By now, unless you live on another planet [like my Mom, who SWEARS she saw Bob Marley perform in Jamaica in 1992] you’ve probably heard about the Ralph Lauren model, Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, who was fired for being overweight- and then whose image was photoshopped by Ralph Lauren to resemble what could only be likened to a stick figure. Yeah, this whole thing was fucked up, but almost EVERY PICTURE in a magazine is photoshopped. I don’t understand what should constitute crossing a line. I don’t believe in industries where there has been a precedent set, we should sweat this kind of shit.

People bitch and moan about impressionable little girls, but dude, it’s the PARENTS’ responsibility to teach these kids how to love themselves. Honestly, if Mom’s weren’t out there buying their daughters fucking Thighmasters for Christmas, a wee lass seeing a super-skinny model wouldn’t be an issue. We like to blame people for our failings.

With my opinion being [sort of] said, I am going to tell you that sometimes, IT IS IMPERATIVE to photoshop. For example, I was perusing my weekly People Magazine and this happened:

Do you fucking SEE Mo’Nique’s legs? HAIRY. I don’t give a fuck if she is all feminist and shit. PEOPLE MAGAZINE is not called FEMINIST MAGAZINE. Oh, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Oh Sherri, the magazine just looks fuzzy!” OH REALLY? How about a close-up?

Is Mo’Nique a dude? Was the photoshopper on vacation? Her armpits appear to be shaven so seriously, what the fuck IS that?

Nevermind models being made too look as though you see through them; think of the impressionable young ladies that might see this and think it’s okay to look like Sasquatch.

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