i also think it's kinda lame that women are expected to wear heels, bras, extensively style their hair, wear make-up, keep their entire body hairless, etc... my husband's given me a hard time for not shaving my legs for a day or two... meanwhile the scruff on his face is beginning to make him look like a caveman. i told him i'll shave as often as he does.
Yeah, I have seen pictures of Cameron Diaz with acne.
Yes, women are expected to look perfect. I don't consider myself to be unattractive, but people always tend to comment on your flaws, with me its been everything from big chest, acne, four eyes, fat stomach, over weight, braces, mmm what else, there must be something...........Oh makeup not right, tired looking, eyebrows not waxed, clothes stained, yikes no wonder I eat and drink too much!! But who are these comments coming from? People who use photo shop?
...with me its been everything from big chest, acne, four eyes, fat stomach, over weight, braces, mmm what else, there must be something...........Oh makeup not right, tired looking, eyebrows not waxed, clothes stained, yikes no wonder I eat and drink too much!! But who are these comments coming from? People who use photo shop?
Ouch, you need to surround yourself with more positive people! I weigh over 300 pounds and have NEVER, as an adult, had anyone comment on any of my imperfections. In school, of course, was a different story, but once high school was over (actually, even a bit before then as the kids matured later in high school), the poking fun stopped.
With me it was mostly school,my own mother, and my first husband,
and it happened a lot as a teenager on a first job I had, so yeah it happened as an adult too, but maybe I'm more sensitive to it because of childhood comments.
Its funny because I never really had trouble finding a boyfriend and I have also been told I'm attractive so I don't know why I had to endure all the comments, maybe people are quick to notice imperfections? Maybe the image of perfection comes from the media, I don't know.
I decided to do a little photoshop dieting of my own...And I found that I have J-Lo's butt and Pam Anderson's boobs in just minutes! Free!! Heck Yes!
(Honestly that butt would be dragging the ground if normal rules of gravity were applied in this situation, I just couldn't resist some cheesy photoshop humor)
When I first saw the dove video a few months ago I was amazed. It really made me feel better about myself and how I look. I've realized I'm not going to look like a model but I'm happy with who I am. Here is the link to the dove video.
i went and checked out the dove video the other day. like the rest of the public, i would've assumed on seeing that picture that reality wasn't THAT far off. you know, i can see touching up the skin a little or whatnot, but jeeze, that's ridiculous.
Have I ever mentioned the time the prepress shop I worked for did some spec work for Playboy?
Embedded forever in my brain is the photo a beautiful girl wearing nothing but one of those white open-weave swim coverups, and a few of the retouching instructions from the client, scribbled on the photo:
Here's an even more dramatic series of "before" and "after" shots that shows digital dieting and anti-aging. Roll over the photos with your mouse to see the untouched-up version. Look especially at the lower left side (the model's right hip) in the fourth photo: nifty, there goes 20 pounds!
You brought up an interesting topic. How can companies that market weight loss pill get away with using digital models. I've looked at some slimming products and these photos have been digitally produced. A product that comes to mind is Hydroxycut. How do these snake oil salesman get away with it.
