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Were you unclear on American Apparel's marketing strategy even after seeing the company's NSFW topless bowtie ads? Then check out the vagina-centric shots at left from the website, which were found by the ladies on Change.org's Women's Rights Blog. [Change.org] More »
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Women hate getting our pictures taken. Or, rather, as Leah Hardy muses in her first-person essay in the Times of London, we hate the way we look once they're taken; over two thirds of women surveyed by Hewlett Packard revealed that they are "deeply embarrassed" by the way they look in pictures. We hate it so much that an industry has built up around airbrushing and improving our digital selves for posterity: "www.digifacelift.com will whiten your teeth, slim you down and tidy your hair for around £12, while www.retouchphoto.co.uk can even give you a complete facelift, wiping away sagging jowls and eyebags, with prices starting at just £2. And for those who think that prevention is better than cure, Hewlett Packard digital cameras now include a “slimming” feature, which stretches your image, visually removing about 10lbs in the process — a practice dubbed “digital dieting.”' By the same token, people have learned to 'de-tag' themselves on Facebook, so as not to be identified with less than flattering images. More »
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