Ban this photo tinkering filth!
In the Mail today, an article about the campaign by a leading Liberal Democrat politician to outlaw flattering Photoshopping of pictures for fears it 'ruins the esteem of teens'.
Now, I don't want to state the obvious - actually, who am I kidding? - but this story would be a bit more convincing from a newspaper that hadn't regularly used Photoshop, very badly, on its own photographs.
Anyway, here's the article on the Mail's very own Femail section of the website...
Hmm. That picture of the woman's face that illustrates the 'Femail' section of the website... I mean... well, it's just that... of course, maybe she does have perfect flawless skin, but... well... you know... isn't it?
And if the Lib Dems were looking for a publication which really could have an impact on teens' esteem, perhaps they could look at one which regularly accuses celebrity females of being either too fat or too thin...? Just an idea of where might be a better place to start.
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August 3rd, 2009 - 16:05
That banner photo's entirely undoctored. It's just that the model suffers from an alarming skin condition which has left her with no facial pores at all. She looks pretty, but her hands get well sweaty.
August 3rd, 2009 - 16:23
Yet more proof that the Mail is actually a large-scale spoof…
August 3rd, 2009 - 17:38
And as if teens read the Daily Fail?
What were the Lib Dems thinking?
August 4th, 2009 - 12:13
Once again we have the disapointing position where the Mail has raised something that is a real issue but lets itself down by the fact that it has printed so much bollocks in the past. Women (and some men) feeling crap about themselves is a serious issue and I would like to see any paper, yes, even the Mail take it on and run with it properly. Yet why would anyone take it seriously when you know that on the next page there will be some crap about JLo's cellulite or some other load of old toss.
Similarly there is an article about the dangers of Facebook (yet again). Of course the story is mostly a load of hyped up old nonsense yet behind it there is an issue of teen loneliness and depression and behind that there is the very real issue of kids being wrapped in cotton wool because parents are scared of peadophiles. Again I would love to see a paper, any paper, even the Mail, tackle this issue properly yet who is going to take them seriously when it is them that is putting most of the scare mongering nonsense out there in the first place?
Here endeth the rant.