Ok, this is a Lisa Simpson type of politically correct message. STOP THE PRESSES: lots of make-up and photoshop makes people look different! This film attempts to show the evils of the modern portrayal of beauty since beauty is an obvious fraud. Golly, what a shocker. This film is indeed entertaining but hardly scandalous.
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This is pretty old stuff.
And what is so surprising/shocking about it? Look at your wife in the morning, and then look at her all dolled up for an evening dinner with friends. I guess that some fat chick wrote this to illustrate the evils of makeup… after all, the biggest change is not done in Photoshop, it is done in the dressing room.
I guess the point is that women shouldn’t wear makeup at all, and that using digital technology to make an expensive billboard ad as attractive as possible is somehow corrupt.
While it may seem obvious to you, it may not be to an insecure teenage girl.
#2 Yes, since actually being a parent has gone out of vogue, I can see this being a problem. Along with drug use, crime, literacy, etc., etc.
Wow, I didn’t realize what a change make-up, lighting, and photo manipulation could do to create such a change!
Why is this news… the age of this video can be measured in YEARS…. old news guys!
The very definition of a teenage girl IS insecurity. They more greatly measure themselves against their peers and if there are any number of naturally cute or, pretty girls in that group, then there goes the self-esteem…or, so goes the psycho-babble theory anyway.
The “ideal” woman being the hyper-thin/anorexic model will fade away as do most social standards of beauty but, it would be better to have girls build their self-esteem not so much for their looks but more for their confidence in their God given abilities that will help them live more successful lives…that are not based in fear.
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#3, A parent could use this video to facilitate a discussion about unrealistic standards of beauty.
#8 Yah, I guess you could if you’ve ignored being a parent to a point where it is a problem.
here’s another one via Mister Justin
Keep in mind all humans fart, belch, deposit excrement and urinate. Perhaps that helps put things in perspective.
You may also want to factor the cost of maintenance. The physical beauty illusion doesn’t come cheap and the expense escalates frantically with age.
Here’s a tip from six decades of experience: if you’re considering anything beyond immediate gratification, make certain the other person can converse with a modicum of intelligence.
Some mavin of licensing will bring out a line of cosmetics called “Photoshop”.
BTW, I would very much love to learn the editing techniques involved in this kind of work. Does anyone know books/websites dedicated to this sort of photo retouching?
What’s really ironic is they got busted shooping their “natural beauty” models…
what all of you really missed is dove’s lame atempt to do reverse marketing of their products
Dove has had some pretty cool campaigns over the last few years. My favourite one is the over 50 commercials featuring naked women promoting “ageless beauty”.
The best part of that campaign was that it was protested by both Family Groups and Women’s Groups (in the US of course). Now that’s a strange coalition.
Yeah that’s the one they got caught shopping. apparently a *few* wrinkles is pc cool…a lot is ugly and needs airbrush…