Deception of perfection. Should "touch up" work on photos be banned?
- added June 24, 2008
- 16 responses
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- TheCocoon
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What are the effects of Photoshop touch up work on the pictures we see of people in the media? Is it negatively influencing people into having eating disorders and with lowering self esteem? Or is it driving us to be more healthy and focused on taking care of our bodies?
What do you think???
What do you think???
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I can't see ads that are pchopped to perfection being the cause of girls becoming bulimic/anorexic.... err I can't see this being the cause of SMART girls becoming bulimic/anorexic.
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a disclaimer would be nice
but we all know they are anyway.... don't we?-
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- jade_azul16
- 3 months ago
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No of course they shouldn't be banned. I doubt they even could be.
Maybe if people stopped buying into all this shite of celebs it wouldn't be such a big deal when we see their streaky arse on the beach...-
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- Owwmykneecap
- 3 months ago
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No way should it be banned - if only because inept photoshoppers provide us all with hours of laughter!-
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- kristianbrodie
- 3 months ago
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it's all about layers!
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- matlaroche
- 3 months ago
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So this is the first video... The video I posted before was a response to this ...
"Join Sarah from diet.com as she gets a Photoshop Tutorial and a makeover. Discover the truth behind adobe Photoshop and photo retouch. Weight loss controversy and celebrity deceit, what is real? What is fake? See Sarah Dussault of Diet.com's before and after picture. Special Thanks, Tim Lynch Photography in Boston, MA." -
I love this idea. Girls really don't know the extent that images are altered. There are tons of studies proving that seeing perfect images over and over can have major side effects on a girls self confidence.
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- FitGirlProductions
- 3 months ago
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I don't think it's a matter of saving girls from themselves. I doubt doctored images are the root of all evil. There's a good change these girls would develop a disorder of some sort all on there own if they are predisposed to such issues.
However, it is a matter of truth in advertising. If a product promises weight loss or gain, height, skin tone and such but the model demonstrating the results of the product is actually a computer driven image that's false advertising. -
A agree with the video. You can’t ban photoshop but we can and should place disclaimers on pictures. Not to long ago a an across a story about the pro-ana ( Ana is short for anorexia ) movement. That movement seriously needs to be countered.
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Yes, I would agree to the disclaimer if the ad was for a fitness product, diet supplement or the like but I don't know about a disclaimer in your average ad. Do we also need to mention that the model quite possibly padded her bra or the guys have abs spray painted on???
Should we also put on a disclaimer that the writer of the ad is being paid to hype up the product??
We as a country have to brighten up! I agree that people are deceived by photos but do we believe what every sales pitch are tells us? Of course not!
I actaully am a size 0 becuase I work out!-
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- CondomElite
- 3 months ago
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Definitely put some kind of notice next to the picture, in a readable font.
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- Dmitri_Molotov
- 3 months ago
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I say awareness is always a good thing, but I'm getting quite tired of disclaimers. "closed course. Professional Driver. etc." Like I can't tell that an animated car in an animated tunnel isn't a scenario I should try to replicate at home. *rolls eyes*
But more media education is definitely called for, especially for children. Teach them how the marketing works, and teach them to THINK for themselves and how to be skeptical. -
I agree, sick to death of that crap.
"should be eaten as part of a healthy diet"
translates to me as:
"court cases have encouraged fat fucks to shrug off responsibility and evaluate their choices and instead try to sue us, because they have no willpower against our vile food"
Trust me I make the stuff....-
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- Owwmykneecap
- 3 months ago
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I think some of you guys are not really giving this issue the credit its due. If you have a minute check out the link I provided. It’s the largest pro-ana community on the web (supposedly) . These people trade doctored images for inspiration, or as they call it thinsipration. It’s pretty saddening to think that there is a person out in the world who would risk their life for something that’s not real.
Do you really need to argue against a disclaimer because you don’t need it? Isn’t the point of a disclaimer to help someone that does need it? Seriously, look at that website and then tell me this issue is not that important.
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