Retouching has become so mainstream today that almost every celebrity has their own freelance retoucher to perfect images of them. Publicists demand this, and what used to be a rarity has become common place among Hollywood elites.
So, these images of perfection can be seen in most (if not every) magazine and television ad. Editors assume that readers understand that the images they see are altered in some way. But, does everyone really have a grasp on just how drastically these images are retouched? Probably not. This can cause feeling of stress for people, especially girls, to achieve the impossible. And when they can't, feelings of failure, hopelessness and loss of control set in. These feelings can be linked to eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.
So, these images of perfection can be seen in most (if not every) magazine and television ad. Editors assume that readers understand that the images they see are altered in some way. But, does everyone really have a grasp on just how drastically these images are retouched? Probably not. This can cause feeling of stress for people, especially girls, to achieve the impossible. And when they can't, feelings of failure, hopelessness and loss of control set in. These feelings can be linked to eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.
Something interesting is how quickly retouching became mainstream. Especially since it used to be only available to celebrities but just like any trend it is leaking out to all different types of people and their lives. Photoshop has retouching features and tutorials that teach people to whiten teeth, brighten iris color, trim body fat, thicken hair, etc. It no longer is just for celebrities anyone with a computer can alter their appearance.
ReplyDeleteI knew that there was retouching, but I never knew the extent to which they did it. I think some retouching is ok, but the amount that is being done is outrageous. It's a false appearence, and it gives false hope for anyone who wants to have a "celebrity body", which turns out to be unattainable.
ReplyDeleteThis is false advertising on the account of individual celebrities. I believe this is may cause relational problems. Boyfriends, fiances, and husbands may make unrealistic comparisons between photoshopped women and their girlfriends and wives.
ReplyDeleteThis is out of control.
This lady is beautiful the way she is, she doens't need retouching. Now that she's seen what she can look like is she going to question herself and how she looks? People that look perfectly fine in their natural skin grow compelexities because of crap like this.
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