Disclaimer for airbrushed models
We all now know that seeing thousands of "perfect" body types in the mass media is having negative affects on young girls and more. Airbrushing as a practice should be discouraged when it transforms otherwise permanent features on models. A "mandatory disclaimer" to state that a model has had her physical body manipulated on a computer is a very simple step in the right direction to addressing the harm that we're causing.
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"Maturity is when all your mirrors turns into windows". "We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are".
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I think instead of disclaiming, there should be restrictions on how much photoshop can be used in an image - prohibiting manipulation of people in images.
And to the douchebag who commented 3 months ago, "I object because airbrushed models are hotter than non-airbrushed models", what makes you think the homogenized sense of beauty is what makes a woman "hotter" than someone with natural, unique beauty? Even so, is that worth the increasing rate of girls becoming anorexic (killing 1 of 5 diagnosed), bullemic, depressed, losing self esteem, and worse?
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It destroys lives.
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If you're trying to protect your kids from cutting themselves, you don't mandate warning labels on every knife, blade, or pair of scissors manufactured, you teach them about reality. The onus of this isn't with the advertisers who are generating the unrealistic images; currently, that's their job. The responsibility belongs to the parental figures who should be taking ownership of giving their kids a clear picture of the real world.
I don't have a rabid First Amendment attitude about this matter - for example, I love that some music can be labeled as "explicit", allowing for both better consumer choices and artistic freedom. But this mandatory disclaimer proposal would be as effective as the "Professional Driver on a Closed Course - Do Not Attempt" warnings that are ubiquitous and ignored on every automobile spot you see today.
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But what the most moral entities will do will be the right thing. And if there is a disclaimer then I am more likely to patronize that business over one that does not show the notation.
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We need to stop creating such unrealistic images on impressionable minds ... it leads to young girls thinking they are not beautiful. Their self esteem is lowered by the second. EVERYBODY IS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT IN THEIR OWN WAY. The media needs to stop creating a bar as to who can be termed as Beautiful.
Such images also leaves an impression on the male population, where they are ONLY looking for such perfect beauties that DONOT exist in the real world!
A disclaimer should be added and followed by the media. But besides a disclaimer, the media should be banned altogether from manipulating beauty. People should be shown the way they are
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Sorry but what a pile of hogwash that is. If that is the attitude we take then no real change can ever take effect. To simply socialise them is akin to saying 'aww heck, women can't vote, oh well, let's just demand that we socialise them to an honesty and realistic environment where only men can vote. The feminist movement fought for equality and yet here we are in the 21st century and still women aren't able to be who they are and seen for who they are and portrayed flaws and all in media and be seen as HUMANS. It is more than simply being seen as beautiful, it is being seen as human and not the product of 'we have to comply and be altered' and subjected to that. The act of being manipulated and altered is oppression towards women.
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This WOULD make a difference because young men and women would be more AWARE that the highly objectified stereotype IS NOT real and should be viewed as "art" at the most. And I highly disagree that most people know that models are airbrushed - very young children are subject to these "sexified" adverts on a daily basis. And yes, we as parents have a duty to inform our children, but as we know - kids dont listen. Back our statements up by putting a disclaimer on it.
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Well, it's advertisement. You need to look presentable to perform in front of a lot of people. A little bit of editing with the lighting or background is fine, but heavy editing that transforms a face to another - NO.
...unless you're making realistic models for videogames and/or cartoons.
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Hurrah for real women! Rejoice in their diversity, their ideas, passions, work and integrity!
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On the other hand: When we start with this, we could also change the whole advertising business. Because most ad´s are lying! The clean, shiny car running smoothly on an open road into a marvellous landscape, sun shining brightly, no traffic at all - is nothing but a big, fat lie! So shouldn´t we have a disclaimer for that, too?
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Just like cigarettes have mandatory disclaimers, so should airbrushed images shared on the media.
This skewed standard of beauty controlled by the media encourages/promotes/causes:
-Racism (yes, models of color are lightened MOST of the time they get airbrushed, as a former model I have noticed this many of my photos and colleague photos).
-Ignorance (Mainstream media is doing a great job at brainwashing people, especially young girls forming their persona. Ignorance is what happens when instead of educating and fomenting the youth's intellect, these young girls are being fed the idea that outside beauty [as depicted on the media 24/7] is what matters.)
-Superficiality - (young girls thinking that they HAVE to look a certain way, if not, many end up with insecurities, eating disorders, mental disorders - in which some cases end up in suicide).
-Miserable lives - (when people get caught-up in this FAKE image, from getting plastic surgeries to not being a good student/good parent/good person because they think their beauty is the main priority)
I am very excited to have found this site, and I wish to communicate with fellow activists to make this case louder, and finally have disclaimers in airbrushed media.
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TRUTH IS ALWAYS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN LIES.
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Also this isn't good for the guys either. They need to feel confident in knowing what a real woman is.
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And/Or hentschel = very low IQ
And/Or hentschel ..... thank you so much for illustrating why this idea is a good one!
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Not that you asked, but:
Let's take them down a notch with this, then progress to opt-in instead of opt-out privacy policies. Neither my mind nor my data should be fooled with, seems to me.
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False aspirations can do people a lot of harm. Especially young women who see images of models as role models. To set an incredibly high bar for them that is not achievable for the vast majority is ultimately destructive. That is my point. That people who produce anything (images, sausages, BB guns or condoms) should have a social awareness about what they produce and educate people to their intended / designed use.
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This disclaimer is a necessary step to rebuild some reality for young people (mainly girls, but also men, viz. Axe commercials, etc.) to understand that advertising exists to sell, and these youth are being sold on this unrealistic body image.
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And I think this is a great idea!
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-Strong believer that there SHOULD be disclaimers
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They have it on a bag of chips to tell you that the size may appear larger than the actual size
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Watch it.
http://www.upworthy.com/see-why-we-have-an-absolutely-ridiculous-standard-of-beauty-in-just-37-seconds?g=3&c=ufb1
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aren't real. If they want to airbrush blemishes that's fine but they shouldn't falsify every aspect of that person, natural beauty is beautiful too!
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I wonder, will they have this disclaimer under the Photoshop-altered photos in Playboy, as well? When I worked in digital imaging twenty years ago, I remember them Photoshop-ing images of Demi Moore for Playboy. I think even she would shudder to think of all the people that saw both her before and after images.
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This should also apply to restaurant chains, fast foods, etc. Because you pay for what they advertise and get what they want. Most of the time doesn't even resemble the picture.
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I'm not saying that models or airbrushing should be banned, or that my problems are because of them. It just would be great if society stopped having an "icon" for beauty and make us feel bad if we're not like that icon.
It's not about "if you don't like it don't look at it" because this kind of adversiments or pictures are everywhere. And you don't even need a picture to feel bad, because everyone forces you to be "perfect" (even though that perfect includes unhealthy), and sometimes they do it accidentally, but it's the worst feeling ever.
I would say that it's not about airbrushing, it's about society's mind.
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Airbrushing can carry on, just put a disclamer so people know better. Not much harm done, airbrushing, is it? OR IS IT?
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Also, most of the objections are to stopping airbrush techniques. This is just sticking a disclaimer on it, like you'd see on a cd that has adult content. It doesn't change the content, it just lets you know it's there.
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This proposal does not effectively address the root cause of the problem it seeks to solve and would therefore not likely lead to meaningful or significant change.
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In addition, there is surprisingly little awareness about airbrushing. This lack of awareness is especially prevalent among some of the most impressionable people, children and youth. Therefore, a disclaimer of this kind would have to be easily understandable and obvious. Either way, an increase in education among the youth about such matters as airbrushing and the general corruption of the mass media will be completely vital in the fight for the re-enstatement of positive body image and free thought among all people.
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EVERYONE SHOULD LOVE THEMSELF FOR WHOM THEY ARE. PERFECTION LIES BENEATH THE SKIN, NOT IN PHOTOGRAPHS!
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