Fat a Lot of Good: fat photography
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(This post is a couple of weeks old, but it's new to me and too good not to include.)
"There is difference and there is power. And who holds the power decides the meaning of the difference." --June Jordan
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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I have a real problem with the Photoshop post. On one hand, it's better that I know those aren't real humans, because when I pass insanely beautiful women on ads, I can say to myself, "Don't feel bad! She doesn't look like that, either." But on the other hand, we know this is happening and aren't doing anything to demand change, and no matter how many times I tell myself not to feel bad, I still do.
It helps me to know that some of the celebrities in those photos were outwardly vocal about how unhappy they were with the changes, and it's made news. I doubt we'll see the magazines choosing to ease up on the Photoshop, but maybe the people whose images they're manipulating can do a better job of negotiating for photos that actually look like them.
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