http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/11/airbrushing-backlash-have-they-gone-too-far/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Pop culture news and analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/11/airbrushing-backlash-have-they-gone-too-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Jeff Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:42 +0000 http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/?p=1408#comment-1877 I hate altered photos in any journalistic setting, unless it is of course hiding man boobs in a polo shirt. Seriously though, I was interviewing some guys from a hollywood special effects house a decade ago and an aging (but no means old) actress was there, trying to get a quote for their services. She wanted them to alter her face thoughout a full feature film. Evidently the film producers had scoffed at her and she was willing to bankroll the removal of laugh lines and other wrinkles. The special effects guys told her that they could do it, but the cost was absurd. She left very unhappy. It has to be much easier and less expensive to do such a thing now, and probably will become trivial in the near future. As damaging as static model shots can be, imagine if virtually every woman on screen (and television too) was absolutely "flawless". Of course, they'd never be allowed to appear on live programs or meet the public. Heck, it probably won't be long before perfect women are just drawn in and we aren't neccessarily aware that "she" doesn't really exist. I hate altered photos in any journalistic setting, unless it is of course hiding man boobs in a polo shirt. Seriously though, I was interviewing some guys from a hollywood special effects house a decade ago and an aging (but no means old) actress was there, trying to get a quote for their services. She wanted them to alter her face thoughout a full feature film. Evidently the film producers had scoffed at her and she was willing to bankroll the removal of laugh lines and other wrinkles. The special effects guys told her that they could do it, but the cost was absurd. She left very unhappy.
It has to be much easier and less expensive to do such a thing now, and probably will become trivial in the near future. As damaging as static model shots can be, imagine if virtually every woman on screen (and television too) was absolutely “flawless”. Of course, they’d never be allowed to appear on live programs or meet the public. Heck, it probably won’t be long before perfect women are just drawn in and we aren’t neccessarily aware that “she” doesn’t really exist.

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