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Should there be health warnings on airbrushed/photoshopped pictures?

Asked by Simone_De_Beauvoir (39052points) September 24th, 2009

France is leading the way in suggesting that airbrushed ads (they discuss women in ads but I think it should be extended to all genders) should come with health warnings so that consumers understand that the models don’t actually look like they do in pictures to prevent whatever harmful steps people take to make themselves look like that…here’s the article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1215017/French-MPs-health-warning-photos-airbrushed-women.html

I think it’s an interesting idea – and should be done. Many of us know that these photos are airbrushed and retouched but many do not. What do you think? And will, do you think, this have a public health effect?

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