Lady Gaga's Photoshop Scandal
Who many people look up to are celebrities: we often want to have their lifestyle, their wealth…and their bodies. Celebrities' life might seem perfect from the first prospective: they almost always smile and look happy; no doubt while people use them as role models. Yet, it is important to understand that the image presented by media is often altered. Which means unrealistic. Which means impossible to achieve. And here where the problem comes: apart from the fact that media often tricks us into eating unhealthy, very often it might prevent people from eating at all. Celebrities are in the lime light in this concern: it's them who are the role models, and it's them who are being photoshopped and given unrealistic looks, which are then perceived by ordinary audience.
A famous singer Lady Gaga was recently again involved in a photoshop scandal: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/lifestyle/big-issue/cosmo-reports/lady-gaga-photoshopped-ribs-mario-testino
She publicly fought with anorexia and bulimia several times, and just now there are revealed photographs of 2009 year of her real body and the edited picture presented in media. On the last one the skin is much cleaner and shinier, and the color is slightly changed; but what is more important: the image of her ribs is added in order to make her slimmer, even though she is obviously skinny enough anyways. The question occurs: why is it done this way? Sincerely, why? Lady Gaga always claimed that she is against photoshop in media, yet it is really hard to believe that these pictures were edited without her concern. If so, another question occurs: don't celebrities understand how much impact they, being in media, might have on ordinary people's lives and choices? Don't editors realize it either? The main goal here is to make a picture more beautiful. Yet, these exact pictures add an unnatural look of ribs. So, should the fight for "something more beautiful" outweigh the real problems that occur after this exposure? There are many examples of young girls suffering from anorexia just because they want to look like these photoshopped celebrities. So it is crucial to realize that media not only might negatively affect what we eat, but also influence us not to eat at all.
Reference:
http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/lifestyle/big-issue/cosmo-reports/lady-gaga-photoshopped-ribs-mario-testino
I remeber when Lady Gaga started her career, I liked her because she was looking normal, but not that she wasnt skinny enough. There are many artist who have personal twitters and facebook pages and they add pictures of themselves all the time. (I am sure you know this :)) but those pictures are with no photoshop work on them or anything. And Lady Gaga is one of them and so is Miley C. and they post pictures with no make up.
ReplyDeleteI know we consider them gorgeous even without it, but i think this promotes the self esteem of girls, that you should not be afraid to post REAL picture of yourself.