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Schlegs,
It's okay! You don't have to look like this lady. It's her JOB to look like this! She's genetically gifted. She has time to jog 7 days a week and has a private chef. She gets daily facials! No one who has to walk the dog and get expense reports done looks like this on a Wednesday. Don't be sad!
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A warning/label will prove to all of the young girls out there that the unattainable woman they are looking at, is imaginary.
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High def has caused an interesting sort of...redefining of what's possible and how people are going to look. The Office, for instance, tries to keep things subtle.
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I have to agree with Downwithdebbie, though, that skinny people I see IRL make me feel worse about myself than the real or unreal skinny people on magazines.
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SS = Skin smoothed out and airbrushed to a wrinkle and blemish free age-free, monotone patina;
AE/LE = Arms/legs elongated to ridiculous proportion;
BFO = "Belly flab" obliterated;
PC = Parts Collage, or the taking of random pieces of a normal photo and sticking them on at odd angles to achieve a Frankenstein-like abomination of impossible anatomy.
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I remember when we were all looking at those photos of Crystal Renn, and then there was a link to an un-Photoshopping one. For me, it was shocking --shocking!-- that she had cellulite**. Like it hadn't even occurred to me as a possibility. We believe what we see, many of us. Even though we're aware of technology in the backs of our minds. Something like this could have the two-fold result of reminding us what we're looking at (immediately!) and discouraging mags from excessive "editing" when it's not "necessary."
**And so, so comforting, oddly. Nobody can look like a model, not even a model!
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Jesus Christ, do I fume at the lack of regulation in the chemistry of American cosmetics. Actually holding advertisers accountable for their low-grade products? Mind-blowing. (Thank God for makeupalley.com/similar sites and reviews on drugstore.com!)
Hell, maybe even a little too much, sometimes...I pity employees who are work at "outed" companies when their employers use MAC when they're advertising for L'oreal....should I?
Enh. Not like MAC or pricier is always better than drugstore stuff anyway.
They need to do that shit for anti-aging stuff and any cream or serum customers actually rub into their skin, though....that's an entirely new problem together.
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Excellent! That's like the US ads for various weight loss products touting "I lost 20 pounds in a month" with small print saying "results NOT typical".
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I've wanted to pitch an article about the on-line cosmetics culture for years, but usually get told that it would cost a publication advertising revenue.
The FDA has gone for someone though:
[www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com]
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I just tell people - got to the goddamn dermatologist & get a prescription for a REAL anti-aging cream.
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Would I still need to mention my visual deceit if I just use the photo of someone prettier than me?
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Honestly, I applaud the thought behind the idea, but I don't think this is a serious way to attack the problem. The magazines are only one small part of an overall problem in this world, where people try to make women feel bad about themselves for myriad reasons. A warning label is not going to do as much as education and guidance from parents and support from loved ones.
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