passed over while men are on the prowl for these non-existing women. What a blow to the model it must be as well, to see her head placed on a different model’s body or her body airbrushed to reach perfection. Why aren’t women good enough as they are? I think there should be laws banning the corruption of photos- for that is exactly what editors are doing- they are corrupting the image of an individual. The media needs to be teaching people that they are beautiful how they are.
I think that more people are realizing that there is a problem with this and people just don't know what to do about it. When I was in 9th grade I was in a Women's Health class and we looked at an article where Jamie Lee Curtis took a picture with no touch ups, no make up, in her underwear, looking a little plump. I think that it was an awesome idea and if more people did that then people would understand there is nothing to hide and that we don't need to look like the typical "beautiful" that the media is portraying.
Here is the picture that I was talking about if you haven't seen it before.
http://www.wordspy.com/graphics/jamie_lee_curtis_after.asp
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