The Photoshopped 21st Century

The autumn theme of the blog will fundamentally be determined by women's body and self-image issues. That's why I interviewed 4 girls with eating disorders recently, and as a result, this post was born as a precursor to that topic. These girls are victims of the media, who, without exception, lost control over their bodies due to the people seen in fashion and women's magazines, and became mentally ill, chasing life like zombies. But there's a small problem with that, because the women and men in magazines don't actually exist; what you see is merely the illusion of a photoshopped reality, a falsified ideal, a non-existent, lying world...

                                                               

Beyonce - L'Oréal was even sued over this image for misleading consumers. Of course, the lawsuit also had some racial piquancy, due to Beyonce being "whitewashed" to such an extent.

                                                                Madonna

                                                           George Clooney

                                                                    Fergie

                                                            Brittany Murphy

                                                               Britney Spears

                                                                 Cameron Diaz

                                                               America Ferrara

                                                                   Clive Owen

                                                    Aubrey O'day - Danity Kain

                                                                   Nina Garcia

                                                                Avril Lavigne

                                                    Kim Cattrall Sex and the City

Britney, but this is just to show you that even paparazzi photos are retouched

                                                               Kelly Clarkson

                                             One of the bitches from Desperate Housewives

                                                              Angelina Jolie

I saved the best for last: an American plus-size model photoshopped to be thinner, even though the goal of showcasing these women is to embrace their feminine curves, and not just have 45-kilo skinny models on the cover. So what happens? They photoshop the girl to be thinner. Hypocritical media world, how I love you...