It seems now that you can't walk down the street without seeing a photo shopped image, and it personally disgusts me that people have now come to expect this as the social norm. It mostly effected me by seeing unrealistic expectations of women in magazines that are aimed at insecure teenagers, as I myself was affected by this and it made me question whether I was good enough and it annoyed and upset me that I didn't look like these amazing 'goddess' like women. I now realise that my aspirations were mislead, because these women are not real and I know if I met them in real life they wouldn't look the way they do in magazines.
Even if this post only helps one person see the truth in these fake images, maybe that one person can spread the message. The fact that extreme photo shopping has gone on for nearly 10 years now still manages to shock and sickens me, and makes me genuinely worried for the future of young girls. Children are being taught from a young age what to look like and what range of ideologies they should aspire to from magazines such as 'Sugar', that teach young girls the only things that are important are boys and fashion and not how to build a successful career.
One of the most shocking forms of photo shopping that I have seen was a Ralph Lauren front cover, which was later discovered that her body would not be scientifically possible (the picture linked above). Its images like these which causes young girls to become body dimorphic and causes them to develop life threatening illnesses like anorexia and bulimia. In just one magazine I would love to see someone influential on the cover, someone who has achieved something rather than just some celebrity who has won another award for a secondary role in a film.
Comment below your thoughts and feelings about photo shopping
Love as always
Sophie xoxo
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