According to an article on the National Post's website, Beyonce, one of the spokespeople of Loreal, had her skin colour lightened for a. ad. so she would appeal to the majority of the mass (white being more favourable). This in my opinion is one of the worst thing industries in the media can do. they basically stripped Beyonce of her dignity. To me this is the equivalent of telling her to her face that she wasn't good enough becasue she's 'black'! How dare they is all I can ask!
This is an image of Jessica Alba that has been photshopped. You can see that in the after image, she has been elongated, thinned, and has had her skin brightend. Why would anyone want to change a woman so beautiful. But the most important beauty, is inner beauty, so what really is the point of photshoppig anyone?(Here's a link to an article about a magazine cover that Demi Moore did. At least some people can do photoshop well in enough to make it a little less obvious than sunlight: http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/w-magazine-cover-of-demi-moore-worst-photoshop-ever/story-e6frg30c-1225800168786 )
So on the flipside, there are models who are saying no to being photshopped. Well I say to them: RIGHT ON! Society needs to see the real beauties, not just the ones that photoshop comes up with. Will this trend stick? I'm not so sure since trends when it comes to this industry only have such a long life. Hopefully it will last long enough for people to realize perfection is achieved with imperfection.
Glamour isn't for all, especially if it is false. But on the other hand, I love seeing magazines that are all glammed up. It lets me see and read about the things that aren't in my life. Sadly I know that much of this has been altered in one way or another. I think that magazines are smart because they know their audiences and give them most what they want, even if it isn't real.
Photoshop is grreat, but why bother changing images of God?
Hey Catherina!
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought up examples of beautiful celebrities who were Photoshopped. Beyonce and Jessica Alba are beautiful and wonderful people, and that the media would still Photoshop them and try to make them look different is absolutely disgusting.
I agree! Inner beauty is much, much, much more important than outer beauty, so there shouldn't be such an obsession with image manipulation.
I also feel better when I see real people in magazines, and I applaud the models who are courageous enough to defy the media and to show themselves without makeup or Photoshop. If society had more people like them, then the world would be a much better place.