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Jezebel Takes On Self's Self-Hating Photoshop Policies
For their latest cover—sell line: Slim Down *Your* Way—the editors of Self basically created a new (and of course, much thinner) body for Kelly Clarkson. (That was their way.) Called to the carpet by Jezebel (and for god's sake, Entertainment Tonight), the Self editors then issued the most disgusting, enraging explanation possible, namely that covers shouldn't reflect reality, but "inspire women to want to be their best." At which point, Jezebel issued a seriously awesome and funny takedown. Read it.
Normal Here
Ultra thin?
She looks (body wise) like most of the women here. Mind you, I live in S.E. Asia and most of the women here are thin and beautiful. Big change from the midwest where I grew up.
Manipulating reality
Well, we all know that Hollywood has always been a dream factory and that the advertising industry sells ordinary products by injecting them with exaggerated excitement, glamor, and sex appeal; so why should magazines deviate from the "norm" when it comes to promoting unrealistic standards of beauty and physical perfection? It's no secret that the movie, recording, and fashion industries are largely based on illusion and fantasy. The bottom line is that if celebrities weren't made to appear "larger than life", then they and their movies and records would be a lot less fascinating -- not to mention less marketable.