April 2011
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March 2011
2 posts
February 2011
8 posts
Katy Perry’s Rolling Stone Re-Touching (via... →
padaviya:
In the latest re-touching leak, before and after shots of Katy Perry’s Rolling Stone cover were counterposed at Elephant this month and sent in by Dmitriy T.M. It’s a nice reminder that even incredibly beautiful, thin women — women who, for all intents and purposes, already conform to contemporary standards of beauty — are also being photoshopped to conform even more closely to an...
January 2011
5 posts
“That’s the key, you know, confidence. I know for a fact that if you genuinely...”
– Dawn French (via crookedghosts, wastedheadspace) (via amyofau, oldbeforeidie)
December 2010
20 posts
HuffPo's Top 10 Craziest Moments in Body Image... →
femmefeminist:
These moments are pretty crazy!
Amanda Seyfried doesn’t eat: “Yesterday for lunch? Spinach. Just spinach. Spinach and some seeds.”
The worst photoshops of 2010 →
beutifulmagazine:
new wave feminism: one more thing! →
newwavefeminism:
you could do an entire analysis of our sexist tabloid media culture simply by viewing the kardashian sisters’ covers:
http://www.celebitchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/image002.jpg (sisters at war! body jealousy!)
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November 2010
7 posts
The Perfect Vagina? →
bitchbanter:
Just finished watching a really interesting documentary on the idea of the perfect vagina, and the incredible lengths some women go through to achieve it. Warning: NSFW, as they show an actual labiaplasty being performed. Still, really great program with a really powerful message.
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Why Australian law demands all vaginas be... →
aduelwillsettlethis:
It’s important to be clear that this is not something magazines do to suit the taste of their readership. Although mainstream pornography is hardly known (or appreciated) for a commitment to realism, in this particular case it’s a different issue. They’re not removing lady bits because people don’t want to see them, in the same way they smooth out cellulite or remove...
Not Even Iman Is Safe From Photoshop (link) →
circusfolk:
For reasons I cannot fathom, Western society has this obsession with whittling women down to nothing in photos, women who are “ideal” looking without any help from retouching. Photoshopping Iman is insanity. Have you all ever seen Iman? The woman is an Amazon. She’s skyscraper tall with legs like a tarantula. She’s also extremely slim (unless you count the fact that she has boobs as...
Why was a little girl 'traumatised' by seeing... →
Check this out - Image Forensics: Error Level... →
Rachael sent this to me and it’s a pretty cool idea!
October 2010
3 posts
Canadian Retailer Pledges to Stop Photoshopping... →
padaviya:
Jacob, a Quebec-based clothing company, has decided to stop retouching both its lingerie and its clothing models. Spokeswoman Cristelle Basmaji explains, “As a socially responsible company, JACOB has always made an effort to promote a healthy image of the female body. By adopting an official policy and broadcasting it publicly, we hope to reverse the trend in digital photo manipulation...
September 2010
3 posts
"Dear Tumblr, I’m a 150 pounds. This is described... →
Ni sent this rant she wrote a couple weeks ago and I support what she has to say because mainstream magazines are so discouraging and damaging.
Thanks, Ni!
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August 2010
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