Thursday, September 25, 2008
The Impossible Seach for Perfection.
Young women face more pressure now than ever in the quest for obtaining the impossible vision of perfection. Photoshop and similar photo retouching programs have warped the minds of today's generation. Magazine covers and centerfold editorials showcase women, mostly celebrities, that are nearly flawless, but what most people don't realize is that those particular models have teams of hair and make up artists, and a personal photoshop retoucher that spend hours manipulating the photo. The final product ends up looking NOTHING like the model themself. I believe that all retouched images need to be labeled so the readers are aware that the picture they are viewing has been altered. Eating disorders could be closely linked to the photoshop effect. Obsessing over body image is common in today's society. Magazines should start featuring REAL women that are true role models. Seeing average women with average body types on magazine covers could quite possibly lower depression rates as well as boost self-esteem levels. It's time to take a stand against the setreotypical image of perfection.
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I definitey think that photoshop and all the retouching that is done in the magazines is directly related to girls having low self esteem, and also can lead some girls to eating disorders as well. This influences girls especially if the girls aren't media literate; they don't know that they are being shown retouched photo, and they believe everything theyare seeing.
I think that the media should be required to print a disclaimer every time a photo is altered. What's wrong with natural beauty? It would be nice to see a "real" person on the cover of a magazine. And it's wrong that society accepts that fashion gets to tell us how to look and dress, but that's my opinion.
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