do you think photo retouching contributes to negative body image?
an image retouched by Greg Apodaca.
These images show just how much digital manipulation can change the way people appear in the media. Magazines especially have come under fire for "perfecting" people on their pages. Critics say that such tweaking contributes to unrealistic body ideals/expectations and a negative body image for many women (and increasingly, men). What do you think? Are the critics right?
445 member responses
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this pic is so true. girls shouldn't have to deal with this! she looked FINE before they changed it! they should think about what they're telling the world. -_- --Posted by broadway_chick94 11:50PM EST 01/03/08
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what ever happened to natural beauty? are you trying to get the teenagers to all have eating disorders and by they're 21 to have had at least one plastic surgery opperation? It makes people feel like they need to live up to them standards when the standards are unrealistic and FAKE. --Posted by brattygurl101 03:01PM EST 10/25/07
i agree
photoshopping is unrealistic. --Posted by supercookie 01:19PM EST 09/18/07
I think that both pics look fine...
She looked fine before the changed the pic. --Posted by pinklions22 11:20PM EST 07/18/07
so stupid
I personally thought she looked better before they messed with the way she looked. I definitely believe that this is wrong. Let em fill you in on a true story. My older friend who I think is gorgeous just got married. she was a virgin and was ready to give herself to her husband on her wedding night. He couldn't get it up! for five freaking nights they tried!! until finally he looked at some porn. you know where that woman aren't real. she was crushed her own husband couldn't make love to her without looking at another womans digitally altered image. I am terrified what if this happens to me. --Posted by lily_ann_sabrina 05:46PM EST 07/06/07
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