So when I saw this month's cover of Glamour magazine, I thought to myself, "Hmmmm. Something's just not right here..."
Looks like America Ferrera either went on a crazy diet, or Faith Hill's photoshop magician really went to town. Behold, the un-photoshopped version of the actress:
What really gets me going, is the following cover lines:
America Ferrera: Ugly Betty is Hot! (But apparently not hot enough for our cover without digitally taking off a couple of inches)
1st Annual Figure Flattery Issue (huh?)
and my favorite:The Secret Reasons Women Gain Weight (and in really small print below: And How to Stop)
Hey Glamour, the not-so-secret reason that women gain weight is that you place women with "real" bodies on the cover, only you're afraid that their extra 20 pounds won't sell, so you digitally alter their waistline. It's no secret that women's magazines--especially the covers--are heavily photoshopped; unfortunately a lot of women choose to ignore that, buy the magazine, and get depressed reading about girls with unrealistic bodies, like Keira Knightly (someone please feed that poor girl!). And when a woman with actual curves makes it to the cover, she's gets digital liposuction.
2 comments:
She doesn't even look like herself on that cover! I would love to get a hold of the original for that one.
You can't celebrate curves by airbrushing them away.
That photo looks plain odd. I think women's magazines are insidious. Every time they claim to 'celebrate' any normal woman, there's always a catch.
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