Photo credit: Screen captures from video
The video below shows in real time how easy it is for Photoshop artists to manipulate faces and bodies into something that is --literally-- unattainable and unnatural. I figured Photoshop is easy for the educated, but I was still a little surprised how easy.
As I watched, all I kept thinking was why does some random guy (or girl) get to define beauty as over-sized eyes, a long neck, crazy long legs, and unnaturally shiny white skin? It's nonsensical.
NOTE: To skip the first little bit of slightly NSFW viewing as the model is topless getting onto the stage in the distance, click to 0:15 seconds.
I wholeheartedly support the ending statement about requiring mandatory disclaimer on body modifications in advertising. But I looked up the Global Democracy link at the end but it was very confusing and didn't really go anywhere except a voting page. But the commentary both there and on the YouTube video page is interesting - some people get it, and some don't. I actually had to stop reading because it was frustrating to read things like "I object [to the vote] because airbrushed models are hotter than non-airbrushed models". Sigh.
They are entitled to their opinion...but to me that fictional woman will never be beautiful.
In the language of flowers, Dogbane means Deceit.
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