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cheryl

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Whats wrong with real people?

14 years ago

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Isabel

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OMG ! I was looking closely at some blown up pics of Gwen Stefani and SJP today and thinking that their skin just can't be that perfect.

It makes me sad. Is this what my daughter will compare herself to ?

14 years ago

Sveta

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This is crazy - talk about a quest for perfection!
I am so happy YLF is about real people!

14 years ago

ironkurtin

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I plan to teach my kid that media is pretty much a fantasy, just like a cartoon like Avatar the Last Airbender or a live-action movie like Narnia. She can't be Ang or Aslan, because they aren't real -- just like fashion models.

14 years ago

HelenInCanada

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That angers and saddens me. Why not use real models (of varying sizes)? I do understand that they want to flatter the clothes, show them off well - which they can do on actual women! Is it a cost thing...?! I'm at a loss for why they are resorting to CGI. At least the info is made public! Women should be aware that the bodies are not real.

14 years ago

Scarlet

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Ha! This is probably a cost-cutting measure. And why not? They photo-shop model's bodies too, so why even start with something real. Pretty sad state though, isn't it.

14 years ago

Marley

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Creepy and disgusting and sad!

14 years ago

RandomThoughts (Andrea)

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It's pathetic that even these thin, young, beautiful women aren't good enough for them.

Tangentially related, I was watching (yes, I know....) America's Next Top Model and they all had to record a song and do a video. They were all absolutely awful singers. I mean, I now feel much better about my decidedly off-key voice.

But after they ran those girls' voices through filter after filter and audio tuned them, well they actually sounded like they could sing. Pretty sad. I mean, if you really _can_ sing is there even a point if you're not drop dead gorgeous?

14 years ago

rosee

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oh grrrrr! ( I have too much to say against that and it's just coming out as one big grrrrr right now).

14 years ago

Abi

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All this does is make me think the clothes don't flatter anyone if even models have to be replaced with CGI! Not a great advert.

Another side note...but why would a model need to sing anyway?

14 years ago

cheryl

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I just think its ridiculous, but i agree they must be trying to save a penny.

14 years ago

(website)

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I figure they should just leave it looking like a mannequin if they are going to use mannequins. But as for using 'real' models, I have to say with the commonplace practice of plastic surgery being used by so many people, models or not, what's 'real' anymore anyway? I understand not wanting to have your kids emulate the unattainable, but I don't look at mannequins in malls and think I should look like them, so I see the computer mannequin in much the same way. The magazines full of celebs are way more damaging to body image, I believe. But now I'm getting off tangent . . .sorry!
At least they are telling us this is what they are doing.

14 years ago

HeleenH

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As long as it is clear it are manequins, I am fine with it. I do educate my DD13 and DD6 about the issue of photoshoped pictures. The other day I saw this link on facebook http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/fa.....ns/pnas11/ and it shows again how pictures can be distorted. For instance this one. I prefer the before picture.

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14 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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It makes you wonder who else is doing this and not talking about it.

14 years ago

missvee

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I think we all know that photos are routinely retouched or 'enhanced' in some way, but it's a good reminder to make sure that our daughters, nieces, etc are aware of it too. I guess retailers think that they couldn't sell their garments if they were shown on 'real' women...

14 years ago

rae

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"… we are doing this to show off the garments.”

PFFT! Your logic is not like our earth logic. Behold, H&M:

Statement 1: a "garment" = a product with the function of covering and flattering a human body.

Statement 2: "showing off" an item = demonstrating its functions and qualities.

If 1 and 2 hold true, then "showing off" a "garment" = demonstrating how the garment covers and flatters a human body.

Therefore, a garment cannot be shown off on an inhuman body. If the product CAN be adequately "shown off" on an inanimate object, then it is not, in fact a "garment."

(insert death glare here)

14 years ago

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