Stop Chasing Digital Beauty

Newsweek has published an article that details some of the most talked about retouching scandals on the past decade. It is an interesting photo showcase of some famous women who look one way in real like, but slimmer, younger, and sometimes shades lighter or darker on the magazine covers. I applaud Newsweek for doing articles on retouching, because more people need to be aware that people on the magazines may not look exactly the way that they actually look in real life. Basically, the lesson that I am trying to convey is that we should not be striving to look like the digitally retouched photographs in the magazines. There are people out there right now torturing themselves in order to imitate what they are seeing in the magazines. So what if Beyonce has more curves than the company wants, or that Madonna has some wrinkles on her face (see the article). I would rather see how people actually look than to be let down when they get to meet them in person. It's like going home with someone from the club with a hot chick that doesn't look so hot when the make-up comes off. Let me get to know the woman without make-up or enhancements first, so that you don't get mad at me because I want the made-up hot chick instead of the early morning knock-off, but I digress. Click here to view the Newsweek article..