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Ralph Lauren Apologizes (Sort of) for its Anorexia Ad

— By Michael Mechanic | Thu October 8, 2009 1:53 PM PST

I don't need to rehash the censorship feud between popular website Boing Boing and Ralph Lauren. You can read about the first part here and the second part here. But today Boing Boing reports that the clothier has owned up to its Photoshop hatchet job on model (she has a name now!) Filippa Hamilton. "After further investigation, we have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman's body," Polo Ralph Lauren admitted in a statement today, according to Extra. 

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      As if she needed retouching

      Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 9, 2009 - 12:51pm.

      As if she needed retouching and distorting. Twisted stuff. You know they only apologized because to refuse and resist would be suicide to the label. They do so insincerely, at best.

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      Even better?

      Submitted by octopod (not verified) on October 15, 2009 - 10:14am.

      They fired this lady for being "too fat". (here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33307721/ns/today-today_fashion_and_beauty...)

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